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Opponent: #17 Lindenwood
Time: Thursday, October 20th; 6:30 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Opponent: Upper Iowa
Time: Saturday, October 22nd; 11:00 AM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. -- The SBU Bearcats close out the home portion of their schedule this weekend when they host Lindenwood and Upper Iowa.

The Coaches
Nick Pettit is entering his 2nd season on the bench for Southwest Baptist after finishing 0-17 last season.

Carl Hutter enters his 23rd season as the head coach at Lindenwood. Hutter holds a career coaching record of 411-222-59, including a 312-125-34 mark while at Lindenwood.

Jason Carlson enters his 4th season as the head coach at Upper Iowa. Carlson holds a career coaching record of 31-18-5.

Scouting the Opponents
Lindenwood enters the game against Southwest Baptist 9-2-2 (4-0 MIAA) on the season, having won 8 in a row. The Lions are led by Xhovani Dokaj who has a team leading 12 goals to go along with 5 assists, while Thomas Hutcheson has 8 goals on the year. In goal Aleksa Nenadic has a GAA of 0.80 to go along with 39 saves.

Upper Iowa enters the weekend 4-8 (1-3 MIAA), are coming off of a 3-2 loss to Viterbo University, and have lost four of their last five. The Peacocks are led in scoring by Blair Lyons who has a team leading 6 goals and a team leading 4 assists on the season. In goal Connor Rortvedt has a GAA of 1.84 to go along with 52 saves.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist enters the week 0-11-2 on the season, and are coming off of a 1-1 tie against Southern Nazarene. The Bearcats are led offensively by Garrett Gibson and Gabriel Gaviolli who have each scored two goals on the season, while Jesus Lopez has a team high 3 assists. In goal Matt Garza has a 1.75 GAA with 18 saves, while Lajos Zadravecz has a 3.17 GAA with 33 saves.