Southeast Missouri State soccer team blanks JSU

The first collegiate goal for Southeast Missouri State freshman Lauren Kaempfe proved to be the only goal of Sunday's game as the Redhawks defeated visiting Jacksonville State 1-0 in Ohio Valley Conference soccer action at Houck Stadium.

Kaempfe, who scored 40 goals during her career at Columbia (Illinois) High School, took advantage of a misplay by the Gamecocks in the their own end in the opening five minutes of the contest.

Kaempfe scored unassisted after the ball bounced right in front of her as a JSU player's clearing attempt deflected off a teammate. After gaining possession, the Redhawks forward dribbled in and fired a shot past JSU goalkeeper Caroline Robinson, who had come out from the goal on the play.

The shot was only one of two on target the entire game for the Redhawks, who held a 9-7 advantage in shots and took the game's only four corner kicks.

Southeast sophomore goalkeeper Kindra Lierz made three saves in recording her 13th career shutout.

The win came on the heels of the Redhawks' double-overtime game on Friday night, when they played visiting Belmont to a 1-1 stalemate.

Southeast Missouri State's Jennifer Antonacci works the ball around Jacksonville State's Justine Panchuk during the second half Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Houck Stadium. (Fred Lynch)

Southeast Missouri State's Christina Rohde attempts a shot between Maddy Cornell, left, and Jacksonville State's Kelsey Bright and Justine Panchuk during the second half Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Houck Stadium. (Fred Lynch)

"I couldn't be happier with our overall effort for this whole weekend, and to come out with four points against two quality opponents is a huge credit to our team and how focused they are at this point in the season," Southeast coach Heather Nelson said in a news release.

The Redhawks improved to 8-5-3 overall and 3-2-2 in the OVC. JSU fell to 7-8-1 and 4-3-1.

Southeast returns to action at 6 p.m. Thursday when it travels to Morehead, Kentucky, to face Morehead State in conference play.