ST. JOSEPH – An overtime goal gave Rogers State (5-6-3, 2-3-2) a 2-1 win over Griffon Soccer (4-8-2, 1-5-1), Sunday afternoon at Spratt Stadium.
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Laurelle Theodore scored the golden goal eight minutes into overtime off a long assist from Kori Watters. Watters banged a pass just inside the box that Theodore beat Griffon goalkeeper
Anna Mayer to for the game winner. The decisive goal came off a Rogers State goal kick following a Missouri Western corner kick.
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Fans had to wait a while for the final goal.
Claire Meyers gave MWSU a 1-0 lead in the 13
th minute, beating a Rogers State defender, dribbling into the box and blasting a shot into the upper left corner of the net after passes from
Lillian Davis and
Mackenzie O'Neill. Anita Gaspar got the equalizer one minute later on a penalty kick, just getting the PK past a diving Mayer's finger tips.
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The Griffons had 21 shots in the contest with five on goal. They outshot Rogers State 8-4 in the first half, 11-10 in the second and had two shots in overtime.
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UP NEXT
Missouri Western will play its next three games on the road, the final away games of the regular season. The road swing begins Oct. 25 at another first-year MIAA member, Newman (6-3-4, 2-2-2). Â
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