Mizzou Soccer Fall to Cal State Fullerton in 3-2 Match

Friday, September 13

Columbia, Mo.

7 p.m. CT

University of Missouri

5-2

Cal State Fullerton

5-2

Cal State Fullerton

Missouri

Mizzou Soccer Fall to Cal State Fullerton in 3-2 Match

9/13/2019 10:00:00 PM | Soccer

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Tigers rally from 2-0 hole in dramatic match

By: Ethan Triebsch & Toby Lowe

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Soccer (5-2-0) fell to Cal State Fullerton (5-2-0) Friday night at Audrey J. Walton Stadium 3-2. In the first-ever meeting between the Tigers and Titans, it was Cal State Fullerton who took the first game due to a hot start and a decisive goal scored early in the second half.

While the Tigers trailed 2-0 late in the first half of action, things turned around quickly for Mizzou as senior forward Sarah Luebbert took a ball from sophomore forward Skye Kingsley into the box and slotted it home to the left of the keeper in the 38th. Five minutes later, redshirt senior Bethany Coons dribbled the ball into the box and crossed in front of the goal. A Titan deflection landed Coons' cross at the feet of junior forward Macy Trujillo who took advantage of the opportunity and drilled it into the left side of the net to even the score at 2-2 in the 43rd. It was Cal State Fullerton, however, that would take advantage of momentum gained from a goal from Haley Brown in the 50th that sealed the win for the Titans.

TURNING POINT

Following an aggressive rally from the Tigers to tie the game at 2-2 going into the half, the Titans came out of the gates matching the Mizzou intensity. Fullerton stayed assertive in their attacking to start the second half which led to a chance created by Atlanta Primus who found Haley Brown near the right post. Brown hit it past redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Peyton Bauman to give the Titans a one goal advantage. Cal State Fullerton would go on the see the 3-2 lead out to the end of the match.

TOP TIGERS

Sarah Luebbert scored one goal while firing four shots
Macy Trujillo found the back of the net to put the Tigers on the scoreboard late in the first half

QUOTEABLES

"I think we really just came together," senior defender Ana Frick mentioned of the Tiger rally to end the first half. "We kept pushing back and got a lot of energy from the bench and the stands"

NOTES

Macy Trujillo netted her first goal on the season and the second of her collegiate career
Sarah Luebbert scored her fourth goal of the season, tying her total from the 2018 season
Skye Kingsley notched the first assist of her carrer

UP NEXT

Missouri will conclude a six-game homestand with Northern Colorado travelling to Columbia. The Tigers will look to top the Bears in their first-ever meeting on Sunday September 15 at 1:00 P.M. CT. Sunday's action will be broadcast on SEC Network +.

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