COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou soccer team suffered a 5-1 home loss to Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon at Walton Stadium. The loss dropped the Tigers' record to 5-6-1 overall and 1-2 in Southeastern Conference action, while the Aggies improved to 6-2-1 and 2-1.
TURNING POINT
After Mizzou cut Texas A&M's advantage to 2-1 early in the second half, the Aggies responded with its third goal of the match six minutes later to halt the Tigers' momentum. Texas A&M added goals in the 69th and 81st minutes to secure the victory.
KEY MOMENTS
The Aggies used a pair of goals by Haley Pounds in the 11th and 23rd minutes to go out to a 2-0 lead at the break. The first tally was a rebound shot after junior keeper
Kelsey Dossey (Plainfield, Indiana) made a diving glove save on a previous shot.
Senior Kaitlyn Clark (Liberty, Missouri) pulled Mizzou within one, 2-1, with her first goal of the season in the 55th minute. She received a pass and dribbled through the Aggie defense toward the top of the box. She sent a low, right-footed strike to the left post that eluded the Texas A&M keeper and went into the back of the net.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Bryan Blitz
"I'm really proud of our team for fighting back to make it a 2-1 game. Hats off to Texas A&M, right now I think they're the hottest team in the league. They were just better than us tonight."
MIZZOU NOTES
- Senior Kaitlyn Clark scored her first goal of the year
- Clark also led the team with three shots on goal
- Senior Jessica Johnson had a team-high two shots on goal
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to face Vanderbilt on Friday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. CT.
