Friday, April 2 | 3 p.m. | Bearcat Pitch | Maryville, Missouri
Northwest Missouri State vs. Central Missouri
 
Saturday, April 4 | 2 p.m. | ESU Soccer Pitch | Emporia, Kansas
Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State
 
MIAA competition begins this weekend for the Northwest Missouri State soccer team. The Bearcats meet MIAA foe Central Missouri Friday in Maryville for non-conference action before traveling to Emporia for their first conference match against the Hornets.
 
The Bearcats are 1-0-1 on the season with a 5-4 win over the Jennies on March 5 and a tie against Missouri Western on March 12. Last time against UCM, Sophie Cissell scored three goals to lead the Bearcats, including the eventual game-winner, while Kaitlyn Case and Clara Kidder tallied one goal each.
 
Central Missouri leads the all-time series (31-6-4) against Northwest; the last Bearcat win coming on Nov. 6, 2008 before the Bearcats knocked off the Jennies in March. Northwest is currently 16-11-2 against Emporia State but have dropped six of the last seven matches to the Hornets. Their most recent contest, a 3-2 loss in double overtime, occurred in Emporia on Nov. 8, 2019.
 
Kick-off against the Jennies is set for 3 p.m. on Friday at Bearcat Pitch.