ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Soccer needed a big win, and they got it on Sunday inside Spratt Memorial Stadium as Emily Kemp's first goal of the 2016 season gave Missouri Western a 1-0 win over No. 21 Northeastern State.
 
Kemp's game winner came in the 69^th minute. It was all set up by a corner kick from Maddy Cowell. Layne Shepherd's header off the corner bounced off the Northeastern State goal keeper and Kemp was there to poke it just across the line.
 
Missouri Western handed Northeastern State just its second loss of the season, the other coming last week to then No. 2 Central Missouri. It was the Griffons first-ever win over Northeastern State and first win over a ranked team in program history.
 
The Griffons controlled the action through most of the game, outshooting Northeastern State 13-6 and allowing just three shots on goal. Paige LaBadie saved all three of those shots, including one with just seconds remaining in regulation. LaBadie picked up her fourth win of the season and her third shutout.
 
The win moved Missouri Western to 9-5 on the season, one win shy of the program record for wins in a season with four games remaining in the regular season. Missouri Western stays in St. Joseph next week, hosting Washburn on Oct. 21 and Emporia State on Oct. 23.