WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Madilyn Hamline and
Molly Ricker each scored goals as the No. 4-ranked and top seed Central Missouri Jennies soccer team posted a 2-0, shutout victory over the No. 8 seed Missouri Western Griffons in a MIAA Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinal match Sunday, Oct. 30, at the South Recreation Complex.
The Jennies (16-1-2) advance to the tournament semifinals and will face No. 4 seed Fort Hays State (11-1-7) Friday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. in Warrensburg. UCM will also host the other semifinal match, featuring No. 2 seed Emporia State vs. No. 3 seed Northwest Missouri Friday at noon, and the tournament championship match Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m.
Hamline, a redshirt freshman from Liberty, Mo., netted what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the 25th minute, controlling a shot from
Julia Kristensen that hit the crossbar, and blasting it into the lower left corner of the goal, giving UCM the 1-0 advantage. It was Hamline's 10th goal of 2022.
A sophomore from Shawnee, Kan., Ricker doubled Central Missouri's lead to 2-0 in the 77th minute after she took a short pass from
Greycen Erisman at the top of the box and crushed it into the upper left corner for her second goal of the season. The assist was Erisman's first as a Jenny.
For the match, the Jennies outshot the Griffons (5-10-4), 15-7, including a 6-4 edge in shots on goal. UCM also held Missouri Western to zero corner kicks while taking seven of its own.
Central Missouri goalkeeper
Sydney Beck (16-1-2) picked up her eighth shutout of the season after going the full 90 and allowing no goals while making four saves.
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