Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Soccer Heads To Lonestar State
September 29, 2004 | Cowgirl Soccer
Oklahoma State hits the road for its first conference road swing of the year this weekend. The Cowgirls will face a pair of tough opponents, traveling to ninth-ranked Texas A&M for an 8 p.m. contest on Friday and wrapping up the weekend against Texas at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Live stats will be available for both games on www. okstate.com. Texas A&M leads the overall series with the Cowgirls 8-0-1. The Cowgirls and Aggies battled to a scoreless tie last year in Stillwater. OSU posted a pair of wins against Texas in 2003, but trails the Longhorns in the all-time series 6-2-0. The Cowgirls won the regular-season meeting 3-1 in Stillwater and posted a 1-0 shutout in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
Head Coach Karen Hancock
Karen Hancock is in her ninth season at Oklahoma State and 11th season overall. Hancock built OSU's program from scratch in 1996 and the hard work paid off when the 2003 Cowgirls won the Big 12 Tournament and earned a first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Hancock reached a coaching milestone last Friday against Louisiana-Lafayette, picking up her 100th career win.
Scouting Texas A&M
The Aggies shut out Baylor and Texas Tech last week to remain undefeated in conference play. A&M is 8-3-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the Big 12. The Aggies are 5-2-0 at home with both losses coming against a pair of top 15 teams. Ashlee Pistorius leads the team and is second in the conference with 19 points off nine goals and one assist. Kati Jo Spisak anchors the Aggies in goal with a 1.15 goals-against average and 25 saves.
Scouting Texas
Texs played a pair of overtime games last weekend, defeating Texas Tech, 3-2, in double OT and losing a hard-fought battle against Baylor, 2-1. The Longhorns are 5-4-0 overall and 1-2-0 in league play. After opening the season with a loss against Clemson, the Longhorns have won four straight at home. Texas is led by Kelly Wilson with 20 points off seven goals and six assists. Dana Hall has logged over 800 minutes in goal with a 1.57 goals-against average and 20 saves.
Looking Ahead
Oklahoma State travels to Texas Tech and Baylor for its second straight week on the road in conference play. The Cowgirls take on Texas Tech at 7 p.m. on Friday and Baylor at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Cowgirls On The Web
For the latest information on 2004 Cowgirl Soccer visit the official web site of Oklahoma State Athletics at www.okstate.com.
Cowgirls On The Radio
Oklahoma State will have five home games plus the OU game at Norman and all postseason contests broadcast live on Stillwater Radio. All games will air on KGFY 105.5 FM with pregame beginning 15 minutes prior to game time. Bill VanNess will handle play-by-play duties and Amy Weeks will provide color analysis.
