By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Down 1-0 going into the second half, Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer rallied in the second half for a 2-1 win at Rogers State on Thursday afternoon in an MIAA Spring Tournament match. Fort Hays State moved to 5-4-1 in the spring with the win, while Rogers State moved to 5-5.
Maggie Brown put the Hillcats on top in the 39th minute, scoring on a ball that ricocheted out to her at the top of the box. She made a clean strike on the ball and went into the top shelf of the net out of the reach of Isabel Robben.
Fort Hays State finally broke through in the 70th minute when Macy Decker took a free kick from about 45 yards out that perfectly found the head of Reilly Madden waiting in the box. Madden put the pass into the net to level the game at 1-1. Just about six minutes later, Decker delivered again by sending a beautiful through pass to a sprinting Jordan Thompson. Thompson settled the ball and beat the keeper 1-on-1 low and to the left for what turned out to be the game-winning goal.
Meghan Groom played the second half in net for the Tigers and joined the Tiger defense in keeping the Hillcats scoreless in the second half.
In the other match between No. 3 and No. 4 seeds on Thursday, Northwest Missouri State defeated Missouri Southern 2-1.
