ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood women's soccer team (4-2-3, 1-0-0 OVC) defeated Southeast Missouri (0-10-0, 0-1-0 OVC) by a score of 1-0 at Hunter Stadium on Sunday afternoon to begin conference play. It was the Lions' fifth shutout performance of the season.

Game Overview
The Lions were in control from the start, outshooting the Redhawks 10-2 while maintaining 68% of the possession in the first half. However, despite turning four shots on goal, Lindenwood was unable to find a score in the opening 45 and the match went to the break tied up at 0-0.  

The Lions kept the pressure on in the second half with four more shots in the first 15 minutes before finding a breakthrough goal in 64th minute of the game. After Mackenzie Compton drew a foul to set up a free kick, Allison Schrumpf was able to connect with Anna Johnson, who rose above the SEMO defense in the box to get a head on the ball and redirect into the goal for the go-ahead score.

It was Johnson's second goal and Schrumpf's first point of the season.

The goal proved to be enough, and the Lindenwood defense stood strong for the remainder of the game, only allowing three total shots on goal, all of which were easily handled by goalkeeper Caroline Ritter, who completed her fifth clean sheet of the season.

Lindenwood finished the match with 22 total shots compared to just nine for SEMO. Rachel Jackson and Mackenzie Compton led the Lions with six shots each.

The win moves Lindenwood's record in OVC openers to 3-1 and improves their series record against Southeast Missouri to 2-2-3.

Quotable
"Gritty group effort today against a well-coached, organized team. It wasn't pretty socce, but all that matters is finding a way to get three points." – Dave Musso

Next Up
Lindenwood stays home for a Thursday night showdown with UT Martin at 7:00 p.m. before travelling to Kentucky to face Morehead state at 12:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 28th.