MANKATO, MINN.—  No. 15 Minnesota State soccer will travel to No. 4 Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State for its first weekend on the road. The Mavericks will take on the Jennies on Friday at 6 p.m. and the Bearcats at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Last week, MSU took on No. 17 Emporia State and West Florida ending the weekend with an overall 1-0-1 record. Junior Avery Korsching scored her first goal against the Hornets in the 46^th minute and she had 2 shots on goal against the Argonauts.

Facing the Jennies:  Heading into the matchup with Central Missouri, the Mavericks are 7-10-2 against the Jennies. In their last meeting, the Jennies came out in the second half of the game and Andree Orcutt scored the first goal in the 64^th minute. The Jennies collected a second goal in the 81^st minute to pull out a win against the Mavericks 2-0.

Scouting the UCM: The Jennies finished the 2023 season with a 16-5-2 overall record and an 8-1-2 conference record.  UCM finished their 2023 season against Washburn in the Second Round of the NCAA-II Central Regional tournament. UCM is led by senior midfielder Caroline Cole and sophomore defender Emma Burden, who both earned First Team All-Central Region accolades.
 
Facing the Bearcats: Heading into the matchup with Northwest Missouri State, the Mavericks are 2-0-1 against the Bearcats. The last time MSU faced NWMSU was in 2022 ending in a 1-1 tie after overtime. The Mavericks then advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
 
Scouting NWMSU: The Bearcats finished its season with an 8-5-6 overall record and a 5-2-4 conference record. Northwest Missouri State finished their 2023 season against Emporia State in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament. NWMSU is led by Kaylie Rock who gained D2 CCA First-Team All–Central Region Status and has 28 career goals.
 
This weekends match ups will be streamed on the MIAA Network ($$)