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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Goals from two Bears lifted the Missouri State women's soccer team past Southeast Missouri State in the squad's 2-0 shutout victory Friday night at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
 
Maintaining control of the ball for the majority of the first half, Missouri State out-shot the Redhawks 4-2 in the opening 45 minutes. A long 22 minutes went by before junior Brooke Prondzinski fired the first shot of the night, but was blocked inside the box. Senior Brooke Zimmerman immediately attempted a header off the rebounded shot, but the ball was snagged by SEMO goalkeeper Kindra Lierz.
 
The Redhawks fired off two shots that sailed wide right and high, marking SEMO's two scoring attempts of the half. With five minutes to go in the first half, sophomore Mayleigh Oder launched her first shot of the season, but it flew into the hands of the SEMO goalkeeper and both teams entered halftime scoreless.
 
In the 48^th minute, a double-assist effort from Zimmerman and Prondzinski evolved to sophomore Kayleigh Putnam's first goal of the season. The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native received an expert pass across the box from Prondzinski and scorched a shot from 15-yards out to give the Bears a 1-0 advantage.
 
Missouri State put the nail in the coffin 16 minutes later when Prondzinski showed off her quick reactive skills, netting her second goal of the season off a rebounded save. The junior's insurance goal capped off scoring for the night and ensured the Bears' 2-0 shutout over the Redhawks.
 
Defensively, freshman goalkeeper Kaitlin Maxwell ended the match with four saves and improved to 2-3-0 on the season.
 
Scoring Summary

• 48:51 – Missouri State, Kayleigh Putnam (1) – received pass in the box, scored straight on from 15-yds out – Assisted by Brooke Prondzinski and Brooke Zimmerman
• 64:09 – Missouri State, Brooke Prondzinski (2) – scored off rebounded save

Coming Up Next
The Bears return to Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Sunday, Sept. 3 for a 1 p.m. contest against the Saint Louis Billikens. Live stats and a live stream will be available for the match. For all the latest information on the Missouri State women's soccer team, visit missouristatebears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter.