CollinsGameWinner_UCM_18
John Ellis
0
Central Missouri UCM (6-1)
1
Winner Missouri Western MWSU (5-2)
Central Missouri UCM
(6-1)
0
Final
1
Missouri Western MWSU
(5-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Missouri UCM 0 0 0
Missouri Western MWSU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Soccer | | MWSU Athletic Communications

Soccer Pulls off Historic Upset

Griffons halt multiple streaks with 1-0 win over No. 1 Central Missouri

ST. JOSEPH – Streaks of unbelievable success and frustration totaling 114 games and 13 years came to an end Friday night on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.
 
Sara Collins' header off a corner kick in the 31st minute gave Griffon Soccer (5-2) an historic upset victory over No. 1-ranked Central Missouri (6-1). Collins' first goal of the season lifted Missouri Western to a 1-0 win, its first-ever against the Jennies
 
STREAKS ENDED
  • Central Missouri, the defending national champions, entered on a 32-game win streak with its last loss coming in the 2016 postseason
  • The Jennies had scored a goal in 58-straight games. Their last shutout loss came on Oct. 18, 2015 to Northeastern State
  • Missouri Western defeated Central Missouri for the first time in program history, snapping a streak of 24-straight losses to the Jennies
  • Central Missouri was the only MIAA team remaining the soccer program had yet to defeat
  • It was the first win over a No. 1-ranked team for any Missouri Western sport since men's basketball defeated No. 1 Missouri Southern, 75-67, on Dec. 7, 2011
 
NOTABLES
  • The goal was Collins' first of the season
  • Mackenzie O'Neill got the assist, her first of the season. It was O'Neill's first corner of the game after Madeline Cowell took the first five for Missouri Western
  • True freshman goalkeeper Anna Mayer earned her first-career, complete game shutout, saving eleven shots that included a win-saving diving poke in the 85th
  • It was MWSU's fourth-straight win after starting the season 1-2
  • Central Missouri took 24 shots in the game, 11 on goal
  • Missouri Western took 16 shots, six on goal
  • The Griffons had 10 corners to UCM's six
  • The win is a non-conference win. The two teams will meet again for conference points in the regular season finale, Oct. 28 at Central Missouri
 
UP NEXT
  • The Griffons play their first true MIAA game this Sunday at noon when they host Lindenwood (3-3-1)
  • Lindenwood won 2-0 at Northwest Missouri Friday night
  • Missouri Western defeated Lindenwood, 3-1 last Friday in St. Charles
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