Kansas City, Mo. – Missouri S&T's women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to Rockhurst at Bourke Field in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday afternoon.

The Hawks (6-4, 4-3 GLVC) opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Lauren Merlo scored on a shot from yards out that went across the goal mouth and snuck inside the left post for her first of the season. Merlo added her second goal in the 19^th minute when Rylee Hanes (Ladera Ranch, Calif./San Juan Hills) couldn't hang onto the shot and it snuck through her legs.

Cate Sommerhoff added to the Rockhurst lead heading in a goal in the 33^rd minute of a cross from the left side. Kaley Nieters added the final tally on a penalty kick in the 57^th minute.

Carli Tastad (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) tried to score off a header attempt in the 64^th minute but her shot went wide to the right. Mikaela Mockenhaupt (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) had another opportunity a couple of minutes later but missed wide. Madison Morris (Tulsa, Okla./Edison) nearly scored on a header attempt in the 68^th minute that was saved by the keeper.

The Lady Miners got on the board in the 78^th minute on Chayse Richardson (Collinsville, IL/Collinsville)'s first goal of the season. Taylor Vollmer (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) threw the ball in and Julia Crets (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North) played the ball across the top of the box to Richardson who chipped it in over the keeper's head from 18 yards out.

S&T had another chance in the 81^st minute that Morris hit over the goal and then Tastad missed a shot wide in the 81^st minute. Mockenhaupt had another opportunity in the 83^rd minute that was saved.

The Hawks finished the game outshooting the Lady Miners 14-12 and 8-4 in shots on goal. Tastad led S&T with three shots while Mockenhaupt, Morris, Richardson and Riley Cronin (Albuquerque, N. M./Sandia Prep) had two shots apiece.

The Lady Miners (0-10, 0-8 GLVC) return home to begin a three-match homestand on Friday when they take on Drury at 5 p.m.