CLAREMORE, Okla. — Rogers State Women's Soccer (4-7-2, 2-6-0 MIAA) fell to No. 25 Central Missouri (11-1-2, 6-0-2 MIAA) 3-0 on Friday. RSU finished with four shots, including two on goal, while UCM totaled 29 shots and 18 on frame.
UCM put RSU in an early 1-0 hole when Coryn Jespersen scored 41 seconds into the first half. The Hillcats answered with chances from
Kaya Eastman in the third minute, a corner kick in the 13th and a
Rylen Walters shot that Kristen Wright saved in the 15th.
Calais Butts kept the deficit at one through steady pressure, making eight first-half saves, including two in the opening 10 minutes and two more in the final five minutes. RSU's closest chance came in the 23rd minute when
Kelsey Hogan hit the top woodwork, but the Hillcats went into halftime trailing 1-0.
RSU absorbed sustained UCM pressure in the second half, with Butts making several saves before Hadley Lockhart scored in the 59th minute to put the visitors ahead 2-0. Earlier in the half, Butts stopped shots by Coryn Jespersen and Hazel Douglas-Trotman during a busy opening stretch, while the Hillcats were kept without a shot until late. Butts added saves in the 67th and 78th minutes, then made back-to-back stops at 84:40 before Lockhart scored again to make it 3-0. The Cats generated their chance in the 88th minute when
Taylor Mendez put a shot on frame, but Kristen Wright saved it, and Central Mo. closed out the 3-0 result.
Butts recorded 15 saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal, making eight saves in the first half and seven in the second. Mendez put her lone shot on goal. Walters also placed her lone shot on frame.
The Hillcats will return to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Missouri Southern for Senior Day. RSU will honor its eight seniors:
Calais Butts,
Khari Carreno,
Taylor Colmo,
Savannah Green,
Anna Hibbard,
Kelsey Hogan,
Te Waiariki Read and
Rylee Shroder at 12:25 p.m.
