Last Week
- The Southwest Minnesota State University Women's soccer team opened their season taking on West Florida and No. 17 Emporia State (Kan.) last weekend in Mankato, Minn.
- UWF took a 2-0 lead in the first half and the Mustangs were unable to respond to the Argonauts offense. UWF opened the second half with another goal to put the game out of reach. The UWF defense held the Mustangs to just two shots on net for the day.
- ESU offense found the back of the net with time expiring to take a 1-0 lead going into halftime. The Hornets took the momentum into the second half to extend their lead to 2-0 after an unlucky deflection by the Mustangs resulted in an own goal. ESU continued its offensive push to add a third goal a minute later.
ABOUT SMSU
- The Mustangs are 0-2 after week one.
- Selena Prolic led the team offensively with four shots and tallied three on net.
- Emily Maciel has held down the defense recording 136 minutes in the backline and has started both games thus far.
- Rachel Hicks and Stella Litzen have each started a game in net for SMSU, combining for 17 saves and six goals against.
SERIES HISTORY
- SMSU and Washburn meet for the eighth time in program history with WU holding a 5-1-1 advantage over the Mustangs.
- The two teams last played on Sept. 8, 2023, with Washburn earning a 4-0 victory in Topeka, Kan.
- SMSU's lone victory in the series happened in Marshall on Sept. 3, 2016, earning a 1-0 victory.
SCOUTING WASHBURN
- Davy Phillips enters his seventh season as the head coach of Washburn, which is a part of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
- The Ichabods are receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA Division II poll.
- WU was picked as the favorite in the 12-team MIAA preseason poll after finishing 21-4-1 overall and 9-1-1 in conference play.
- WU made it all the way to the NCAA Championship game last year but fell to Point Loma with a score of 1-0.
- The Ichabods are 0-2 overall on the season after suffering losses against the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville University.