Rolla, Mo. – The ninth ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis women's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win over Missouri S&T on Sunday (Oct. 25) afternoon at Allgood-Bailey Stadium in Rolla, Mo. The Tritons finish the regular season with a record of 13-1-3, 12-0-2 GLVC while the Miners drop to 10-4-2, 9-3-2 and saw its seven-match unbeaten and six-match winning streak snapped.
UMSL got on the board first as
Aubrey Rego scored two minutes before halftime. She crossed the ball into the center of the box but it was blocked by a defender and the loose ball bounced back to Rego who shot it past Catie Riddle for her third goal of the season.
The Tritons outshot S&T 6-2 in the first 45 minutes including 3-0 in shots on goal.
The Miners got the equalizer in the 84th minute after winning a corner kick. Jewelle Anderson sent the corner just over the outstretched hand of
Allysa Wolf and Ella Kramer was behind Wolf to tap it in for her eighth goal of the season.
The goal snapped UMSL's run of not allowing a goal in 760:36 dating back to the end of the first half against Illinois Springfield on September 26.
The Tritons got the game-winner in the 88th minute. Riddle tried to clear the ball downfield but it was intercepted at midfield and played ahead to
Josie Maddox. Maddox got in behind the defense and was one-on-one with Riddle but her shot was saved and the rebound fell to
Ella Anselm who shot it into the open net for her team leading ninth goal of the season.
UMSL finished the game outshooting S&T 12-7 including 6-4 in shots on goal. Maddox led the Tritons with three shots, two on goal in the contest while Wolf had three saves.
UMSL returns home to host Lewis in a Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament quarterfinal this Saturday (October 31) at 5 p.m. on Dallas Field. The Flyers earned the number eight seed in the conference tournament.
