Redhawks miss OVC tourney with loss to Racers

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team was dealt a 1-0 road loss by Murray State on Thursday and an even bigger blow to its season as it fell short of qualifying for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.

The loss dropped the Redhawks (7-7-3 overall, 2-3-3 OVC) into a tie for sixth place with Eastern Kentucky, which had acquired the tie-breaker advantage with a victory against Southeast during their regular-season meeting.

Kalli McCoy provided the game's only goal for Murray State (8-7-2, 5-2-1) when she deposited a pass from Danielle McMurray at the 17:52 mark. The goal, a team-high fifth for McCoy, was one of two shots taken by the Racers in the half.

Southeast had only three shots in the first half, but finished with an 11-7 shot advantage for the game.

Southeast goalkeeper Kristen Starkey made two saves.

Southeast concludes its season today with a 7 p.m. road game against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.