Tiger soccer ties Longhorns, 1-1

Posted to Sports Blog at 1:08 p.m., Oct. 3, 2009

Last Sunday against Oklahoma State, senior forward Michelle Collins scored the game-winning goal to earn the Missouri women’s soccer team a victory in the season’s conference opener.

Friday at Texas, she was at it again.

This time Collins’ goal, scored with one minute and one second left in regulation, tied the game and kept the Tigers’ Big 12 record unblemished. It was the only Missouri score of the game, as the contest with the Longhorns ended in a 1-1 tie. The two teams played 110 minutes of soccer Friday night, but each team was only able to find the back of the net once.

Texas netted its goal with just under 22 minutes remaining in the first half. Freshman forward Hannah Higgins put the ball by Missouri senior goalkeeper Tasha Dittamore for the game’s first score.

The Tigers once again put on a massive offensive attack, outshooting the Longhorns 24-10 over 90 minutes of regulation and two ten-minute overtime periods. They also mustered six shots on goal to just four for Texas.

Senior forward Kristin Andrighetto had a whopping eight shots on the evening. Sophomore midfielder Kelsey Blincow was credited with the assist on Collins’ fourth goal of the season.

Missouri’s record stands at 6-4-2 after Friday’s game. The team will travel to College Station, Tx., for a matchup with the Texas A&M Aggies Sunday. The game can be seen at 4:00 p.m. on ESPNU.