Redhawks & Trojans Play to 1-1 Draw Thursday Night

Thursday, October 5

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

6-3-3, 2-1-2

Little Rock

3-4-7, 0-2-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Little Rock	0	1	1
Southeast Mo. St.	1	0	1

Photo by: Bill Barrett

10/5/2023 8:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri soccer (6-3-3, 2-1-2 OVC) played to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night against Little Rock (3-4-7, 0-2-3 OVC) as SEMO remained unbeaten in three-straight matches.

Sophomore forward Cayla Koerner got the Redhawks on the board early in the first half. A misstep from Little Rock's defenders allowed Koerner to steal the ball deep in Trojans territory.

Koerner ended up one-on-one with LR goalkeeper Peyton Urban and muscled it past her for the game's first goal.

For Koerner, Thursday's goal was her fourth of the season and she is now tied for the OVC lead midway through the season.

SEMO outshot the Trojans by a final mark of 10-8, including two shots-on-goal. Senior midfielder Faith Liljegren led the team in shots with three total.

Zoe Houston and Koerner finished with two a piece, while freshman Justi Nelson and Emily Baker finished with a shot each.

Redshirt senior Megan Heisserer got on the shot chart with a shot in the first half. She played 15-minutes Thursday night.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sophia Elfrink tallied five saves in the contest and played all 90-minutes of the match. Elfrink recorded all five saves in the first half.

LR's Abbie Smith tied the match in the 80^th minute off a free-kick assist by Mykena Turner. From near midfield, Turner launched the ball into the box and found the head of Smith to beat Elfrink just inside the right post to level the match.

Six Redhawks played the full 90-minute shift, including Elfrink, as Emma Brune, Alayna Jakul, Maddie Paulson, Zoe Houston, and Natalie Jackson were on the field the entirety of Thursday's match.

SEMO soccer will be back in action on Sunday, October 8, when they travel to Morehead, Ky. to take on Morehead State. Kickoff is slated for 12 p.m., CT.