WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Lindsay Edmonds netted what turned out to be the game-winning goal off a corner kick from
Caroline Cole just eight minutes into the match lifting top-seeded Central Missouri Jennies soccer to a 1-0 shutout win over eighth-seeded SWOSU Friday, Nov. 19, at the South Recreation Complex in the opening round of the NCAA-II tournament
The Jennies (18-3-1) are scheduled to host the fourth-seeded Minnesota State Mavericks (18-2-2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. in Warrensburg. The Mavericks defeated Oklahoma Baptist in the first round, 3-0.
Central Missouri didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard in the match, scoring in the eight-minute when Edmonds got on the end of Cole's corner kick and placed it in the back of the goal for a 1-0 lead. It was Edmond's third goal and Cole's fourth assist of 2021.
The Jennies' defense and goalkeeper
Sydney Daris came up big in the final 82 minutes of the match, keeping the Bulldogs off the scoreboard to secure UCM's ninth shutout of the season. It was Daris' third clean sheet of 2021 in-goal.
Daris made one save in the full 90 minutes between the pipes to earn the win and move to 4-0-0 in 2021, while the UCM backline limited SWOSU (13-7-1) to just four shots in the entire match.
The Jennies posted a commanding 14-4 advantage in shots, including a 6-3 edge in shots on-target.
