CLAREMORE, Okla. — Missouri Southern State (3-7-4, 2-4-3) lost to Rogers State (5-7-2, 3-6-0) 4-0 on Sunday. Missouri Southern generated 16 second-half shots and a late stretch of 10 attacking actions while trailing, but was held scoreless despite putting eight of 22 shots on goal.
MSSU is 3-7-4 overall and 2-4-3 in conference play. Rogers St. is 5-7-2 overall and 3-6-0 in conference play.
Sophie Spoonmore led the Lions with seven shots and put three on goal.
Presley Whitmire added five shots, including one on frame.
Millie Robshaw-Charlesworth played all 90 minutes in goal and finished with six saves.
Southern created multiple looks in the first half, including three saved shots from Spoonmore, but Rogers St. converted three times and sent the visitors into halftime trailing 3-0. Spoonmore tested Calais Butts in the third minute and added another attempt in the eighth before Bella Holland scored for Rogers St. at 10:28.
After Khari Carreno made it 2-0 in the 18th minute, Robshaw-Charlesworth kept Missouri Southern within that margin with a save on Kelsey Hogan at 21:56, and Spoonmore forced another save at 25:33. Rogers St. added a Taylor Mendez goal at 31:28, while Robshaw-Charlesworth made two more saves and
Clarissa Davis put a shot on goal in the 40th minute before MSSU earned a late corner kick.
The Lions kept creating second-half chances while chasing the match, but Rogers St. added the half's only goal at 81:45 when Khari Carreno scored off assists from Anna Hibbard and Kelsey Hogan to make it 4-0. Earlier, Southern opened the half with sustained pressure, taking five shots from 46:53 to 54:19, including a
Presley Whitmire attempt saved by Calais Butts, before
Samantha Glossup put another shot on target at 59:21.
Robshaw-Charlesworth kept Rogers St. from adding on during the middle of the half with saves on Carreno at 56:33, Taylor Mendez at 61:48 and Kelsey Hogan at 78:33. Missouri Southern closed with three corners and four shots after the 84th minute, including a
Clarissa Davis shot saved by Butts, but Rogers St. finished off the 4-0 result.
