Rolla, Mo. – The Missouri S&T Lady Miners dug themselves an early into its season opener against Lindenwood on Tuesday but a valiant comeback effort game up a goal short in a 4-3 loss.

Lindenwood (3-0) scored the first goal of the game in the sixth minute. Becky Roberts served a corner kick into the box to Kat Roe. Roe took a shot that was deflected and fell to Taylor Wade who put it into an open net for her first of the season. The Lions struck again in the 10^th minute as Roe knocked in a free kick from 20 yards out that deflected off of Karen Nightingale (Ellisville, Mo./Marquette)'s hands for her second of the season.

Lindenwood wasn't done as Roberts hammered home a shot from 25 yards out just nine minutes later for her third of the season.

The Lady Miners got a goal back in the 36^th minute off a free kick. Anna Fink (Fulton, Mo./Fulton) served a ball into the box that Julia Crets (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North) was able to get a head on and send it across the box inside the left post for her first collegiate goal. S&T had another chance in the final minute of the half but Mikaela Mockenhaupt (Oswego, Ill./Oswego)'s shot was saved by the keeper.

The Lions finished the first half with a 9-5 edge in shots but the shots on goal were even at 2-2. Each side attempted three corner kicks.

S&T had a couple of chances early in the second half but weren't able to find the back of the net again until the 71^st minute. After a foul Lindenwood, Fink lined up along the left sideline and hit a free kick from 35 yards out that went over the keeper's head and inside the far post for her first collegiate goal.

Lindenwood extended its lead in the 76^th minute taking advantage of a Lady Miner miscue. Morgan Sikora (Highland, Ill./Highland) tracked down a long ball and tried to play it back to Nightingale but the ball got past her and Roberts was there to put it into an empty net.

S&T got that goal back with just over a minute to go in the game. Crets won the ball and sent a pass cross field to Mockenhaupt who beat a defender and blasted a shot past the keeper for her first of the year.

The Lady Miners had one more chance getting a corner kick with 0:27 left but was unable to score the equalizer.

S&T outshot the Lions 6-5 in the second half but were outshot for the game 14-11. The Lady Miners did have the edge in shots on goal at 6-5 and in corner kicks 7-6.

S&T continues its homestand on Friday night when it opens Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Saint Joseph's College beginning at 5 p.m.