Friday, Nov. 11
Northwest Missouri State vs. Minnesota State
Bemidji, Minnesota | Chet Anderson Stadium | 12 p.m. (Tickets - $10)
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The No. 6 seed Northwest Missouri State soccer team will make its way to Bemidji, Minn., to take on the No. 3 seed Minnesota State Mavericks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Bearcats (13-5-2) fell to Emporia State in the semifinal round of the MIAA Tournament. The Mavericks (14-1-5) suffered their only loss of the regular season to Central Oklahoma. Northwest defeated UCO by a score of 2-0. Minnesota State was knocked out of the NSIC Tournament by Minot State in penalty kicks, 4-3.
 
The most recent matchup between the Bearcats and Mavericks came September 12, 2021, when Northwest was defeated, 1-0.
 
The winner of the Northwest-Minnesota State match will advance to take on the winner of No. 2 Bemidji State vs. No. 7 Central Oklahoma. The second round match will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13.
 
All games will be played on the campus of a participating institution and will consist of two sites per region. The two finalists in each subregion will advance to third and quarterfinal-round competition to be played Thursday, November 17 or Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 or Sunday, November 20. The semifinals and championship games will take place December 1 and 3 at Interbay Stadium in Seattle, Washington hosted by Seattle Pacific University.
 
Climbing up the Record Books
Northwest has 13 wins so far in the 2022 season, tying a program record that was set last year during the 2021 season. With a win Friday, the Bearcats would not only break the school's record for wins in a season, but they would also earn the first NCAA Tournament win for Northwest soccer.
 
Northwest is sitting at 31 assists on the year, just one behind the school record for assists in a season.
 
With 95 points and counting, the 2022 squad is sitting at second place for most points in a season. The record of 114 was set during the 2021 season.
 
The team has also set a new record for shots on goal in a season with 168. The previous record was 163.
 
The defense and goalkeeping for Northwest remains one of the best in school history with a save percentage of .880. The team has given up a total of 10 goals this season, which shatters the previous record of 18 for fewest goals allowed in a season.
 
The Bearcats have continued to increase their shutout record for the season which currently stands at 13. The previous shutout record in a season was eight.
 
Individual Season Records
 
Points
1. 26 – Tammie Eiberger, 2011
2. 25 – Kaylie Rock, 2022
3. 23 – Kaylie Rock, 2021
    23 – Teagan Blackburn, 2021
 
Save Percent (minimum 10 saves)
1. .880 – Lily Ellis, 2022
2. .857 – Ashley Serna Castillo, 2021
 
Most Shutouts
1. 13 – Lily Ellis, 2022
2. 8 – Kira Lazenby, 2008
 
Assists
1. 13 – Kaylie Rock, 2022
2. 7 – Sophie Cissell, 2021
 
Individual Career Records

Points
1. 56 – Kaylie Rock, 2019-pres.
2. 44 – Teagan Blackburn, 2019-pres.

Goals
1. 19 – Kaylie Rock, 2019-pres.
2. 17 – Teagan Blackburn, 2019-pres.

Assists
1. 18 – Kaylie Rock, 2019-pres.
2. 13 – Anna Calgaard, 2010-13
3. 12 – Izzy Romano, 2016-19
4. 11 – Marti Trummor, 2004-07
5. 10 – Teagan Blackburn, 2019-pres.
6. 9 – Sophie Cissell, 2021-pres.