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Cisneros' Goal Nets Mizzou Soccer Season-Opening Win
8/22/2019 9:33:00 PM | Soccer
Sophomore's goal in the second minute gives Mizzou a 1-0 win over Southern Miss
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Soccer (1-0-0) opened up the 2019 season with a 1-0 victory over Southern Miss (0-0-1) at Walton Stadium on Thursday evening. With an opening goal in the second minute by forward Julissa Cisneros, the Tigers took the 1-0 lead. Forward Sarah Luebbert recorded an assist on the goal, as she dropped a pass in behind the Southern Miss defenders to a striking Cisneros, who buried the ball in the left side of the net. Cisneros and Luebbert, the Tigers' leading scorers from a season ago, connected for the first Mizzou goal of the season.
The fast start didn't stop for Mizzou, as the Tigers recorded five shots and four corners through 15 minutes. The defense also provided a strong performance, keeping Southern Miss out of the box for much of the first half. The Golden Eagles were held to zero shots through 28 minutes of play. As the game went on and into the second half, the game became more balanced, but Mizzou still controlled possession.
Many freshmen saw their first minutes of action in a Mizzou uniform. Defender Caroline Lyman started, and Jadyn Easly and Eryka McIntyre came into the game later as substitutes.
TURNING POINT
Mizzou started fast, scoring in the second minute to take the lead. Luebbert lobbed an excellent pass over the Southern Miss defenders to Cisneros, who timed her run perfectly to find the ball and score in the left side of the net. With that the Tigers had the 1-0 lead, and a strong defensive performance for the remainder of the game secured the victory.
TOP TIGERS
- Cisneros, the Tigers leading scorer last season with five, scored in the second minute to give Mizzou the lead. Cisneros played 55 minutes and recorded three shots, two of which were on goal.
- Luebbert was instrumental in the lone goal of the game, as she recorded an assist, leading to the decisive goal. In 71 minutes of action, she recorded five shots, three shots on goal and one assist. Last season, Luebbert led the Tigers with three assists.
- In her first career start and minutes of action, goalkeeper Peyton Bauman recorded her first career shutout, saving all three Southern Miss shots on goal.
QUOTEABLES
"It was nice to come out strong, but we need to finish," head coach Bryan Blitz said. "(Peyton Bauman) got the shutout - we'll take it. We all have work to do, including myself. We'll take it."
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Columbus, Ohio to battle Ohio State for their first road game of the season on Sunday, Aug. 25, at noon CT. The game will be streamed on BTN2GO.
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NOTES:
- Julissa Cisneros scored in the second minute off of a pass from Sarah Luebbert. Cisneros was the leading scorer for the Tigers a season ago with five and this marks her first goal since she scored two against LSU (10/26/18) in the SEC tournament last season.
- Goalkeeper Peyton Bauman recorded her first career start for the Tigers, posting a shutout and saving three shots.
- The Tiger defense had a strong performance as they didn't allow a shot for the first 28 minutes of the game.
- Freshman Caroline Lyman made her first career start, as she played 43 minutes as a defender.
- Freshman Jadyn Easly and Eryka McIntyre posted their first career minutes in Mizzou uniforms.
- Easly recorded her first career shot in the 32nd minute, which struck the post.
