ST. LOUIS—Missouri Baptist Women's Soccer could not generate much offense in a 2-0 defeat to (RV) Benedictine College (Kan.) (9-3-1) on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Field.
 
The Spartans went toe-to-toe with the Ravens, a mainstay in the national polls for the last several years, but scoring chances were hard to come by against a rigid BC defense. MBU didn't register its first shot on goal until the 89^th minute.
 
Meanwhile at the other end of the field, Benedictine only had four shots on goal but capitalized on two of them. Nicole Patterson converted off a Spartan turnover for the opening goal in the 23^rd minute. Emma Strecker scored the insurance marker in the 75^th minute to make it 2-0. Ashton Lindsley started in goal for MBU and made two saves in a hard luck loss.
 
The Spartans (5-4, 5-2 AMC) will look to snap a three-game skid when they travel to AMC foe Lyon College (3-3, 3-1 AMC) on Tuesday afternoon. Kickoff in Batesville, Ark. is scheduled for 1 pm.