ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Baptist Women's Soccer (12-4-2) fought hard in today's AMC Semifinal Conference game against Harris-Stowe State University (12-4-1). Despite cruising in to the second seed spot of the conference the Spartans encountered a 3-1 loss against the Hornets at Monday night's match.
It was a slow start for MBU and Harris-Stowe. The first half resulted in zero goals from either team with a battle for possession. HSSU lead in shots 6-2
Into the second half HSSU opened scoring. Their Forward Mary Grace Angeli received a turn and burn pass (47:15) to the goal that resulted in a blocked shot by MBU goalkeeper
Hanna Harrison. The ball brought heat and Harrison was unable to keep possession of the ball. Angeli followed the rebound and found the back of the net.
The Spartans, behind a loud fan section, came back with aggression.
Madi Dunahue of St. Charles, Mo. scored the comeback goal by an assist from
Jordyn Besserman. Besserman, the Missouri Baptist midfielder, crossed a pass from the outside right wing into the box that was deflected off an HSSU defender straight for Dunahue. Madi had an open goal and used it as an advantage to even out the scoring.
The stakes were high and both teams pressed hard to find their ticket to the AMC Conference Finals, but Harris-Stowe squeezed out two more goals in the 61
st and 67
th minutes.
The final shot count was 16-4 in favor of the Hornets. MBU goalkeeper and Defensive Player of the Week,
Hanna Harrison made 2 saves but was unable to improve her W/L record but ends the season with an impressive 10-4-2 stat.
The Spartans end the season on a high note as this might have been their best overall season since 2005 with 12 wins, five losses, and two ties. Harris- Stowe plays against Columbia College Thursday Nov. 10 at 6:00 PM.
