FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's soccer team prepares to grab its second consecutive win of the season on Friday night, as they pay a visit to Missouri Valley College for a 7:00 p.m. kick-off.

The Owls (2-3-1: 1-1 AMC) are coming off its first American Midwest Conference (AMC) win, as the team defeated Park University 3-1 Wednesday night.

"Every win is good medicine for a team that is struggling with results on the scoreboard and what is better than a conference win against a team that is regularly in the top of our conference," said head coach Randy Hall.

Hall adds, "I am expecting that our experiences gained from last night's game and the week of training can help us be more efficient in managing the game in multiple scenarios that arise."

WWU got on the board first, as leading scorer, Jordan McNamara, scored her fifth goal on the season from teammate Elyssa Cappaert at the 4:06 mark, giving the Owls the 1-0 early lead.

Despite being outshot by the Pirates in the first half 9-4, the Owls defense remained strong throughout the 45:00 minutes and didn't let the assert offense of Park find the back of the net.

Coming out of the second half, WWU had a solid start, with three minutes into the final frame, a costly foul by the Pirates set up a penalty kick for WWU. Senior, Rachel Meyer took the penalty kick, as she found the net past Park's goaltender, making the Owls lead 2-0.

The Owls offense maintained to dominate, as Meyer scored her second goal on the night in the 59^th minute, giving the Owls a 3-0 advantage. .

Park University forward, Shnell Briscoe broke the clean sheet for the Owls in the 79^th minute, as she collected her third goal of the season from teammate Karly
Boese, making the score 3-1, however, the surge was not enough and the Owls secured a 3-1 victory.
 
WWU was led by Meyer in the shot department, as she totaled four shots and two goals on the night, while McNamara added two shots and a goal. 
 
Goalkeeper, Brittany Griffin, who was named AMC Defensive Player of the Week, tied her career-high in saves (nine), pushing her total to 28 saves on the year and collected her first win on the 2014 season.

On the season, McNamara continues to lead the Owls in several categories, which include goals (five), shots (21) and points (12), while also adding two assists. Sarah Krispin, Brittainy German, and Meyer are tied for second on the team in goals (two), while Ashley Deckard is tied for the team lead in assists with McNamara.

In the previous meeting, the Owls were outshot 22-9 by Missouri Valley College and couldn't overcome a late goal score by the Vikings, as they fell 1-0.

The Vikings (4-1-1) returns forward, Haley Ennis, who finished the 2013 year second on the team in goals (five) and shots (44). Also, in the net, Irene Sanchez, who recorded 65 saves on the year.

MVC is currently 4-1-1 on the season, as they have outscored its opponents 17-6. In its last outing, the Vikings defeated St. Ambrose 4-1. The team was led by freshman Inma Martinez, who recorded her second career hat-trick and collected six points in the team win.

Martinez, a Madrid, Spain native, leads the Vikings this season offensively, as she has collected nine of the teams 17 goals and tallied 21 shots on the year. Fellow Madrid, Spain native, Andrea Garcia, leads the team in assists with five and is second on the team in shots (11).

"I hope that we can continue to have a great team shape in our attack and defense," expresses Hall. "The team has really been working hard to process and internalize what we are asking of each of the roles within the group to better our team dynamic and become a sum that is greater than our individual parts."

Hall is expecting his squad to carry the momentum gained from its win last night into Friday's match-up against the Vikings. "We must simply do as we have been doing and finish (shoot) with the quality that we did last night." said Hall. "Our game in general, has been excellent throughout the season, we just have to keep filling up the net and the results should always be on our side."

Fans stay updated on wwuowls.com for results and full recap of this game from Marshall, Missouri.

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