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Ariella Mesa Goal
Corbey R. Dorsey
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Mo. Southern St. MSSU (2-10-1, 1-4-1)
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Neb.-Kearney UNK (1-6-6, 0-2-4)
Mo. Southern St. MSSU
(2-10-1, 1-4-1)
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Final
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Neb.-Kearney UNK
(1-6-6, 0-2-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Mo. Southern St. MSSU 1 0 0 0 1
Neb.-Kearney UNK 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Mesa Scores in Tie Number Six

Kearney, Neb. – Freshman Ariella Mesa scored her first collegiate goal and senior Allie Prososki made seven saves to help Nebraska-Kearney tie Missouri Southern State, 1-1, Friday afternoon at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field.

This was the start of a four-game home stand. UNK (1-6-6, 0-2-4) and MSSU (2-10-1, 1-4) now both have four league points; Missouri Western State has the same total but the Griffons play tonight.

UNK has tied four of its last five games including the past three. The team has logged 120 extra minutes this year, the equivalent of almost an extra game and a half. The Lopers entered the week leading NCAA Division II in ties and is now three shy of tying the D2 record (9, Cal State Chico, 2009).

Mesa (Olathe, Kan.) scored UNK's first goal at home this year when she struck pay dirt in the 35th minute. Taking a pass from sophomore Kylee Moore (Omaha Burke), Mesa let loose from about 28 yards out on the right wing. With a stiff breezing blowing from right to left, the ball managed to stay inside the post and away from MSSU keeper Riley Laver.

However, the Lions knotted things up just four minutes later. From the right wing sophomore Courtney Marten sent a cross that found freshman Samantha White in the box. She was guarded closely by a Loper defender but managed to get a quick and high shot off before falling down. The ball rocketed into the upper left corner of the net for White's first collegiate goal.

Overall MSSU out shot UNK by a 14-9 margin with the Lopers having a 7-5 advantage in corners. The Lions had a slight advantage in possession at 51 to 49 percent.

Omaha senior Megan Merkel, with a team-best three shots, almost made it 2-1 early in the second half but a potential empty net goal went off her foot and just past the right corner of the Lions goal. Laver later stopped a shot by Mesa with Prososki (Kearney Catholic) making a save in the 88th minute

In the extra 20 minutes MSSU out shot UNK by a 5-2 margin. The Lopers had three corners in the first OT period with Prososki blocking a shot in the 90th minute. She recorded two more saves in the second extra period while a shot by junior Alex Dayton (Olathe, Kan.) in the 106th minute just missed the corner of the Lions net.

UNK hosts 5th-ranked Central Missouri Sunday at 1 p.m.

 
Gallery: (9/24/2019) Women's Soccer Vs. Mo Southern
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