Kent State University
Missouri State University
MAC Play Begins for Field Hockey at Missouri State
10/2/2014 12:10:00 PM | Field Hockey
Kent State (2-7) heads west for two matches this weekend, beginning with the team's first Mid-American Conference matchup at Missouri State (2-9) on Friday at 5:00p.m. EST. The Golden Flashes will then take on St. Louis (2-8) Sunday at 2:00p.m. EST.
Coverage
• Live stats will be available at missouristatebears.com and slubillikens.com, respectively.
• @KentStFH will also have updates on Twitter
The Matchups
Missouri State
• Kent State is 22-4-1 all-time against Missouri State, winning 11 of the last 12 matches
• Last season, the Golden Flashes took a 5-2 victory over the Bears at home
• They also won the last contest on the road 4-3 in 2012
St. Louis
• Kent State is 11-3 all-time against St. Louis, winning the last 11 matches
• The Golden Flashes beat the Billikens 13-0 last season at home
• The last time Kent State traveled to St. Louis the Flashes won 3-2 in 2007
MAC Opener
• Kent State enters MAC play as the reigning regular season champion after a 4-1 campaign in 2013
• The Golden Flashes have won their last seven conference-openers
• The 2014 MAC Tournament will be held at Murphy-Mellis Field Nov. 7-8
National Rankings
• The Golden Flashes continue to rank high statistically in many categories compared to their NCAA Division I counterparts
• Kent State is 18th in assists per game, 15th in defensive saves, 19th in goals per game, 7th in penalty corners, 20th in points per game, 17th in saves per game and 19th in scoring average
• Individually, Julia Hofmann ranks 31st in assists per game, 45th in goals per game and 24th in points per game
• Andrea Rinehart in 16th in the nation in saves per game
Fall Food Fight Update
• The first count is in and field hockey has collected seven bags of food while soccer leads with ten and volleyball trails with five
• All of Kent State's fall sports are holding the Fall Food Fight to collect non-perishable items to restock the shelves at the Center of Hope in Ravenna, Kent Social Services and the Kent State Food Pantry
• Donation bins will set out at the entry of every home game at Murphy-Mellis Field
