CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off its recent exhibition at Southern Illinois, Friday, Austin Peay State University's soccer team opens its 25th regular season, and fifth under head coach Kim McGowan, with a 10 a.m. match against Northern Kentucky, Wednesday, at Morgan Brothers Field.
Austin Peay went 0-11-7 in 2025, falling short of making the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Championship. The season ended with back-to-back scoreless draws at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 22) and Bellarmine (Oct. 25) to pick up two points in the Gold Division standings.
McGowan returns 14 players from last year's roster – one more than the previous year.
Northern Kentucky, which finished the 2025 season second in the Horizon League with a 7-1-2 conference record, comes to Clarksville for the first time in the all-time series. The Govs faced the Norse a season ago on Aug. 21 in Highland Heights, where the Govs fell 4-0 on the road.
What to Know
- It is the first time Austin Peay has played on Aug. 12 – and is the earliest season opener in program history.
- Wednesday's match will be the second meeting between the Govs and the Norse.
- Austin Peay is 0-8-2 in its last 10 matches at home.
- The Govs are 82-64-31 all-time at Morgan Bros. Field.
- Austin Peay is 6-15-2 all-time in season openers and is 1-2-1 in them under McGowan. Its win came against Western Kentucky (Aug. 15) in 2024, with a 2-1 victory.
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