Mizzou soccer falls to Saint Louis, sets attendance record in home opener
Mizzou soccer failed to defend home turf against the Saint Louis Billikens on Thursday, dropping the contest 1-0 to fall to 1-1-1 on the season.
Mizzou goalkeeper Kate Phillips (1) makes a save in front of SLU’s Caroline Chier (17) on Thursday at Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium. Phillips recorded seven saves in the Tigers’ 1-0 loss.
Kate Phillips
Mizzou soccer failed to defend home turf against the Saint Louis Billikens on Thursday, dropping the contest 1-0 to fall to 1-1-1 on the season.
Although the Tigers lost the match, they did set a new program record with 2,234 fans in attendance, many of whom may be at least partially credited to the new student ticket system that incentivizes students to attend Mizzou sporting events to increase chances of landing football and men’s basketball student tickets. The previous program attendance record was 1,926 fans.
SLU struck early, as its only goal came on a penalty kick that came in the 17th minute of the match.
SLU outshot Mizzou 10-4, with eight of the Billikens’ shots going on goal and three of the Tigers’ getting on net. Goalkeeper Kate Phillips dazzled in net with seven saves and just the one goal allowed. Forwards Emily Derucki and Brianna Buels both got shots on goal but couldn’t find the back of the net.
The Tigers now look for a bounce-back match against another in-state rival in Missouri State. The teams face off at 3 p.m. Sunday in Springfield. The match can be streamed via ESPN+.