Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Prepare For Key Conference Matches
September 29, 1999 | Cowgirl Soccer
Sept. 29, 1999
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State will open the month of October with a pair of home contests against LSU and Colorado this weekend. The Cowgirls will face the Tigers Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Corral before taking on Big 12 foe Colorado on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. These two games begin a stretch of six home contests in eight games.
Last Week for OSU: The Cowgirls (2-8, 1-2 Big 12) ended the month of September the way they opened it, with a win. OSU lost to Denver 2-0 last Friday before rebounding to defeat Oklahoma 1-0 on Tuesday in Norman (OSU opened September with a 5-0 win over South Alabama). Andrea Larsen scored the lone goal in the Bedlam match off a ricocheted shot by Andi Lute which had hit the crossbar. The Cowgirls moved to 4-0 all-time in the series and snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
About LSU: LSU is 4-7 on the year after falling to South Carolina 8-1 last Sunday. The Tigers have dropped four straight contests heading into Friday's contest and are coming off an 8-11-2 season in 1998. Freshman Leigh McGovern leads the squad with four goals and an assist in 11 games this year. Head coach Greg Boggs is in his third year at LSU and has posted a 12-36-2 ledger in that span. Friday's match will be the first meeting in soccer between the two schools.
About Colorado: Colorado is 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 conference entering a Wednesday afternoon match against Denver University. The Buffaloes are led in scoring by junior Melissa Cartmell's six goals and two assists (14 points). Austin Daniels is 24-37-4 in three seasons as the skipper of the women's soccer program at Colorado and led the Buffs to a 5-12-3 mark in 1998. The series between OSU and CU is deadlocked at 1-1-1 after a 1-1 tie last season in Boulder.
Cowgirl Notes: Goalkeepers Laurel Catlett-King and Katharine Doud have split time in goal in all 10 games this season and recorded their second shared shutout of the season against Oklahoma ... OSU will play seven straight conference games beginning with Colorado on Sunday ... Fans at Friday's home game can sign up for a Michelle Akers autograph giveaway and will get "Y2K Survival Kits" while supplies last (Sunday fans will get mini-soccer balls while supplies last) ... Andrea Larsen's goal against OU pushed her past Andi Lute (six points) as the team's leading scorer with seven points this season ... Freshman Heather Barnes celebrates her 19th birthday on Sept. 30 ... OSU has never lost three consecutive games at the OSU Soccer Complex ... OSU is 2-1 all-time against SEC schools and 3-0 versus teams from Louisiana ... Colorado assistant coach Dang Pibulvech is a familiar face to the Big 12, he was the head coach at Texas the last five seasons ... If the season ended today the Cowgirls would advance into the Big 12 tournament as the eighth seed with a 1-2 conference mark ... Junior defender Mercy Morrical was named a finalist for the Bank of America Big 12 Community Champion Award last week and was recognized for her work with various community and youth service organizations.
