Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 3 p.m.
Missouri Western (7-3-7, 4-3-4 MIAA) at Northwest Missouri State (5-8-3, 5-4-2 MIAA)
Maryville, Mo. (Bearcat Pitch)
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The Northwest Missouri State University women's soccer team will close the regular season Wednesday at home against the Missouri Western Griffons.
 
Kick is set for 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.
 
A Northwest victory would ensure a fifth-place finish in the MIAA standings for the Bearcats. A Northwest tie would mean either a fifth or sixth place finish in the league standings. A Northwest loss would put the Bearcats in either the sixth, seventh or eighth spot in the MIAA standings.
 
The Bearcats have won three straight matches and are 4-1-2 in their last seven matches. Northwest has qualified for the 2026 MIAA Tournament. 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).

Northwest scored a season-high five goals in a 5-2 win over Rogers State. The five first-half goals tied a school record for most goals in the first half of a match. It is the third time Northwest has scored five goals in the first half of a match since the program was started in 1999.

Northwest Most First-Half Goals Match
5 vs. Presentation (Sept. 5, 2001)
5 vs. Newman (Sept. 2, 2012)
5 vs. Rogers State (Oct. 25, 2026)
 
Ten Bearcats have scored 19 Northwest goals this season. Julia Coacher (4) Ximena Arnau (3), Jenna Lloyd (3), Lillie Shaw (2), Addy Armstrong, Nyah Aware, 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 four goals and two assists to account for her team-topping 10 points. Coacher added to those totals with a goal against Rogers State. She has taken a team-high 21 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 scored her third goal of the season against Rogers State. 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 13 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. 5 on Northwest's all-time points list with 35. 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
     33 – Ximena Arnau, 2023-pr.
8. 34 - Rory Okey, 2000, 02-03
9. 33 - Andrea Tritz, 2008-09
    33 - Ekaterina Theohiridis, 2023-24


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 tied the Northwest single-game record with three assists in a 5-2 win against Rogers State. 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). McVey tied a mark set by Jordan Albright vs. Emporia State on Oct. 11, 2013. McVey was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27).
 
Freshman Jenna Lloyd is tied for second on the team with three goals scored. Lloyd has scored all three of her goals in MIAA matches against Newman, Fort Hays State and Rogers State.
 
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 gained her first win of the season in a 5-2 victory over Rogers State. Scott leads the team with 45 saves. She has a 1.50 goals against average. She had a season-high nine saves against Central Oklahoma.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Taryn Lewis has posted two shutouts and has a record of 4-3-1. She has made 36 saves and has a 1.13 goals against average. She has posted a season-high seven saves against Fort Hays State and Emporia State.
 
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 (64-62-24). Gordon's teams have been productive in the MIAA with a 43-34-13 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.