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WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Northeastern State women's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 24 Central Missouri Sunday afternoon at the South Recreation Complex.

The RiverHawks (11-3-0, 5-3-0 MIAA) saw their recent six-match win streak snapped, while the Jennies (10-2-2, 6-1-1 MIAA) stayed atop the league table.

Central Missouri got on the board quickly when Becky Lackey put away an Abby Rhodes pass in the third minute. Carley Stanley scored for the home side in the 18th minute, and UCM took a 2-0 edge into the break.

The second half started just as the first, as the Jennies scored quickly. Hannah Pyle scored in the 47th minute on the third assist of the day from Rhodes, and the RiverHawks would only be able to respond in the 85th minute when senior midfielder Renee' Valcarcel headed in a corner kick from sophomore midfielder McKenzie Musella.

Central Missouri outshot Northeastern State by a narrow 10-9 margin, and the home club also had a slim 6-5 advantage corner kicks.

True freshman Jordan Woodruff, a four-time MIAA Goalkeeper of the Week award recipient, allowed a season-high three goals and took the loss after finishing with three saves. Jessica Grindstaff earned the win after saving five shots.

Northeastern State will now be home for its final four matches of the regular season, beginning with a 7 p.m. meeting Oct. 25 with rival Central Oklahoma.

Scoring Summary
NSU 0 1 – 1
UCM 2 1 – 3

Individual Scoring
Becky Lackey (UCM) at 2:36 (Abby Rhodes)
Carly Stanley (UCM) at 17:45 (Abby Rhodes)
Hannah Pyle (UCM) at 46:31 (Abby Rhodes)
Renee' Valcarcel (NSU) at 84:25 (McKenzie Musella)

Goalkeeper Saves
Jordan Woodruff (NSU) – 3
Jessica Grindstaff (UCM) – 5

NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH CHASE WOOTEN
"Central Missouri scored the first time they got inside the 18. We were late to mark and we paid the price. After the second goal, they had all the momentum and we just tried to survive the first half. We started pushing a lot of numbers forward after we fell behind 3-0, but the inability to complete passes hurt us. We had some younger kids step up, but we didn't play well collectively. We can't make the mistakes we did today and expect to beat a team with a pedigree like Central Missouri."

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