ST. JOSEPH – The 24th ranked Missouri Western soccer team stayed unbeaten Friday inside Spratt Stadium as they defeated Northwest Missouri State 4-0 inside Spratt Stadium. The Griffon improve to 5-0.

Missouri Western’s four goals gave the team 22 throught its first five games, tying the 2016 team’s total for the full season. The 22 goals are also the tied for the second most ever in a Griffon soccer season.

HOW THEY SCORED
– Freshman Taylor Schwartzkopf scored her fifth goal of the season in the eighth minute off an assist from Madeline Cowell. The assist from Cowell tied her with Sydney Cluck for the most in a Griffon career with 17. Cluck just broke the record last week.

– Jordan Jennings scored her first of the season in the 39th minute, an unassisted goal on the right side of the box

– Cluck scored her third of the season in the 62nd minute. Cluck dribbled around a Bearcat defender and snuck it into the goal. It wasn’t originally ruled a goal, but two officials talked it over and later determined Cluck had scored.

– Sara Collins put the icing on the cake in the 71st minute with her first goal of the season off a Brooke Howe assist.

ANOTHER SHUTOUT FOR LYLE
Senior Sarah Lyle added to her career shutouts record, sharing this one with freshman Ally Barb. Lyle now has 14.4 career saves. It also really padded her career wins record, giving her 25 career wins, 15 more than any other Griffon goal keeper.

MORE SCORING
The Griffons need five more goals to break the program record for goals in a season set in 2009. With MWSU’s ridiculous 4.40 goals per game average, it shouldn’t take the team long to best that longstanding record. It was also the most goals the Griffons have ever scored on Northwest Missouri (1-2).

UP NEXT
It’s another non-conference home game against an MIAA opponent this Sunday for the Griffons. Lindenwood (3-2) visits Spratt Memorial Stadium at noon on Sunday. Lindenwood lost 7-0 at No. 4 Central Missouri on Friday.

— MWSU Athletics —