Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
5-9-6, 3-2-4
#1 Drake
13-3-3, 7-0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray St. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11/12/2026 9:42:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DES MOINES, Iowa - Murray State's season ended Thursday night at Mediacom Stadium with a 1-0 loss to Drake in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Championship, the Racers' first defeat in nine matches.
The fifth-seeded Racers (5-9-6) pressed the regular-season champions (13-3-3) for the full 90 and took six of their nine shots after halftime, but ultimately couldn't find the net. Addison Howell led Murray State with three attempts and two on target, and Gabby Ramdeen tested the Drake goalkeeper in the 64th minute.
Isa De Santos Gomez made four saves in her fifth start of the 2026 season, recording two in each half. Drake's goal, the only one scored in the match, came just two minutes before the break.
Murray State had reached the semifinals by winning 1-0 at Indiana State on Sunday, a result that captured the second half of the season for MSU. The Racers took two shots in that match, scored on one of them and watched De Santos Gomez make eight saves.
That win was the eighth match of an unbeaten run that began on Oct. 4 and did not end until Thursday. Murray State had not lost since Sept. 26.
Murray State's season was a story of two halves. The Racers completed the first half of the season with a 1-7-2 record. In the 10 matches that followed they went 4-2-4, scored 13 goals, conceded eight and earned a place in the conference tournament, finishing 3-2-4 in Missouri Valley play with 13 points after opening the league schedule with two defeats. Sixteen of their 20 goals came in the second half, and so, in a sense, did the season.
There was plenty worth keeping. Junior forward Breece Bass was named to the All-MVC First Team after leading Murray State with six goals, 15 points, 49 shots and three game-winners. Freshman Kate Hardy earned a place on the All-Freshman Team after 10 starts. The program won the conference's Fair Play Award, having drawn the fewest yellow cards in the Missouri Valley and committed the fewest offsides
De Santos Gomez, who had not started a match all season before Oct. 25, started the last five and won a conference tournament match on the road. Addison Howell scored three times in the final month, including the quarterfinal winner. Sami Wilson scored the first goal of her career at Evansville on Nov. 1, in her 72nd appearance.
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Trelyn White (3)
Assisted By: Angela Gutierrez , Kylie Binger
GOAL by DRAKE White, Trelyn Assist by Gutierrez, Angela and Binger, Kylie.
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