Live Stats vs. Missouri State

CHICAGO (September 29, 2017) – Currently riding a six-game winning streak, the Loyola University Chicago women's team returns to the friendly confines of Loyola Soccer Park on Sunday afternoon to host conference foe Missouri State in a 1 p.m. kickoff.
 
Last Time Out: Loyola swept a pair of games in the state of Indiana last weekend, downing Evansville, 3-2, and Fort Wayne, 6-1, respectively.  Senior Emily Lange scored the game-winning goal in the Ramblers' thrilling victory over the Purple Aces as the Maroon & Gold maintained their spot at the top of the Missouri Valley Conference table.  Five different members of the Loyola roster found the back of the net in this past Sunday's rout of Fort Wayne.  Junior Jenna Szczesny tallied her team and MVC-best eighth goal of the campaign, while sophomore Aleksa Tataryn added two goals of her own.
 
vs. Missouri State: Missouri State, fresh off a 2-1 road win over Indiana State on Thursday, enters today's matchup with a record of 5-8-0 overall that includes a 1-1-0 mark in league play. Veteran head coach Rob Brewer's team boasts a balanced offensive attack that features four players with at least three goals scored on the year. That group is led by Mary Disidore, who has a team-high four goals to her name.  The pairing of Lexi Palacio (1.32 GAA) and Kaitlin Maxwell (1.69 GAA) have split time in goal for the Bears.
 
Series Stuff: Loyola holds a slim 3-2-0 advantage in five all-time meetings with Missouri State in women's soccer.  The Ramblers have had the upper hand in the series of late, prevailing in each of the last two encounters.  In last season's meeting between the two teams, goals from Szczesny and junior Madison Kimball helped send Loyola to a convincing 2-0 blanking of the Bears at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Mo.
 
Up Next: Loyola closes out a brief two-game homestand next Saturday (Oct. 7) when it takes on MVC newcomer Valparaiso at 7 p.m.