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 the Missouri Western soccer team (5-2) a 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
— MWSU Athletics —