ST. JOSEPH - The 2019 Missouri Western soccer team (4-11-3, 1-8-2) had its season end with a 3-2 loss to No. 4 Central Missouri (15-1-1, 9-0-1) on Sunday at Spratt Stadium.
Missouri Western got goals from Taylor Schwartzkopf and MaKenzie Billings in the game. Schwartzkopf's goal came in the 41st minute with assists from Billings and Kylie Mathis and made the score 2-1 UCM. After the Jennies took a 3-1 lead on Macy Ruffalo's second goal of the game in the 56th, Billings again got MWSU within a goal off an assist from Claire Meyers in the 81st.
The Griffons out-shot UCM in the second period 10-9 after just two shots in the first half to the Jennies' 17. Anna Mayer saved 11 shots. The sophomore ended the year with 122 saves, third most ever in a season by a Griffon. UCM managed 14 corner kicks in the game to just three by MWSU.
Missouri Western finished the season scoring half its 18 goals on the season over the final six games. With two goals Sunday after three on Friday at Northwest, MWSU had its only back-to-back multiple goal games of the year and did not go scoreless through the final three weeks of the season.
MWSU missed the postseason for the first time since 2013 and finished with its fewest wins and most losses since that 2013 season.
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