Rockhurst scored a late goal to defeat Missouri-St. Louis, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Bourke Field.

It was a defensive battle until the Hawks broke through in the 81st minute when Stephanie Ostrander headed home a perfect right cross from Elle Guttmann, set up by a pass from Meghan Schmidt.
 
Rockhurst outshot UMSL, 9-8. Ostrander had a team-high three shots. Hannah Lauer and Mary Koeller added two shots apiece.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Megan Meyers posted a clean sheet, including seven saves for the Hawks.
 
Rockhurst improves to 4-3-1 (3-1 GLVC) with the win.

The Hawks are back in action Friday afternoon (Sept. 28) at Maryville. That starts a stretch of four away matches.

When the Hawks hit the road, you can follow the action with live stats on www.rockhursthawks.com and live video streams at glvcsn.com and the GLVCSN app. The Hawks return home Friday, Oct. 12 for a showdown with the Lewis Flyers.