Viking Women's Soccer Earns Shutout Win Over Missouri Baptist in Heart Quarterfinals

Marshall, Mo., (Nov. 5, 2025)- The No. 2 seed Missouri Valley College women's soccer team hosted No. 7 seed Missouri Baptist in a quarterfinal round contest in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Postseason Championship Wednesday evening inside Volney C. Ashford Stadium.  The Vikings took an early lead, and pulled away from the Spartans for a 5-0 victory.

Play started with Missouri Valley holding the better of possession, and building up pressure through the opening minutes.  After a series of corner kicks, the Vikings eventually worked its first shot on goal near the 10-minute mark.  Senior Defender Daijah White (Tucson, Ariz.) sent a long pass towards Senior Forward Ashley Arribas (Lake Forest, Calif.), and Arribas earned a breakaway opportunity against the MBU keeper.  Arribas put her shot into goal, and gave MVC a 1-0 lead.  The Vikings worked their next attempts on goal midway through the half, as attempts from Arribas and Senior Forward Marlene Flores (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia) were both saved.  With just over 25-minutes off the block, Missouri Valley earned a free kick about 35-yards from goal.  Senior Midfielder Judit Ferre (Barcelona, Spain) passed the free kick to Senior Defender Marta Carrasco Mesa (Sevilla, Spain), and the shot by Carrasco Mesa from 30-yards out went into the top-corner of goal to make it a 2-0 advantage.  Carrasco Mesa came close to adding another goal moments after the restart, and Arribas added another shot on goal near the 30-minute mark, but both shots were saved.  The Vikings created one more late chance, as a shot from Ferre was saved with two minutes left on the clock, and the team went into halftime on top, 2-0.

The second half began with an early opportunity for Missouri Valley.  A deflection at the top of the MBU box went to Senior Midfielder Carla Carmona (Barcelona, Spain).  Carmona held possession, and sent a shot from outside the box past the keeper and into the net to make it a 3-0 score with two minutes played in the half.  The Vikings continued to hold the better of possession, as shots from Flores and Sophomore Midfielder Fabiana Vasquez (Isla Margarita, Venezuela) were both saved through the 67-minute mark.  Just over six minutes later, Flores sent a cross towards the center of the Spartan box, and Junior Forward Julia Richardson (Ashland, Mo.) put a volley attempt past the MBU keeper to extend the advantage to 4-0.  The only shot on goal for Missouri Baptist came with less than nine minutes remaining in the contest, and was saved by Senior Goalkeeper Marina Barbara Bujalance (Cornella Llobregat, Spain).  The Spartans played the final four minutes of the game down one player, and MVC added one more late goal.  With three minutes on the clock, Senior Midfielder Serena Abe (Mesquite, Texas) stepped in front of a Missouri Baptist clearance attempt, and beat the MBU keeper with a shot from 25-yards away to cap scoring and give the Vikings a 5-0 win.

Arribas scored one goal, and now has 12 goals on the season, and Carrasco Mesa scored one goal to now have five goals this season.  Carmona added her second goal, and both Richardson and Abe scored their first goals of the season.  Flores leads the team with seven assists, and Ferre added her sixth assist.  White now has four assists.  Barbara Bujalance made one save and recorded the team's eighth shutout the season.  Missouri Valley held a 21-1 advantage in shots, and earned six corner kicks.

The win moves Missouri Valley to 14-0-4 on the season, while Missouri Baptist has its season end with a 5-11-3 record.

Up next, the Viking women's soccer team will host the semifinal round of the Heart Postseason Championship, Saturday at 7 p.m., inside Volney C. Ashford Stadium.  Missouri Valley will welcome No. 3 seed MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.).  The two teams played to a 0-0 tie in their regular season matchup, back on Oct. 15 in a home game for the Vikings.

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Standing out as one of the most innovative and student-focused liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, Missouri Valley College (MVC) is committed to preparing students for success beyond the classroom. Through the Viking Voyage program, MVC prioritizes career readiness from day one, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel after graduation. Each of MVC's 30+ in-demand majors—including nursing, business, cybersecurity, computer science, criminal justice, and exercise science—integrates personal instruction, experiential learning, and professional opportunities to prepare graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing and globally connected world. At Missouri Valley College, higher education is more than earning a degree—it's a transformative journey that begins with the end.