Skip To Main Content

University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Emery Mounce
1
Neb.-Kearney UNK (2-12-0, 1-6-0)
4
Winner Central Mo. UCM (12-1-1, 6-0-1)
Neb.-Kearney UNK
(2-12-0, 1-6-0)
1
Final
4
Central Mo. UCM
(12-1-1, 6-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Neb.-Kearney UNK 0 1 1
Central Mo. UCM 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

UNK Battles No. 17 Central Missouri

Kearney, Neb. - The 17th-ranked Central Missouri Jennies used three second half goals to defeat Nebraska-Kearney, 4-1, Sunday afternoon in Warrensburg.

The longtime women's soccer power in the MIAA, UCM improves to 12-1-1 (6-0-1) which includes a 10-game unbeaten streak.

True freshman Lexi Ruf tallied her first collegiate goal five minutes into the action. After the Lopers failed to clear the ball, freshman Ashleigh Martin sent a cross from the left wing that Ruf tapped into the center of the UNK goal.

Redshirt freshman Emery Mounce (Spring Hill, Kan.) came off the injured list to get the start in goal for UNK and she recorded two saves right after the UCM goal. The Loper defense then buckled down and kept the deficit at one for the next 48 minutes.

Kearney, which lost a game on an own goal last week, got a bit of pay back as the Jennies scored on themselves in 53rd minute. Senior Bridget Barker (St. Louis) lined up for a free kick on the right wing and her shot came flying in to the UCM box. A Jennies defender tried to head it out but, instead, it went backwards for a goal.

The Jennies quickly stopped thoughts of an upset bid when junior Kassie Newsom tallied her MIAA-best 14th goal of the year in the 57th minute with freshman Jordan Austin adding another 11 minutes later. For good measure UCM added another goal at 74:03.

Mounce ended the day with six saves as the Loper defense faced 32 shots overall. Senior reserve Perla Navarro (Los Angeles) got off two shots with senior Kylee Moore (Omaha Burke) having two shots on goal and redshirt sophomore Payton Rhen (Omaha Skutt) having one. Rhen's shot came in the second half from about 30 yards out and banged off the cross bar. Finally, redshirt sophomore Lily Engeman (Olathe, Kan.) and freshman Dolcie Hanlon (Grand Junction, Colo.) went all 90 minutes in the field.

UNK remains on the road next weekend to battle Rogers State and Northeastern State.
 
 
 
Print Friendly Version