Missouri loses its first conference soccer game of the young season.
The Missouri soccer team lost to Oklahoma State 3-1 on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.
The Cowgirls took an early 1-0 lead when Jolene Schweitzer beat Tiger goalkeeper Laura Buehrig in the 14th minute.
Missouri (4-5-1, 1-1) tied it up in the third minute of the second half when Ashley Gibbs, a senior defender, scored off of a Lauren Grice corner kick. It was Gibbs’s first goal of the season.
It took Oklahoma State (9-0-1, 1-0) less than three minutes to respond with the winner, though.
The Cowgirls, who outshot the Tigers 16-12, added another goal in the 74th minute.
MU GOLF: The Tigers tied for third at the Jeannine McHaney Invitational.
Missouri finished even with Southern Methodist at 598.
Notre Dame won at 593 and Oklahoma (597) was second at the tournament in Lubbock, Texas.
MU’s Maria Ohlsson shot rounds of 70 and 75 for fourth.
Denise Knaebel was the only other Tigers golfer in the top 10, tied for sixth (75, 73).
Saturday’s second round was rained out, shortening the event to 36 holes. MU entered the final round in second.