Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar women's soccer team notched a big victory tonight, defeating Missouri Baptist University 2-0. The Cougars improve to 6-4-1 on the season and 6-0-0 in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play. The loss drops the Spartans of Missouri Baptist to 5-4-3 and 5-1-0 in league play.
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Kelly Ross put the first tally on the board to give the Cougars the lead over the Spartans with one minute remaining in the first half. Columbia would take the 1-0 lead heading into the second half. After 16 minutes of scoreless play to begin the second period, Laurie Frew launched her team-leading 5^th goal of the year to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead to complete the scoring. Tori Magaletta assisted on both goals of the night.

Columbia outshot Missouri Baptist 15-4 for the game, with the Cougars converting 2 of 10 shots on goal. Flavia Rosado posted two saves on the night and earned the shutout win in goal.

The Cougars will be back in action Tuesday, October 14^th when they travel to Williams Baptist College for another AMC matchup. Match time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Batesville, Ark.