CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri women's soccer (2-1-0) edged Missouri-St. Louis, 1-0, Thursday evening at Houck Field for the Redhawks second-straight victory this season.
 
Kiana Khedoo notched her first goal of the 2021 campaign Thursday as SEMO stayed perfect on its home turf.
 
Khedoo, a Brampton, Ontario, Canada native, registered the game-winner, her second career goal as a Redhawk in the 15th minute. She perfectly placed a shot that trickled into the left corner of the net past Paige Schwartz to provide the Redhawks a 1-0 lead they wouldn't relinquish.
 
Khedoo competed in 71 minutes Thursday.
 
Schwartz made seven saves in UMSL's opener and was credited with the loss.
 
Redhawks keeper Bailey Redden compiled a save for her first shutout of the 2021 season. She now has 15 in her career and ranks tied for fourth in the SEMO record books.
 
SEMO outshot the Tritons, 7-1, in the opening half and finished the contest with a 13-2 advantage in the category. The Redhawks posted six shots on goal compared to UMSL's one.
 
Katelyn Miller, Nadiia Ivanchenko and Elizabeth Rater each had a pair of shots Thursday, coming on as substitutions. Both of Rater's shots were on target.
 
Emma Brune, Abby Tremain, Khedoo, Kate Daus, Faith Liljegren and Natalie Miller each had a shot against UMSL.
 
Jalyn Richardson paced Missouri-St. Louis with two shots including one on target.
 
SEMO also earned six corners while the Tritons only had one opportunity.
 
Anne-Clara Couturier made her first career start Thursday, finishing with 49 minutes on the pitch.
 
Brune and Lauren Welker played in all 90 minutes on defense. For Brune, it was her 15th-straight game dating back to this past spring's 2020-21 season, playing in every minute of regulation. For Welker, it was her second-consecutive 90-minute game in 2021.
 
Thursday's match was an exhibition for the Tritons and their 2021 opener.
 
SEMO next faces Mississippi State in its first road test of the 2021 regular season Sunday at the MSU Soccer Field. Initial kick is set for 1 p.m. CT in Starkville, Mississippi.