Mizzou soccer turned Senior Night into a showcase Friday at Audrey J. Walton Stadium, rolling past Southeast Missouri State 5-0 behind a burst of freshman scoring and a defense that barely let the Redhawks breathe.
Freshmen Lana Adams and Rylie Morse each scored twice as Missouri matched its season high with five goals. It was the Tigers’ second straight 5-0 win over SEMO and their biggest offensive output since a 5-0 victory over Youngstown State on Aug. 20, 2025.
Missouri wasted no time taking control. Adams got the Tigers on the board in the 11th minute when she ran onto a ball and slipped her finish past the keeper.
Four minutes later, Morse made it 2-0 with a shot into the top-right corner. Adams then struck again in the 23rd minute, winning a one-on-one with the goalkeeper to push the lead to 3-0.
By halftime, Missouri had outshot Southeast Missouri State 7-0.
The scoring continued after the break. Morse netted her second in the 65th minute, once again finding the top-right corner, and junior Landis Canada finished the night’s scoring in the 73rd.
For Adams and Morse, it was a breakthrough night in more ways than one. It was the first multi-goal game of both of their careers, and Morse’s two-goal performance was also the first scoring of her collegiate career.
Missouri’s control wasn’t limited to the attack. The Tigers gave up just one shot all game and finished with a 16-1 advantage in shots and a 12-1 edge in corner kicks. Three goalkeepers shared the clean sheet on Senior Night: senior Kate Phillips earned the win in the first half, senior Riley Wilkerson and sophomore Addison Colangelo handled the rest, and Colangelo stopped Southeast Missouri State’s lone shot.
“Where we are now is, I think, is way beyond where it was when our seniors first got here,” head coach Stefanie Golan said. “I think that they've had a massive impact on the culture from both on and off the field. They’re a great group and we'll very much miss them.”
Missouri opens conference play Friday at 7 p.m. in Norman, Okla., against Oklahoma at John Crain Field. The match will be livestreamed on SEC Network+.
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