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WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE No. 1: AUGUST 22, 2017 Women’s Soccer Contact: Kate Delaney, Assistant Director/ Media & Administration Office: 314.444.4322 • Cell: 585.313.7079 • Email: [email protected] 1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • FAX: 314.444.4353 WWW.MVC-SPORTS.COM 2017 Standings -- thru Sunday, Aug. 20th Upcoming Schedule/ Recent Results - - - CONFERENCE - - - - - - OVERALL - - - STANDINGS W-L-T Pts. Pct GF GA W-L-T Pct GF GA Home Road Neut. Illinois State 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 0-1-1 .250 1 4 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL Evansville 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 1-1-0 .500 2 3 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Northern Iowa 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 1-0-0 1.000 5 0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Friday, August 18 Drake 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 1-1-0 .500 1 3 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 Drake at UNLV ....................................................................... L 0-3 Indiana State 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 1-0-1 .750 3 1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Loyola at Oklahoma State .................................................L 0-2 Loyola 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 1-1-0 .500 6 4 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Illinois State at Eastern Michigan ...................................T 1-1 Missouri State 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 0-2-0 .000 2 4 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 SEMO at Evansville ...............................................................L 0-2 Valparaiso 0-0-0 0 .000 -- -- 2-0-0 1.000 5 0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Arkansas State at Missouri State .....................................L 1-2 Univ. Illinois-Chicago at Indiana State........................W 2-0 Grace College at Valparaiso ........................................... W 3-0 Three points for a league win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss. Non-Conf 4-3-1 2-3-1 1-0-0 GF = Goals Scored/GA = Goals Allowed MVC 0-0-0 0-0-0 --- Sunday, August 20 Teams ranked by MVC points All 4-3-1 2-3-1 1-0-0 Drake vs Weber State ........................................................W 1-0 UNI at Chicago State ......................................................... W 5-0 Loyola at Oral Roberts ......................................................W 6-2 MVC Offensive Player of the Week #23 Northwestern at Illinois State ................................. L 0-3 UT Martin at Evansville .....................................................W 2-1 Missouri State at Mississippi State .................................L 1-2 Sydney Griffin, Valparaiso, Jr., F (Hinsdale, Ill.) Eastern Illinois at Indiana State .......................................T 1-1 Griffin was in on three of the Crusaders’ five goals in her first two games at IUPUI at Valparaiso .............................................................W 2-0 Valpo. She picked up the assist on the match-winning goal in the season opener against Grace and added an insurance goal in the 66th minute. Then, on Sunday Friday, August 25 versus IUPUI, Griffin found the back of the net for the eventual match-winner in Valparaiso vs Florida Gulf Coast .................................... 4 PM the 28th minute. Griffin tallied five points over the two matches, one more than the four she totaled in Illinois State at St. Louis .................................................... 5 PM her first two collegiate seasons at New Hampshire. IUPUI at Evansville .............................................................. 5 PM WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 Missouri State at Central Arkansas .............................. 6 PM Northern Kentucky at Indiana State............................ 6 PM MVC Defensive Player of the Week WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 Drake at Marquette ...................................................... 7:30 PM Drew Moulton, Valparaiso, Jr., GK (Sycamore, Ill.) Drexel at Loyola ............................................................. 7:30 PM Moulton posted a pair of clean sheets in goal as the Crusaders shut out both WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 UNI at Nebraska-Omaha .................................................. 8 PM opponents in the opening weekend of play. Moulton needed to make just two saves in the season-opening win over Grace, and then came up with five stops in Sunday, October 27 Sunday’s victory over IUPUI - the second-highest effort of hercareer. The two shutouts were the second and third of Moulton’s career. Evansville at Fort Wayne ................................................ 12 PM Indiana State at Purdue .................................................. 12 PM Valparaiso at Florida Atlantic ................................. 12:30 PM Missouri State at Little Rock ........................................... 1 PM Akron at Loyola............................................................... 1:30 PM MVC Newcomer of the Week WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 UNI at South Dakota .......................................................... 2 PM Sydney Griffin, Valparaiso, Jr., F (Hinsdale, Ill.) Illinois at Illinois State ....................................................... 6 PM WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 Griffin was in on three of the Crusaders’ five goals in her first two games at Valpo. She picked up the assist on the match-winning goal in the season opener against Grace and added an insurance goal in the 66th minute. Then, on Sunday *denotes conference match versus IUPUI, Griffin found the back of the net for the eventual match-winner in #denotes conference tournament match the 28th minute. Griffin tallied five points over the two matches, one more than the four she totaled in her first two collegiate seasons at New Hampshire. / MISSOURIVALLEYCONFERENCE @MVCSPORTS / MISSOURIVALLEYVIDS / MVCSPORTS MVC WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 2 u Noteworthy u Offensive Players of the Week DEFENSE DATE PLAYER POS. SCHOOL In addition to the league’s Offensive and Defensive Player Hannah Sullivan, So., GK, Indiana State A22 Sydney Griffin F Valparaiso of the Week and Newcomer of the Week selections, several Sophomore Hannah Sullivan played her first regular season conference players had notable performances, and they include: games during Indiana State’s opening weekend. Sullivan made a total of 10 saves between the two matches, only OFFENSE allowing one goal which gives her a .909 save percentage. Annie Schmitz, So., F, Drake Not only did Sullivan stand out statistically in the box score, but many of these saves kept the Sycamores in the game. Schmitz’s first career goal in extra time (95th minute) beat u Defensive Players of the Week Weber State, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at UNLV Invitational. Kaitlin Maxwell, R-Fr., GK, Missouri State She started the match and played 76 minutes, finished DATE PLAYER POS. SCHOOL with two shots and started season-opener against UNLV. Protecting the Missouri State goal, freshman Kaitlin Max- A22 Drew Moulton GK Valparaiso She was named to the 2016 MVC All-Freshman team well earned starts in both of Missouri State’s matches this selection. weekend. Maxwell set a career-high five saves in the Bears’ season opener against Arkansas State, facing seven shots Angel Krell, JR, F, Illinois State on goal in the contest. The only goals allowed against the Krell scored her first career goal in the Redbirds’ season Red Wolves came from penalty kicks late in the second half. Against the Bulldogs of Mississippi State, Maxwell helped opener against Eastern Michigan on Friday, Aug. 18. The u Newcomer Players of the Week Redbirds tied the Eagles 1-1 in double overtime. She guide the Missouri State defense, tallying all four of her recorded three shots in the match, with two on goal, while saves in the second half. With the freshman directing the DATE PLAYER POS. SCHOOL ISU out-shot EMU 14-12. Bear defense, Missouri State limited the Bulldogs to just A22 Sydney Griffin F Valparaiso two shots in the opening 45 minutes. Maxwell leads the Reilly Teal, Jr., D, Indiana State squad with 180 minute in the net, nine saves and a .692 Teal scored both goals in Indiana State’s shut out, season save percentage. MVC Offensive, Defensive and Newcomer of the opener win over Illinois-Chicago. Not only has Teal missed NEWCOMER Week are announced on Monday afternoons. Nomi- her first two years of collegiate competition due to injury, Caitlyn Eddy, Jr., M, Indiana State nees are provided by each school’s sports informa- but she was playing an entirely new position for the The junior transfer played her first two matches in a tion contact and voted on by a panel appointed by Sycamores on Aug. 18. This makes Teal the current leader in Sycamore jersey during Indiana State’s opening weekend. the league office. points and goals for the Sycamores. Eddy has already established herself as a play maker in the central midfield for ISU. The product from St. Charles, Jenna Szczesny, Jr., F, Loyola Mo. currently leads Indiana State in assists with two and is Loyola junior Jenna Szczesny scored twice as part of the second on the team in points. Ramblers’ 6-2 pasting of Oral Roberts on Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. Szczesny notched her first goal of the new season in Kat Stephens, Fr., F, Loyola the 25th minute as she fired home following a pass from Loyola freshman Kat Stephens came on as a substitute in fellow junior Taylor Lambouris. The Hoffman Estates, Ill., both of Loyola’s games over the weekend in the state of who tallied a shot in Loyola’s season-opening clash with Oklahoma. Stephens opened her collegiate account in Oklahoma State on Friday, found the back of the net again 62nd minute of Sunday’s 6-2 win over Oral Roberts. The in the 32nd minute when she finished off a wild sequence Aurora, Ill. native was on the receiving end of a cross from with a headed effort to up the Rambler lead to 3-0. Follow- fellow freshman Jenna Ross that she headed into the back ing the opening weekend of the season, Szczesny currently of the net to give Loyola its fifth goal of the afternoon. finds herself as part of a four-way tie atop the Valley leader- Stephens became the first Rambler freshman to find the board in goals scored.