COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri soccer defeated Florida, 2-0, behind a pair of early goals on Sunday night at Audrey J. Walton Stadium.
In the fifth minute, senior midfielder Milena Fischer attempted a corner kick that was headed and blocked by the Gators’ goalkeeper, but sophomore midfielder Olivia Chianelli was able to collect the rebound and find the back left corner of the net to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead.
Less than three minutes later off another Tigers’ corner kick, the Florida keeper obstructed Chanelli in the box. Junior forward Kylee Simmons picked her spot and found the back left of the net to convert the penalty opportunity and give the Tigers a two-goal lead.
Trailing in the 17th minute, Florida had their first scoring opportunity of the night. The visiting attack charged the goal and struck a shot that connected with the right post and went wide.
In the middle of the opening half, the Gators lofted a shot, sophomore goalkeeper Kate Phillips lept for the deflection and pushed the attempt just over the top of the crossbar to keep the Florida scoreless.
As the clock wound down in the first half, Simmons sent a cross into the box that found the head of junior midfielder Keegan Good. Good nearly added to the lead, directing a header just to the right of the net.
Six minutes into the second half, Florida earned a free kick and lofted the ball into the center of the box which connected with the head of a Gators’ attacker. The close-range shot was pushed back into play by Phillips. The ball caromed around briefly, but was eventually…
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