SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State University sophomore forward Grace O'Keefe scored a tough-angle goal in the 79th minute Sunday to snap a scoreless deadlock and propel the host Bears to a 1-0 victory over the visiting University of Evansville women's soccer team in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools at Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
O'Keefe was able to loop a shot over a leaping UE goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich./Laingsburg) and just inside the far post from near the endline on the right side of the penalty area to score the match's only goal on Sunday.