Bolivar, Mo. – It is an exciting week full of SBU athletics action with a total of nine Bearcat games taking place on the campus of Southwest Baptist University!
 
Men's Soccer:
It has only been days since the Bearcats pulled off one of the biggest wins in program history, defeating Maryville University. They now enter the second weekend of conference action tied for atop the GLVC standings with three points.
 
SBU will begin their weekend against the Tritons from Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, September 20^th at 1:30pm at the SBU Soccer Field. This is the first game in Bolivar between these two opponents since 2020-21 season when the Bearcats fell by a tight margin of one goal. The Tritons enter this game with a 2-2 record and an 0-1 GLVC record after falling to Drury Sunday.
 
The Bearcats next game will be against the newest GLVC member Lincoln University on Sunday, September 22^nd at 2:30pm. This will be the first ever matchup between these two programs. The Blue Tigers enter the weekend with a 1-1-1 record and 0-1 in the GLVC.
Live Stats: https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
Live Stream: https://www.glvcsn.com/sbu/
 
Women's Volleyball:
After two weekends on the road, the Bearcats return home for their SBU volleyball invitational. Hosting a total of five teams, the team will get to enjoy playing in front of their home fans for the first time this season.
 
The Bearcats open the weekend on Friday, September 20th against GLVC opponent Truman State for a non-conference game at 2pm. SBU has won two out of the last three games with the most recent going in favor of the Bulldogs. Later in the day the Bearcats will battle former MIAA foe in Missouri Southern at 6:30pm. Since 2007, SBU holds a 15-10 record over the Lions but seven out of the last eight have belonged to Southern.
 
On Saturday September 21^st, SBU will continue their home invitational as they battle two more opponents. First, they match up against the Tigers from Fort Hays State at 11:45am in the Meyer Sports Center. The Tigers are one of the strongest teams entering this tournament with an overall record of 5-1. The final game of the weekend will be against a different Tiger in Ouachita Baptist at 4:15pm. These two teams are knotted up at two wins a piece since 2008 with OBU winning the last match in a 5^th set 15-13.
Live Stats: https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Live Stream: https://www.glvcsn.com/sbu/
 
Women's Soccer:
The Bearcats return to conference play this weekend after beginning GLVC play against the preseason favorite in Maryville. Now they look to bounce back against UMSL and GLVC newcomer Lincoln.
 
First will be the Tritons from Missouri St. Louis on Friday, September 20^th at the SBU soccer field with a 4pm kickoff. Both teams are off to similar conference starts as they enter week two of conference play with an 0-1 GLVC record. Though the Tritons have one big win under their belt beating #2 ranked Washburn in the season opener.
 
The second game of the weekend will be on Sunday, September 22^nd with a scheduled kickoff of noon at the SBU soccer field. This game will be against the Blue Tigers of Lincoln for the first ever match between these two opponents. Lincoln also enters the weekend with an 0-1 GLVC record.
Live Stats: https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Live Stream: https://www.glvcsn.com/sbu/
 
Football:
The Bearcat football team continues their home stretch this weekend as they look to extend their winning streak beginning GLVC play on Saturday. Last weekend they took down the Aggies in stellar fashion behind a near sellout crowd supporting their Bearcats to victory.
 
This Saturday, the Bearcats open GLVC action against the Peacocks from Upper Iowa University, kickoff scheduled for 1pm at Plaster Stadium. Last year the Bearcats fell to the conference newcomer in Fayette giving them strong motivation to get revenge. The Peacocks enter this game with an overall record of 1-2, coming off a loss to South Dakota Mines last Saturday.
 
Entering preseason, the Bearcats and Peacocks were picked 5^th and 7^th respectively in the league. Each entering conference play with similar records and stats it will come down to the small details to determine a winner in the conference opener. One important area to look at is the air as SBU is one of the top offensive passing teams in the conference going against one of the top passing defensive teams in the conference.
Live Stats: https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Live Stream: https://www.glvcsn.com/sbu/