ABILENE – McMurry Women's Soccer leaves the state for a pair of games this weekend.
 
The War Hawks visit the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday before visiting Centenary in Shreveport at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
 
McMurry Storylines
 
Conference Call: After going 2-0-1 in the last three SCAC contests, McMurry is tied for fourth place in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings at 2-1-1. Ozarks and Centenary sit near the bottom of the league standings. A sweep this weekend could propel the War Hawks into the top three.
 
Good Rebound: After losing its first two conference matches, McMurry rebounded with wins over Schreiner and St. Thomas to go with a tie over Concordia. The War Hawks allowed only one goal in those three games.
 
Holland Leads: Emily Holland has a SCAC-leading six goals this season. She also leads the league in goals per game (0.50), shots per game (4.33) and shots on goal per game (1.92).
 
Goals: McMurry has goals from 13 players this season, led by Emily Holland with six. Cate Tempelmeyer and Jaelynn Portillo with two each. Haylie Blakley, Emery Kirby, McKenna Standifer, Hailey Donaldson, Hailey Graham, Brooklyn Grove, Cienna Rodriguez, Grace Singleton and Kaylee Worth have one apiece.
 
Assists: Emily Holland had two assists last weekend to take the team lead at three. Laila Brown has two assists, followed by Jaelynn Portillo, Halie Blakley, Emery Kirby, McKenna Standifer, Cate Tempelmeyer, Alexis Lira and Ava Ybarra with one each.
 
Shooters: Emily Holland leads the team with 52 shots this season and Laila Brown is second with 12. Holland has 23 shots on goal with Brown, McKenna Standifer and Grace Singleton putting five shots on goal apiece.
 
Keeps: Kaitlyn Gustafson and Avery Anders have shared most of the time in goal this season. Gustafson has a 1.52 goals allowed average with 25 saves. Anders has a 0.62 GAA with 12 saves.
 
History: The series with the University of the Ozarks is knotted a 6-6-2. McMurry won in Clarksville last season, 4-1. Centenary won the only meeting, 4-0 in Shreveport, in 2011.
 
About Ozarks: Ozarks is 2-7-2 overall and 0-3-1 in the league after a 3-2 loss to Austin College on Sunday. Taliana Schmidt leads the Eagles with four goals and 10 points, sharing the lead in assists at two with Hailey Wheeler.
 
About Centenary: The Ladies are 3-7-2 on the season and 1-3 in the SCAC with a game on Friday against Concordia upcoming. Jenevieve Willis and Kylie Zeller lead Centenary with three goals each. Sydney Hamm has a team-leading three assists.
 
Next Week: The War Hawks return home next week for the final two home dates of the season, hosting the University of Dallas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Austin College at 2:30 on Sunday.