Golden Goal Goes Against Racers At SLU

Tuesday, September 20

St. Louis, Mo.

4:30 p.m.

Murray State

1-4-1

Saint Louis

7-2-0

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
Murray St.	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Louis	0	0	0	1	1

Photo by: Bill Barrett-Saint Louis Athletics

9/20/2016 7:19:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Box Score

The Murray State Racers women's soccer team traveled to Saint Louis University where they suffered a hard-fought defeat in double overtime. The Racers (1-4-1) lost 1-0 to the Billikens (7-2) Tuesday evening at Robert R. Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, when SLU's Lindsay Sands scored in the 103^rd minute of play.

Freshman Kaylyn Telfair's first start as a Racer was a success. Telfair made 12 saves on the day with six in each half. The game would've ended sooner if not for one crucial save she made in the 42^nd minute.

MSU Head Coach Jeremy Groves saw encouraging signs as the Racers return home and prepare for Sunday's Ohio Valley Conference opener against Morehead State.

"It was a tough way to lose." Groves said. "I'm really proud of our effort and the way we defended and battled tonight. The girls showed a lot of toughness and grit and there were spells in this game when we played some great stuff going forward. I'm extremely encouraged by what I watched tonight and am really looking forward to Sunday's home conference opener. We have played an extremely hard schedule thus far- I wanted to push my kids to new heights and they are now starting to reach my expectations. I'm proud of how far this group has come since the Kentucky game."

In the first half, Harriet Withers had one shot on goal five minutes into the game. At the 11^th minute, Caroline Ashton took her first corner kick. This resulted in Withers getting a second chance to score, but he shot went high over the net.

Racers were out-shot 13-2 by the Billikens in the first half.

Withers started the second with a another good chance to score, but was denied in the 48^th minute. This was followed by two corner kicks taken by Ashton. The first kick was headed by Emma Heise, but hit the crossbar after touching the goalie's glove. The Racers couldn't turn the second corner kick into a scoring chance.

The Billikens' game winner from Sands came after a rush at the MSU goal. In a crowd of SLU and MSU players, the ball was scored for the 1-0 final.

Racers ended the game with seven shots to the Billikens' 24. Withers ended the game with six of those shots, while Emma Heise added the other shot. Lizzie Tilton made her first appearance for the Racers as she subbed for Withers in the second half.

Game Notes
SLU now leads the series with the Racers 2-1-1. This game marked the third straight season that they have met.

Sunday's OVC opener for the Racers begins at 1 p.m. at Cutchin Field as the Morehead State Eagles visit. The game will be carried live on free streaming video at OVCDigitalNetwork.com.

The Racers' next time on the road is at Southeast Missouri State on Friday (Sept. 30).