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September 27, 2007

Lions win 3-1 at Emporia State

Emporia, Kan. -- Nikki Llewellyn (O'Fallon, Mo.) scored a goal and dished out one assist to guide the Missouri Southern Lions to a 3-1 victory over the Emporia State Hornets in an MIAA contest Thursday evening (Sept. 27) in Emporia, Kan.

Llewellyn put the Lions (7-2-1, 4-2 MIAA) on top early with her team-leading eighth goal of the season at the 9:47 mark of the first half.

But it didn't take long for the Hornets (0-10-0, 0-6 MIAA) to find an answer as Caitlin Riemer found the net from 40 yards out just over a minute later to even the match at 1-1.

The Lions would take the lead into the half on Joplin native Lindsey Altman's second career goal off a pass from Llewellyn in the 29th minute.

Southern maintained the one-goal lead until Erin Whelan (Belleville, Ill.) sealed the win with a score from inside the box at the 75:53 mark of the second half.

Goalkeeper Kaney Tyler (Topeka, Kan.) made two saves for the Lions, with Sarah Tetuan stopping seven shots for Emporia, which also recorded a pair of team saves on the night.

The Lions out-shot the Hornets 22-10 overall, and led in shots-on-goal at 12-3.

Next up for MSSU is an important road date at Washburn tomorrow night (Sept. 28) at 7 p.m. in Topeka, Kan. This will be the first matchup of the season between last year's top two finishers in the MIAA. Last year, the Lions went 1-1-1 against the Lady Blues, including a 1-1 tie in MSSU's initial NCAA Tournament that resulted in WU advancing on penalty kicks. The loss to the Lions was the only loss of the season for the Lady Blues.