THURSDAY SCORES
Murray State 4,
@Southeast Missouri 1
MURRAY STATE 4, SOUTEHAST MISSOURI 1
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Murray State defeated Southeast Missouri, 4-1, on Thursday night to open up OVC play. With the win the Racers improve to 5-1-1 overall and 1-0 in the OVC while The Redhawks fell to 2-5-0 overall and 0-1 in league play.
After a scoreless first half, Caroline Ashton scored at the 48:42 mark to give the Racers the 1-0 lead.
Abby Jones extended the Racers lead to 2-0 as she scored on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute.
Southeast Missouri would cut the lead to one just over five minutes later as Esmie Gonzales netted her third goal of the season.
Murray State's Miya Watford recorded her seventh goal of the season as she scored on a penalty kick to make it 3-1 Racers. Emma Heise netted a goal to give the Racers the 4-1 lead and seal the win.