By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
JOPLIN, Mo. – FHSU Women’s Soccer pulled out a 1-0 victory at Missouri Southern in Joplin on Sunday (Oct. 17). After returning from halftime scoreless, the Tigers found the net quickly in the second half and the defense held off the Lions to secure the win. The Tigers improve to 5-6-3 overall and 2-5 in the MIAA, while the Lions fall to 3-9-2 overall and 2-5 in conference play.
Neither team had much to show in the first half as they combined for only seven shots. The game’s lone goal finally came about seven minutes into the second half when Cailey Perkins netted her first goal of the season from the right side of the box off a pass from Emily Hutchings. The Tiger defense was able to keep the Lions at bay and secure the victory behind four saves from Deonna Wellbrock. The Lions finished ahead in the shot battle 14-8 and also put one more shot on target. The Tigers will be back in action on Friday Oct. 22nd when they travel to Claremore, Okla. to take on Rogers State.
Friday
WARRENSBURG,
Mo. – A second-half rally by FHSU Women’s Soccer fell short against No. 17
Central Missouri by a final score of 4-2 on Friday night. Down 3-0, the Tigers
netted a pair of goals to pull within one with ten minutes left, but the
Jennies were able to score once more with just under six minutes remaining to
seal a victory. The Jennies improved to 11-1-1 (5-0-1 MIAA) and the Tigers fell
to 4-6-3 (1-5 MIAA).
The Jennies jumped ahead early as they found the
net in the 10th minute and the 30th minute off of a
couple of nice crosses into the box to build a 2-0 lead, which was the score at
halftime. The Jennies continued their scoring again just two minutes into the
second half, extending their lead to 3-0.
The Tigers began to fight back on offense as Alex
Hutton notched her third goal of the season in the 67th
minute off a pass from Cailey
Perkins. Hutton raced past her defender and beat the keeper in
a 1-on-1 situation. Amanda
Rapaduski followed by scoring her fourth goal of the season in
the 79th minute on the left side of the box off of a pass from Carly
Walker. The Tigers kept looking for opportunities to equalize
the match, but UCM put the game away with the late goal. The Jennies led in the
shot count for the match 21-17. Keepers Deonna
Wellbrock and Maddie
Meehan combined for eight saves, while UCM keeper Lindsey
Johnson recorded only three.