After two prior unsuccessful attempts at rivalry wins in this campaign, Head Coach Stefanie Golan’s Missouri Tigers were hungry for a rivalry win in front of their home fans against Illinois.
Just 13 minutes in, the Tigers got off to the hot start they were looking for as a long free kick from Rachel Kutella found itself on Jenna Bartels’ feet as she karate-kicked the ball into the net over the Illinois goalkeeper. For her heroics, Bartels was named player of the game by Mizzou fans.
Just eight minutes later, after some relatively dormant play, a blocked shot in the box fell right onto Kylee Simmons’ feet as she hammered the ball home into a wide-open cage as the Illinois goalkeeper was way out of position.