WICHITA, Kan. - The Pittsburg State Univeristy women's soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over the University of Central Missouri Jennies Friday (Nov. 6) at the Stryker Soccer Complex to advance to the MIAA Tournament Championship match.
For the No. 11 Gorillas (15-0-5) the win propels them to their first berth in the MIAA Tournament Championship match in only the third year as a program. Pitt State will play either No. 21 Washburn or Emproria State at 2:00 p.m. (CT) on Sunday (Nov. 8) at the Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita, Kan., with the WU v. ESU match set to be played later on this evening.
Pittsburg State got on the board from a
Sammie Edwards cross that found its way into the far post netting and over a jumping Kristen Wright of UCM (14-2-4) at 28:31.
Makenna Herrick made it 2-0 at 80:47 with a hustle play near the six-yard box resulting in a side footed shot that looped over Wright and into the top portion of the net centrally.
The Gorillas for the match controlled the majority of play and created the most clear and half chances in both halfs of play against UCM. PSU fired off 24 shots with eight being shots on goal and finished with five corner kicks in the match, while UCM finished with nine shots, four being shot on goal and three corner kicks.
Ryann Caruth came away with a match-high five shots as
Ella Cazzavillan claimed a match-high three shots on goal from three total shots.
Jocelyn Kramar pciekd up her 13th solo shutout (18th overall) of the season with four saves. Kylie Richardson for UCM led the Jennies with three shots and two shots on goal while Wright in goal claimed five saves but allowed two goals.
Notes: The win against Central Missouri marks the first win in program history on a neutral site venue and advances the Gorillas to their first MIAA Tournament Championship game in the three year history of the program.
Sammie Edwards set a new season record for goals scored by an individual with six on the season, with her goal also marking the 100th as a team (22 in 2024, 39 in 2025 and 40 in 2026). Currently Pittsburg State has had 31 individuals score at least one goal and 28 individuals with at least one assist provided in their career at PSU.
