EMPORIA, Kan. — Missouri Southern State (3-6-4, 2-3-3) lost to Emporia State (7-3-4, 4-1-3) 3-2 on Friday. Missouri Southern held Emporia State scoreless in the second half despite facing 15 shots and recorded eight saves in the half.
Presley Whitmire scored an unassisted, game-tying goal and finished with three shots, including two on goal.
Abbi Rosencutter added an unassisted goal on her lone shot.
Talia Sanders led the Lions with four shots and put three on frame.
Millie Robshaw-Charlesworth recorded nine saves in 90 minutes.
Abbi Rosencutter gave Missouri Southern a late first-half response at 43:27, scoring after the visitors had fallen behind 3-1, and the half finished with the Hornets ahead 3-2. Earlier, the Lions created the first recorded chance with
Sophie Spoonmore's shot saved at 1:23, but ESU went in front on Ella Favot's goal less than two minutes later.
The visitors kept pressing with
Talia Sanders forcing another save, a corner kick at 20:36 and
Presley Whitmire's equalizer at 21:04, then added follow-up shots from Spoonmore and Whitmire. Emporia State went back in front on Peyton Pipes' goal at 23:43 and later added a penalty-kick goal, leaving Southern to chase the game until Rosencutter cut the deficit before halftime.
Missouri Southern kept Emporia State off the scoreboard throughout the second half, with Robshaw-Charlesworth making eight saves as the Hornets recorded 15 shots and four corner kicks. ESU created a sustained stretch from 55:04 to 65:06 with seven shots and three corners, but Robshaw-Charlesworth saved three of those attempts and the Lions came through with the 3-2 score unchanged.
Talia Sanders gave MSSU its first shot of the half with a saved attempt in the 63rd minute, then the visitors generated a three-shot stretch around the 70th minute that included saved shots by
Daniela Marquez and
Alexis Rodriguez and a corner kick. Sanders added another saved shot later, while Robshaw-Charlesworth made three more saves during a late defensive stretch. Missouri Southern could not add a goal after halftime, and Emporia State held the 3-2 score to the final whistle.
The Lions return to the pitch Sunday, October 18 in Claremore, Oklahoma for a MIAA matchup against Rogers State.
