Early Penalty Kick Goal Drops Roos at Missouri State

Sunday, September 11

Springfield, MO

2:00 PM

Kansas City

0-6-1, 0-0-0

Missouri State

3-4-1, 0-0-0

Kansas City

Missouri St.

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Early Penalty Kick Goal Drops Roos at Missouri State

9/11/2022 5:22:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

The Bears scored in the 17th minute and KC was unable to equalize

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An early penalty kick goal sunk Kansas City Women's Soccer against Missouri State this afternoon, 1-0. The Roos put six shots on goal, but were unable to get past the MSU keeper.

KEY MOMENTS

5' / 0-0 | Sophia Smith earned the first shot of the day from distance, but it bounced into the MSU keeper's arms.
16' / 0-0 | Missouri State placed three shots on goal in a span of two minutes, but Mackenzie Caldwell remained solid in goal to keep the Bears off the scoreboard.
17' / 0-1 | A foul in the box set up a Missouri State penalty kick. Caldwell saved the initial kick, but the referee decreed a retry, which was in for the eventual game-winner.
40' / 0-1 | Gabrielle Simms ripped a try on goal, but it was saved by Missouri State's keeper.
61' / 0-1 | The Roos made a substitution in goal at the half, as Riley Moore was called to action. She made her first save of the day with a reaction stop to keep the Bears out of goal.
79' / 0-1 | On a free kick from 25 yards out, Ririka Kamimura targeted the upper-right corner, sending it just over the woodwork.
90' / 0-1 | The Roos placed three shots on goal in the final 10 minutes of play, one each by Anna Jennings, Lily Hollis and Caijah Anderson, but the Bears emerged with the win.

STATS TO NOTE

Despite being out-shot by nine, the Roos and Bears placed the same amount of shots on goal with six.
Seven different Roos attempted one shot on the afternoon.
Kansas City remains seeking its first goal since the Creighton match on Aug. 25.

UP NEXT
The Roos are home to host two games before the start of conference play next week, welcoming Chicago State and Colorado State to town.