HOW IT HAPPENED
WKU's first corner of the match came 14 minutes in, and a scrum inside the box resulted in a shot from Georgia Liapis that was off target. The next 15 minutes were all about possession as neither team managed to get a shot off.Â
Late in the 30th minute, Missouri State earned their second corner of the evening and managed a shot that was corralled by Maddie Davis for her second save of the match. Then in the 33rd minute, the Bears knocked one in as it bounced off the crossbar and over the line to take the lead.
Liapis and Danielle each recorded shots in the first 10 minutes of play in the second half. In the 57th minute the Bears had a break and capitalized to take a two-goal lead. In the 62nd minute, Davis picked up her fourth save of the match. Alyvia Walls found an opportunity to cut into the lead but the shot ended up in the hands of the Missouri State keeper. Just a minute later, Davis secured her fifth save with a deflection.
Makenna Egan recorded her first shot in the 85th, on target but saved. Liapis would chart her first shot on target from a corner kick in the 89th minute and time expired in the quarterfinal match.
NOTABLES
- With the loss WKU finishes the 2025 campaign with a record of 9-5-3.
- WKU has five departing seniors in Abby Davis, Maddie Davis, Camryn Davis, Camryn LaGrange, and Mia Merritt.
- Georgia Liapis led the Hilltoppers Sunday with four shots and one on target in 88 minutes of action. Liapis finishes her season with nine goals, 41 shots, and 20 points. Her nine goals this season are tied-seventh in WKU Soccer History.
- Makenna Egan and Alyvia Walls each finished with one shot on goal Sunday evening. Egan and Walls both played the full 90 minutes.
- Maddie Davis played all 90 minutes in goal for WKU and finished with five saves.
- Davis finishes her WKU career with 177 career saves and 19 shutouts in 4,140 minutes played. Davis ranks third all-time WKU history in saves, fourth in shutouts, and fourth in career minutes.
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