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| Morgan Lockowitz |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Morgan Lockowitz came to UMR with a history of scoring goals -- and her arrival in the scoring column Sunday led the Lady Miners on their way to their third straight victory.
After spotting Upper Iowa two early goals, Lockowitz scored twice in a span of 2:04 early in the second half to tie the game and the Lady Miners added two more goals to post a 4-2 victory over Upper Iowa for their second straight win in the Drury Invitational.
The four goals were the most the Lady Miners have scored in a game since Oct. 22, 2004 when they beat Northwest Missouri State 5-0 and could not have come at a more opportune time with conference play right around the corner.
Upper Iowa took the early lead on goals by Jennifer Lee at the 8:04 mark and Lauren Smith at 9:28, both on plays right in front of the UMR net. The Peacocks held onto that 2-0 advantage for the balance of the half even though UMR outshot them 9-4.
Lockowitz, who scored 31 times as a high school senior at Wesclin High School in Illinois, got her first collegiate goal 5:35 into the second half when she scored from right in front of the net off a pass from Brooke Ryan. Lockowitz then tied the score just over two minutes later on another unassisted tally.
At 67:43 mark, Lockowitz got in on the scoring again, only this time it was to assist on what turned out to be the decisive goal. Her pass to Janine Einhellig in front of the goal was put home by the UMR junior to give the Lady Miners their first lead of the afternoon.
Erin Rouse added an insurance goal for converting a penalty kick at the 78:34 mark for the final margin.
UMR outshot Upper Iowa 17-5 in the game, as the Peacocks got only one shot off in the final 45 minutes. Catherine Swift and Kelsey Kurilla split the goalkeeping duties and combined to make two saves.
The Lady Miners, 3-1 on the season, return home to open Great Lakes Valley Conference play Friday against Drury at 5 p.m.
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