WARRENSBURG, Mo. – SWOSU Soccer showed great resiliency in overcoming an early deficit before ultimately falling 4-3 to No. 7-ranked Central Missouri in the 2019 season opener on Thursday in Warrensburg.
UCM scored the first three goals of the match, leading 2-0 at halftime and 3-0 early in the second half before
Brianna Benitez and
Hannah Burks scored two straight goals to make it 3-2 in the 52nd minute. Each team scored in the final 10 minutes, with
Sandra Nabweteme putting in her first goal of the season late in the contest to make it 4-3.
SWOSU (0-1) returns to action on Saturday evening in Edmond, taking on Oklahoma Christian at 5:00 pm.