Kent State University
Missouri State University
Field Hockey Travels to Missouri State for MAC Matchup
10/10/2015 8:43:00 AM | Field Hockey
Kent State (3-7, 2-0 MAC) will make the trip to Missouri State (4-9, 1-1 MAC) on Sunday for a 1 p.m. EST matchup.
Coverage
• Live stats will be available at missouristatebears.com
The Matchup
• Kent State is 23-4-1 all-time against Missouri State
• The Golden Flashes won the annual meeting last year by a score of 2-0 on the road. They have won 12 of the last 13 games versus the Bears
• Missouri State started MAC play with a 3-0 loss at Miami. They beat Ohio at home 2-0 on Friday
Honors Rolling In
• Since starting conference play two weeks ago, Kent State has nearly swept the MAC's weekly awards
• Caroline Corthouts won Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors after her hat trick against Longwood
• Andrea Rinehart won Defensive Player of the Week and Madison Thompson was Co-Offensive Player of the Week after the team's defeat of Central Michigan last weekend
MAC Mission
• Kent State is looking to retain its regular season and tournament championship earned last year
• The Golden Flashes have won nine consecutive MAC openers after the defeat of Longwood this season
• The team has won 11 MAC Championships in the past 11 seasons
Returning Home
• The Golden Flashes will return home to Murphy-Mellis Field for a key MAC battle with Miami on Friday, October 16 at 1 p.m.
• Both teams were picked to finish atop the conference in the preseason coaches' poll.
• The marquee match up with have big implications on who will walk away with the regular season title this year
