Missouri Southern State University Athletics said the Lions’ women’s soccer team lost 4-0 to No. 20 Central Missouri on Oct. 28 at Hal Bodon Field in Joplin, as goalkeeper Bella Smith set the program’s career saves record.
The athletics department said Smith, a senior, played all 90 minutes and made four saves, bringing her career total to 336. She passed Kaney Tyler, who had 335 saves from 2004 to 2007, according to the announcement.
Central Missouri scored twice in the first half, at 10:38 and 14:54, and added goals at 65:00 and 88:18, the university said. Missouri Southern finished with 15 shots and seven on goal, matching Central Missouri’s shot total, but did not score.
The university said Sophie Spoonmore led the Lions with eight shots, including three on goal, while Alexis Rodriguez had two shots on goal. Missouri Southern finished with two corner kicks and 12 fouls, compared with four corners and five fouls for Central Missouri, according to the announcement.
The match concluded Missouri Southern’s regular season, the athletics department said. The Lions finished the 2026 campaign with four victories and three MIAA wins, their highest totals since the 2020-21 season and 2018, respectively.
