Mizzou Soccer Falls on the Road at South Carolina

Sunday, September 27

Columbia, S.C.

3 p.m. CT

University of Missouri

0-1-0, 0-1-0

South Carolina

1-1-0, 1-0-0

Missouri

South Carolina

Mizzou forward Julissa Cisneros (15).
Mizzou Tigers vs. Northern Colorado Bears at Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019.
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9/27/2020 5:37:00 PM | Soccer

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Julissa Cisneros scores in 4-1 loss

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mizzou Soccer opened the 2020 season with a 4-1 loss to South Carolina, Sunday afternoon, at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium. The loss ends a streak of eight SEC openers without a loss for the Tigers.

Mizzou struck first with a goal in the 11' minute from junior Julissa Cisneros. Cisneros drew a foul just outside of the penalty box for a free kick from roughly 20 yards out. Her shot went into the upper left corner of the goal for the early 1-0 lead.

Turning Point

Tied 1-1 entering the second half, Mizzou came back to put immediate pressure on the South Carolina backline with three shots in the first three minutes. The Gamecocks were able to withstand the attack, and they responded with three goals over the final 45 minutes for the win.

Top Tigers

Cisneros scored a goal for Mizzou in the 11' minute and played 77 minutes. Cisneros now has 17 career goals.
Freshman Grace Pettet made the first start of her career at outside back.

Quotable

"It was great to get out on the field and play an opponent today," said Mizzou head coach Bryan Blitz. "I liked our energy coming out of the gate in both halves, and I'm proud of the way our team fought against a very good South Carolina squad. Now we look ahead to facing Vanderbilt next week."

Notes

Cisneros has now scored in six-straight matches, dating back to last season's win over Tennessee (Oct. 13, 2019).
It is the longest streak in program history dating back to 2003, and it is the second-longest streak in the Southeastern Conference since 2016, behind only former Tennessee All-American Bunny Shaw's seven-match streak.
Isabella Alessio is the first newcomer to start the season opener in goal since Kelsey Dossey started the season opener as a freshman in 2015.
Mizzou is 7-1-1 in SEC openers since joining the conference in 2012.
Alessio, Jenna Bartels, Kyla Johnson, Grace Pettet and Ashlie Van Cleave made their first career appearances in a Mizzou kit.

Up Next

Mizzou will play its home opener next Saturday, Oct. 3, hosting Vanderbilt. Mizzou's original home opener was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases and subsequent quarantines on the opposing roster.

Kickoff from Audrey J. Walton Stadium will be at 5 p.m. (Central), with the match streaming on SEC Network+.

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