ST. JOSEPH – The fans at Spratt Stadium earned every penny of their ticket on Friday night, as the Griffons outlasted the Hornets in a back-and-forth game that saw three ties and four lead changes. Griffon Soccer (6-3) defeated Emporia State (6-2-1) in overtime on Friday night by a score of 4-3 to pick up their first MIAA conference win. The Griffons were down 3-2 with under a minute left when Claire Meyers kept the team’s hopes alive with her game-tying goal to take the game into overtime. In overtime, it was Menke who sent the Hornets home after converting on the penalty kick.
NOTABLES
- Claire Meyers’ goal to send the game into overtime came with just 14 seconds left in the game. Her third goal of the season now ties her for the second-most on the team.
- Claire Meyers also drew the caution in the box in overtime that set up the game-winning goal for the Griffons.
- Cassidy Menke drilled the game-winning penalty kick goal in the right corner to give Missouri Western its first MIAA conference win of the season.
- The Griffons’ last overtime game came on October 8 of last season, a 1-0 double-overtime loss to Fort Hays.
- Missouri Western’s last overtime win came on October 7, 2016 in a 2-1 win at Nebraska Kearney.
- Friday night’s game against the Hornets marked the first time the Griffons scored four goals in an MIAA game since scoring five against Missouri Southern on September 29 of last season.
STATS AND LEADERS
- Cassidy Menke’s two-score performance on Friday night elevates her team-leading goal total to five and puts her tied for fourth in the MIAA.
- Lillian Davis led all Griffons with three shots on goal, with one of those earning Davis her second goal of the season.
- Anna Mayer’s win move her up to 6-2 on the season.
- Friday’s four-goal game puts Missouri Western into the top-five in MIAA scoring average.
UP NEXT
- Missouri Western will host Washburn on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at Spratt Memorial Stadium.
- The Ichabods come to St. Joseph with a 5-4 overall record after defeating Northwest Missouri on Friday night to pick up its first conference win.
— MWSU Athletics —