Mizzou Soccer Faces LSU to Close Regular Season

Missouri needs a win over LSU Sunday to keep its SEC Tournament hopes alive, with a Florida loss to Georgia potentially lifting it to the No. 11 seed.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Soccer

Mizzou Soccer Faces LSU to Close Regular Season

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Mizzou soccer, seeded 13th in the Southeastern Conference at 5-9-2 overall and 2-9-1 in conference play, hosts LSU at noon Sunday, Nov. 2, at Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium in its regular-season finale. A win would hold LSU at nine points and move Mizzou to at least 12th, the final qualifying spot for the SEC Tournament.

Why it matters

Mizzou is one match away from its first postseason appearance since 2020, so the finale decides whether the season extends beyond the regular season. The result depends on both the Tigers' own match and results elsewhere in the conference standings.

Morse and Adams are tied for the team lead with four goals each, and combined for two goals and five assists in Mizzou's two SEC wins in October. LSU played to a 0-0 draw against Mississippi State on Sunday, and its 1.4 goals per game against conference opponents is the figure Mizzou's attack must contend with.

The players

Mizzou Soccer

The University of Missouri women's soccer program, competing in the Southeastern Conference and based in Columbia, Missouri.

LSU Soccer

The Louisiana State University women's soccer program, competing in the Southeastern Conference and currently holding the final SEC Tournament qualifying spot.

The details

Mizzou won two of its past three matches, including two SEC wins in October, and recorded its biggest conference comeback since 2016 against Texas A&M on Oct. 22. A loss or draw to LSU would end the Tigers' season.

Oct. 22: Mizzou beat Texas A&M in its biggest SEC comeback since 2016.
Sunday, Nov. 2: Mizzou faces LSU at noon in the regular-season finale.

Season Trajectory

Mizzou's last postseason appearance came in 2020, so a win Sunday would end a multi-year drought and mark the program's first tournament return since then. The SEC Tournament's top-12 cutoff means the Tigers' fate rests on both their own result and how Florida and LSU fare in the same round.

A Mizzou win would send LSU to nine points and push the Tigers to 10 points, guaranteeing at least a 12th seed and a spot in the SEC Tournament. A loss or draw would eliminate Mizzou from postseason contention for the season.

The takeaway

Mizzou's finale is a one-match season: a single win Sunday keeps the postseason alive, while anything less ends it.

What happens next

Florida plays Georgia on Sunday, and that result will determine whether Mizzou can climb to the No. 11 seed; the Tigers' own match against LSU kicks off at noon the same day.