Panthers Suffer First Road Loss

Saturday, October 7

Springfield, Missouri

2 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

10-2-1, 2-1-0MVC

Missouri State

6-9-0, 2-2-0MVC

UNI

Missouri State

Panthers Suffer First Road Loss

10/7/2017 4:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Box Score

Springfield, Missouri—The Panthers suffered their first road loss of the season, falling to Missouri State this afternoon 1-0.

Missouri State's Ashley Coonfield got the ball past goalkeeper Jami Reichenberger in the 20^th minute of action.

UNI outshot the Bears, 19 to 15. Hannah McDevitt led the Panthers with five shots. Brynell Yount and Morgan Teel each had three shots.

Missouri State extends the series lead to 18-5 with their win today and snaps UNI's three-game winning streak.

UNI returns to action, traveling to in-state rival Drake on Oct. 10 for a 7 p.m. match-up.

Notes:

UNI 10-2-1, 2-1 MVC
Missouri State 6-9, 2-2 MVC

In NCAA rankings, the Panthers are in the top-10 in Shutout Percentage at 66.7%. UNI is in the top-10 for Win-Loss-Tie percentage at 87.5%.

Senior Sarah Brandt and juniors Brynell Yount and Jami Reichenberger are all ranked for NCAA soccer. Brandt is in the top-10 for game-winning goals at four. Reichenberger is tied at the No. 4 spot for shutouts with 8. Yount is in the top-15 in goals per game, averaging a 0.78.