<p><strong>OXFORD, Miss. &ndash;</strong><strong> </strong>Junior forward <strong>Maddie Gebauer</strong> (Cedar Hill, Mo./St. Joseph&rsquo;s) tallied her first career goal to stake Saint Louis to a 1-0 lead, but Mississippi registered three unanswered goals and defeated the Billikens 3-1 Friday night at Ole Miss Soccer Stadium.</p> <p>Sophomore forward <strong>Lindsay Elking</strong> (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline) picked up her first career assist on Gebauer&rsquo;s goal, which put the Billikens on top at the 23:49 mark. Elking sent a cross to Gebauer, who knocked in a shot from close range.</p> <p>SLU took the 1-0 advantage to the locker room and remained in front until Maddie Cunningham, assisted by Sara Coleman and Rafaelle Souza, netted the equalizer at 59:16.</p> <p>Mandy McCalla (Erin Emerson) scored the game winner at 81:33, and Souza (unassisted) tacked on an insurance goal at 86:54.</p> <p>&ldquo;The girls played really well in the first half, but give Ole Miss credit for coming out really strong in the second half,&rdquo; head coach <strong>Kat Mertz</strong> said. &ldquo;They put us under a lot of pressure, and we gave up those two late goals.</p> <p>&ldquo;But we grew a lot as a team tonight,&rdquo; Mertz said. &ldquo;We certainly have some positive things to take out of this game, certain players played extremely well. We have to find a way to put 90 minutes together. The first half was great, we just have to learn how to finish.</p> <p>&ldquo;We have some work to do, but we&rsquo;re prepared to do it. We&rsquo;re looking forward to playing SEMO on Sunday.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Billikens take on Southeast Missouri State Sunday in Cape Girardeau. Game time is 6:30 p.m.<strong></strong></p>