(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 1)- The No. 7 McKendree University women's soccer team had its American Midwest Conference regular season winning streak snapped at 47 games on Friday night by Missouri Baptist University, 3-2, at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex.

The Bearcats, 10-1-1 overall (5-1 AMC), will host Hannibal-LaGrange College at 6 p.m. on October 5th at Leemon Field for an American Midwest Conference contest.

McKendree wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the game and had a 1-0 lead after 15 seconds on a goal by junior forward Sulyn Keomanivane (Granite City, Ill., Granite City) unassisted. The Bearcats led 1-0 at the half, but Missouri Baptist rallied to score three unanswered goals in the 2nd half to take a 3-1 lead. A goal by sophomore forward Carlee Luehmann (Granite City, Ill., Granite City) off an assist by senior midfielder Ashley Varns (Chatham, Ill., Glenwood) closed the gap to 3-2 with five minutes remaining, but the Bearcats failed to score and lost their first game of the season.

Senior goalkeeper Liz Yanko (St. Louis, Mo., Rosati-Kain) fell to 10-1-1 overall this season and had four saves in the loss.