I ended up in St Louis this weekend, a bit unexpected so it was hard to keep up with all of the goings on. I took advantage of the opportunity to take in the Scott Gallagher Friendlies, a new tournament that featured three Springfield SC teams. I caught the U14 squad in their final match, a tight affair (Austin is featured making a run around his defender) that saw the KC Nike Rush earn a 1-0 win. The goal came on a direct kick to the right of the box, sliding in just over the outstretched arms of the goalkeeper. It also came within a minute of the SSC boys having a shot taken off the line by a diving save.
Let’s see, the Missouri State Lady Bears won two games, with shutouts against Western Michigan Friday night and more importantly, against 2006 NCAA Qualifier Southeast Missouri State on Sunday. The men cruised to a 4-1 win over Centenary on Saturday.
Drury’s men and women won both games of their Invitational and the UMR Lady Miners enjoyed the same success playing on the opposite side of the bracket as the Panthers. The Miner men were in Kirksville this weekend, playing in the Truman State Classic and going 2-0 as well. The Panthers head to Rolla on Friday night to open GLVC play. That’s a tempting option…
The game that got the least attention, and deserves much more, is the Missouri Southern Lions 1-0 win over Southwest Baptist on Friday evening at Bolivar. I had the opportunity to chat with Coach Benjamin Wade on Saturday and he described it as the best 89 minutes of soccer he’s been involved in at SBU. The Bearcats had two shots ring off the crossbar in the first half, only to see Nikki Llewellyn 4th minute goal stand up as the game winner. SBU was chosen 4th in the preseason coaches poll, behind Washburn, Southern and Central Missouri respectively. The Bearcats travel to Joplin October 5th for the rematch.
The Lion men were in Kirksville at the Truman Classic and saw their winning streak end with a pair of losses, 0-3 to the UMR Miners and 0-1 to Truman State.
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