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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lions battle Northeastern State to 0-0 tie Joplin, Mo.. -- Jared Prater (Springfield, Mo.) had a shot hit the crossbar and then Dushan Gorechan (Wichita, Kan.) narrowly missed putting it back in with a header as Missouri Southern played the Northeastern State Redmen to a 0-0 tie Wednesday night in action in the Southwest Soccer Conference (Oct. 18) at Hal Bodon Field. For the Lions, it is their second consecutive draw after tying Eastern New Mexico 1-1 on Sunday (Oct. 15). The Redmen tied for the second time in three matches after also playing ENMU to a draw on Saturday (Oct. 14). NSU's best scoring chance came with 2:20 left in regulation as a shot-attempt from Ryan Tanner just sailed high over the net. The Lions (3-9-4, 0-5-2 SSC) managed to dictate tempo for much of the match and out-shot NSU 16-11 overall. But it was the Redmen who enjoyed the most scoring opportunities by out-shooting Southern 6-3 on-goal. Travis Haight stopped six shots for MSSU, while Ransone Rose recorded three saves for NSU (9-3-5, 4-0-3 SSC). Gorechan led the Lions with four shot-attempts in the match, with Neil Stoessel (Papillion, Neb.) adding three shots. Jason Ervin paced the Redmen with four shots. Missouri Southern will continue its season-ending home stand and celebrate Senior Night by hosting the No. 13-ranked Midwestern State Mustangs on Friday night (Oct. 20) at 7 p.m. The Mustangs defeated the Lions 5-0 in the season's first matchup and are 13-2-1 overall and 5-1 in the SSC.
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