ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —
Abby Widrig’s goal from 20 yards out late in the first overtime lifted Missouri Western past Missouri Southern 1-0 Friday night in an MIAA women’s soccer match.
The Lions outshot the Griffons 21-12 — including 8-5 in shots on goal — but couldn’t find the back of the net.
Missouri Western goalkeeper Kelly Voigts stopped eight shots, giving her a league-high 105 saves for the season.
In goal for the Lions, Abby Risner made one save in the first half, and Beth Hammons had three saves in the second half and OT.
The Lions (4-9-3, 4-5-2 MIAA) finish regular season play at Northwest Missouri State at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Volleyball
Missouri Western 3, MSSU 0
The Griffons snapped a five-match losing streak by beating Missouri Southern 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-14) Friday night in Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium.
The Lions (0-25, 0-13) rallied from a 17-13 deficit to extend the second set. It was 26-26 before the Griffons (13-13, 4-9) won it on a Lion service error and an ace by Melissa Cairns, who also had a match-high 15 kills..
Callie Whetstone had eight kills and Sydney Potts had 17 assists for the Lions. Katie Politte made seven kills and a team-high 14 digs,
The Lions have another home match at 6 p.m. today against Northwest Missouri State.
Missouri Southern Sports
Griffons sweep past Southern
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Lions eliminated at regional
After a 14-inning heartbreaking defeat late Thursday night to Minnesota State, there was a question as to how Missouri Southern would respond on such a short turnaround.
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'No one deserved to lose' Southern opener against Mavs
It’s hard to imagine a bigger emotional roller-coaster than the one the Missouri Southern baseball team rode the past week.
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Lions squeezed in 14-inning loss to Minnesota State
An instant classic.
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Lions open regional play against top-seeded Minnesota State
For most of March and April, Minnesota State endured a long winter as it gradually made its case for the home-field advantage that goes along with being the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Central Region baseball tournament.
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Lions qualify 12 for track nationals
Missouri Southern has qualified a dozen athletes — six men and six women — for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, it was announced Tuesday.
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Times set for MSSU's regional tourney
MIAA Tournament champion Missouri Southern will travel to Mankato, Minn., today by bus in preparation for the six-team Central Region tournament at Franklin Rogers Park.
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MSSU volleyball coach Trish Knight 'relieved of duties'
Missouri Southern volleyball coach Trish Knight was relieved of her coaching duties on Monday, according to a release from the MSSU athletics department.
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MSSU seeded sixth in Mankato regional
MIAA champion Missouri Southern will face No. 1 seed Minnesota State-Mankato (35-8) in the first round of the Central Regional tournament Thursday at Mankato.
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Ryan's three-run blast lifts Lions to MIAA title
Sam Ryan’s three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning brought home the MIAA Championship for Missouri Southern in a 6-3 victory Saturday against No. 5 Missouri Western.
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Bates' gem lifts MSSU into MIAA title round
Ryan Bates pitched Missouri Southern’s second complete game in two days Friday, and the Lions advanced to the championship game of the MIAA Tournament by defeating No. 5 Missouri Western 4-3 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
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