Nov. 3, 2007

Columbia, Mo. - The 18th-ranked University of Missouri women's soccer team (12-6-0, 6-4-0 Big 12) has earned the No. 4 seed at the Big 12 Championship and will play the No. 5 seed, Texas Tech (7-7-2, 5-4-1 Big 12) Wednesday (Nov. 7) at 1:30 p.m. in San Antonio.

The Tigers dropped from second place in the league to a tie for third after their loss to Kansas Friday (Nov. 2) in Lawrence. Mizzou took a 1-0 lead into the 71st minute, but Kansas scored on their only two corner kicks in the game, in the 71st and 74th minutes, to take the 2-1 win. The Tigers and Jayhawks are tied for third with 18 points, but because KU won Friday's meeting, they earn the No. 3 seed for the Championship, while Mizzou falls to the No. 4 seed for tournament seeding purposes.

Mizzou's third place finish in the conference tied their best regular season conference finish ever. The 1999 team also finished third, as they went 6-3-1 in the league.

In the regular season, The Tigers defeated Texas Tech, 2-0, Oct. 5 in Lubbock. In that game, Tiger forwards Michelle Collins and Alysha Bonnick each scored a goal, and goalkeeper Mallory Forst saved nine shots on goal for one of her three shutouts on the season.

The Tigers have won six of the last eight, and hold an 8-5 lead all-time against the Red Raiders.

Live video coverage of the game is available at big12sports.com. Please be sure to visit mutigers.com for complete Big 12 Championship coverage and the latest Tiger soccer information.