Friday, Oct. 23 | 3 p.m.
Emporia State (7-4-4, 4-2-3 MIAA) at Northwest Missouri State (3-8-3, 3-4-2 MIAA)
Maryville, Mo. (Bearcat Pitch)
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Sunday, Oct. 25 | 1 p.m.
Rogers State (5-7-2, 3-6-0 MIAA) at Northwest Missouri State (3-8-3, 3-4-2 MIAA)
Maryville, Mo. (Bearcat Pitch)
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The Northwest Missouri State University women's soccer team will begin a three-game home stretch to close out the 2026 regular season by taking on Missouri Western (Friday) and Rogers State (Sunday).
 
Northwest and Missouri Western will meet Friday at 3 p.m. at the Bearcat Soccer Pitch. Northwest holds a 17-11-8 lead in the all-time series against MoWest. Head coach Marc Gordon is 5-5-3 in matches vs. the Griffons.
 
Northwest will wrap up the week's action at home Sunday at 1 p.m. against the Rogers State Hillcats. Northwest is 6-0 in six all-time matchups with Rogers State. The Bearcats have outscored the Hillcats 12-2 in the six matches.
 
The Bearcats (3-8-3 overall, 3-4-2 MIAA) are in seventh place in the MIAA standings with 11 points. Northwest is four points away from a tie for fourth place. The top eight teams will qualify for the 2026 MIAA Tournament. The quarterfinal round, which will be played at campus sites of the four highest seeds, is set for Sunday, Nov. 1. The highest remaining seed will play host to the semifinals (Nov. 6) and final (Nov. 8).
 
Seven Bearcats have scored 13 Northwest goals this season. Julia Coacher (3) Ximena Arnau (2), Lillie Shaw (2), Jenna Lloyd (2), Mackenzie Jordan, Lydia McVey and Mallory Arehart have found the back of the net this season for the 'Cats.
 
Junior Julia Coacher leads the squad with three goals and two assists to account for her team-topping eight points. Coacher added to those totals with a goal against Central Missouri and an assist vs. Missouri Southern. Coacher has taken a team-high 19 shots.
 
Junior Lillie Shaw has taken 17 shots with 13 of them on goal. Shaw scored a goal against Maryville that allowed the Bearcats and Saints to tie, 1-1 (Sept. 3). Shaw collected her second goal of the season in a 1-1 tie vs. Missouri Southern (Oct. 2). Shaw has scored four career goals and has two career assists. She has played in 47 games and made 29 starts for the Bearcats over the past three seasons.
 
Senior Ximena Arnau was credited with her second assist of the season in Northwest's 2-0 win at Fort Hays State (Oct. 18). Arnau connected on a penalty kick for Northwest's goal at Bemidji State (Aug. 30. Arnau is 3-of-4 on penalty kicks in her Bearcat career. Arnau collected the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory at Newman (Sept. 25). Arnau has tallied 12 career goals in her four seasons donning the Green and White. Arnau has gained nine career assists to tie for No. 6 all-time in program history. Arnau ranks tied  for No. 8 on Northwest's all-time points list with 33. Arnau has posted four career game-winning goals to rank tied for ninth in program history. Arnau was a second-team all-MIAA pick in 2025.
 
NORTHWEST CAREER POINTS
1. 78 - Kaylie Rock, 2019-23
2. 49 - Teagan Blackburn, 2019-23
3. 41 - Victoria Von Mende, 2011-12
4. 39 - Beth Gutschenritter, 2003-06
5. 35 - Anna Calgaard, 2010-13
     35 - Adell Gore, 2021-24
7. 34 - Rory Okey, 2000, 02-03
8. 33 - Andrea Tritz, 2008-09
    33 - Ekaterina Theohiridis, 2023-24
    33 – Ximena Arnau, 2023-pr.

 
NORTHWEST CAREER ASSISTS
1. 22 - Kaylie Rock, 2019-23
2. 13 - Anna Calgaard, 2010-13
3. 12 - Izzy Romano, 2016-19
4. 11 - Marti Trummer, 2004-07
     11 - Teagan Blackburn, 2019-23
6. 9 - Sophie Cissell, 2020-22
     9 - Adell Gore, 2021-24
     9 - Ximena Arnau, 2023-pr.
9. 8 - Holly Ramaeker, 2006-08
    8 - Krista Pollman, 2005-08
    8 - Rory Okey, 2000,02-03
    8 - Jamie Campbell, 2003-06


 
NORTHWEST CAREER GAME-WINNING GOALS
1. 9 - Teagan Blackburn, 2019-23
    9 - Kaylie Rock, 2019-23
3. 8 - Andrea Tritz, 2008-09
4. 6 - Hannah Stirling, 2021-23
    6 - Makenna West, 2023-26
6. 5 - Kelsey Sanders, 2007-10
    5 - Victoria Von Mende, 2011-12
    5 - Adell Gore, 2021-24
9. 4 - Rory Okey, 2000-03
     4 - Kayla Griffin, 2005-06
     4 - Anna Holden, 2012-15
     4 - Ximena Arnau, 2023-pr.
 
Sophomore Mallory Arehart earned the game-winning goal in Northwest's 2-0 victory at Fort Hays State. Arehart netted a goal 16 minutes into the first half to give Northwest a 1-0 edge at FHSU. Arehart was credited with an assist in a 2-1 loss at Central Oklahoma (Sept. 20).
 
Freshman Lydia McVey notched her first collegiate goal in the final minute of the first half of Northwest's 2-1 win at Nebraska-Kearney (Oct. 11).
 
Freshman Jenna Lloyd tallied her first career goal against Newman (Sept. 25).
 
Sophomore Mackenzie Jordan scored her first goal of the season and second career goal in a 2-1 setback at home vs. Northeastern State (Sept. 18).
 
Senior goalkeeper Leyah Scott helped produce a pair of ties vs. Missouri Southern and No. 18-ranked Central Missouri. Scott made three saves against MSSU. She added seven saves against the Jennies. Scott is credited with a team-high 37 saves and a 1.50 goals against average.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Taryn Lewis recorded her first career clean sheet in a 2-0 triumph at Fort Hays State (Oct. 18). Lewis made seven saves to earn her third win of the season. Lewis has made 29 saves and has a team-best 1.29 goals against average. She is 3-3-1 in her first season with the Bearcats.



Northwest was picked to finish sixth in the 2026 MIAA Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. The Bearcats placed fifth last year in the MIAA race with a mark of 7-4-1 in league play.
 
2026 MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Washburn [7] – 138 points
2. Pittsburg State [6] – 136 points
3. Central Missouri – 119 points
4. Missouri Western – 108 points
5. Central Oklahoma – 96 points
6. Northwest Missouri State – 92 points
7. Emporia State – 85 points
8. Northeastern State – 66 points
9. Nebraska Kearney – 45 points
10. Fort Hays State – 43 points
11. Rogers State – 41 points
12. Missouri Southern – 25 points
13. Newman – 22 points
[#] - First Place Votes
 
Head coach Marc Gordon has served as the program's leader since the 2018 season. Gordon is the only coach in Bearcat history with a winning record (62-62-24). Gordon's teams have been productive in the MIAA with a 41-34-13 mark in conference matches. Gordon was the 2021 MIAA Coach of the Year and led the Bearcats to their only NCAA Tournament bids in 2021 and 2022.
 
Gordon has led Northwest to six consecutive MIAA Tournament appearances. Gordon has helped guide Northwest to five consecutive winning seasons. Prior to Gordon taking over, Northwest had four winning seasons in program history.