Harris-Stowe State University

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's soccer picked up a 1-0 win on Saturday afternoon at Hornets Field against Stephens College. With the win, the Lady Hornets are 5-4-2 on the season and 1-0-1 in American Midwest Conference play while the Stars fall to 5-4-2 on the season and 1-1 in AMC play.

The Stars would control the early part of the game. Freshman goalkeeper Kheilani Alexander (Dallas, Texas/Life High School Waxahachie) would keep the Stars off the board in the 12th minute. The Stars best chance came when they earned a penalty kick in the 15th minute as the Stars penalty take would miss high over the bar. Alexander would once again keep the game scoreless with a save in the 18th minute. Senior defender Moenesa Mejias (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago/Lewis and Clark CC) would take a free kick and put it on net as the Stars keeper kept it out in the 25th minute. Alexander would stand tall again making a save in the 29th minute to keep it scoreless. Mejias would send another shot on goal in the 41st minute as the Stars keeper kept it out and it would remain scoreless at halftime.

Senior midfielder Keziah Oluoch (Nairobi, Kenya/St. Louis Community College) would have her header stopped by the Stars keeper in the 64th minute. Off of Oluoch's rebound senior forward Julia Tofane (Montes Claros, MG, Brazil/Central Wyoming CC) would miss wide as the Lady Hornets had two opportunities to break the scoreless tie just seconds apart. Senior defender Diana Montoya (Tijuana, Mexico/Cochise College/Benedictine University Mesa) had her shot stopped by the keeper in the 71st minute. Junior forward Laura Bordiga (Valdaone, Italy/Liceo Musicale Bonporti/Monroe College/Pratt CC) would break through for the Lady Hornets in the 81st minute as her shot was just out of the reach of the Stars keeper to put the Lady Hornets up 1-0. Bordiga would have another chance in the 84th minute as the Stars keeper denied Bordiga a brace.

Alexander made three saves in goal for the Lady Hornets. Bordiga scored her fourth goal of the season and her first game-winning goal.

The Lady Hornets held a 12-6 advantage in shots, 6-3 in shots on goal and 9-1 in corner kicks.

The Lady Hornets return to action on Tuesday, October 13th at 12 pm at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in American Midwest Conference play at Saint Louis University High School.