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Mizzou Soccer dominates second half, wins season opener

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Going into halftime in their season opener against the University of Illinois, Missouri women’s soccer trailed 1-0, but three second-half goals gave the Tigers a 3-1 victory in Champaign on Friday night.

The first half of the match was back and forth, as neither team created any clear-cut chances to score. Sophomore Arianna Veland gave the Illini the lead entering halftime on a messy play in the penalty box. After her teammates’ two initial shots were blocked by the Missouri defense, Veland fired the rebound into the back of the net, scoring on the Illini’s first shot on goal.