Huskers Roll Over Missouri

Nebraska 4, Missouri 0

Friday October 3, Lincoln, Neb.

Corner Kicks: Nebraska 12, Missouri 1

Shots on Goal: Nebraska 9, Missouri 1

Fouls: Nebraska 10, Missouri 10

Goalie Saves: Nebraska 1 (Hornbacher 1), Missouri 5 (Adamec 3)

Notes: No. 10 Nebraska scored three goals in a 5:26 span to open the second half and cruised to a 4-0 victory over Missouri at the Abbott Sports Complex. The Huskers posted their fifth consecutive shutout and extended their home winning streak to 22 games. After playing through a scoreless first half, the Huskers came out of the locker room on the attack. Senior All-America midfielder Kari Uppinghouse opened the scoring with a header at the 47:00 mark off an assist on a corner kick from Jenny Benson. Benson put the Huskers up 2-0 at 49:55 on a header off an assist from Tanya Franck. Amy Walsh made it 3-0 with her goal at 52:26 off an assist from Benson. Junior Kim Engesser added Nebraska's final goal at 78:03 off an assist from Becky Hogan. It was Engesser's 11th goal of the season. All-America goalkeeper Rebecca Hornbacher recorded one save to help the Huskers extend their scoreless streak to 487:29.

Scoring by Periods 1 2 OT OT F Nebraska 0 4 -- -- 4 Kentucky 0 0 -- -- 0 Attendance: 828