WICHITA, Kan. – No. 15-ranked and second-seeded University of Central Missouri Jennies soccer fell to fourth-seeded Emporia State, 3-2, in the 2023 MIAA Women's Soccer Championship match Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Stryker Soccer Complex.
The Jennies (15-4-2) will find out who and where they will play in the NCAA-II Central Regional during the 2023 NCAA-II Women's Soccer Selection Show Monday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.
All five goals in the match occurred in the second half.
Lexie Ruf put UCM ahead, 1-0, with her team-best seventh goal of the season off an
Ashleigh Martin assist in the 47th-minute. Emporia State had an immediate answer, though, as Hadlie Lowe and Mackenzie Dimarco netted goals in the 48th and 50th minutes to take a 2-1 lead.
The Jennies found an equalizer in the 82nd-minute when
Emilee Person netted her first goal of the season off a corner kick from
Aspen Patterson, knotting the contest, 2-2.
Dimarco scored what proved to be the game-winning goal for the Hornets in the 88th-minute.
For the match, UCM outshot Emporia State (12-5-4), 12-6, but the Hornets edged the Jennies in shots on goal, 5-4.
Central Missouri goalkeeper
Kristen Wright (14-3-2) suffered the setback between the posts after allowing three goals while making two saves in 90 minutes.
Emporia State goalkeeper Mackenzie Goen (11-3-3) picked up the win, giving up two goals and making two saves in 90 minutes.
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