Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Hosting Big 12 Showdowns This Weekend
October 08, 2008 | Cowgirl Soccer
#12 Oklahoma State (10-1-1, 1-1-1)
vs. Kansas (8-4-0, 2-2-0)
Friday, Oct. 10 • 7 p.m.
Cowgirl Soccer Complex (1,450)
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vs. #16 Missouri (8-3-0, 3-1-0)
Sunday, Oct. 12 • 1 p.m.
Cowgirl Soccer Complex (1,450)
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 10-1-1 on the season, and the Cowgirls' 1-1-1 mark in Big 12 Conference play puts them in a tie for sixth place in the league standings. OSU will host a pair of Big 12 matches this weekend at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex, taking on Kansas Friday night before battling Missouri in a Sunday afternoon matchup of Top 25 teams.
OSU is 4-7-3 all-time against Kansas, while the Cowgirls own a 4-8-1 mark against Mizzou.
The Cowgirls have outscored their opponents by a 45-10 margin this season, and they lead the Big 12 in six offensive categories. OSU's .875 winning percentage is tied for 10th-best in the country.
Kansas
Kansas is 8-4-0 on the season, including an 2-2-0 mark in Big 12 play. Last season, OSU earned a 2-2 tie against the Jayhawks in Lawrence before defeating KU, 3-0, in the opening round of the Big 12 Soccer Championship in San Antonio.
Players To Watch: MF Monica Dolinsky, F Emily Cressy, F Shannon McCabe
Missouri
Missouri enters the week 8-3-0 overall and in third place in the Big 12 standings with a 3-1-0 mark. OSU topped the fifth-ranked Tigers, 2-1, in overtime last season in Columbia.
Players To Watch: F Kristin Andrighetto, F Michelle Collins, GK Tasha Dittamore
In The Polls
OSU is ranked 12th by TopDrawerSoccer.com and Soccer Buzz, 13th in the NSCAA/adidas poll, 14th by Soccer Times.com and 21st by Soccer America.
Missouri is ranked 16th by TopDrawerSoccer.com, 22nd by Soccer America and 25th by SoccerTimes.com.
Kansas is not ranked.
On The Air & The Web
Both of OSU's games this weekend will be carried live by Stillwater Radio, with Friday's game airing on KGFY 105.5 FM and Sunday's match on KSPI 780 AM. Bill Van Ness will call the action. The radio broadcasts can also be accessed via the internet at www.okstate.com (link is available under Audio Webcast). Fans will also be able to follow the game via live stats by logging on to the OSU Athletics website: www.okstate.com (link is available by clicking on the icon on schedule/results page).
Higher And Higher
OSU is coming off the two best seasons in the program's 13-year history, and optimism abounds for an even better showing in 2008.
In 2006, the Cowgirls finished 17-3-3, setting a school record for wins. With an 8-1-1 mark, they finished second in the Big 12 Conference standings, also a program best. And after advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in its history, OSU won its first-ever NCAA tourney game, beating UNC-Greensboro before barely missing advancing to the Sweet 16 when they lost on penalty kicks to Clemson.
The Cowgirls followed the record-setting '06 season with a 14-6-3 mark in 2007 that saw them again advance to the second round of the NCAA tourney. Along the way, they knocked off four teams ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
OSU returned nine starters from last season, including their top three scorers and the core of one of the Big 12's top defensive units.
Becoming A Trend
For the second-straight season, Oklahoma State was nationally ranked in the preseason polls, earning a spot as high as No. 19 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. With their 10-1-1 start, they have since climbed as high as 10th in the national polls and are currently ranked as high as No. 12.
Along with being nationally ranked, OSU was picked by the Big 12 Conference's head coaches to finish fourth in the league race.
In 2007, the Cowgirls began and finished the season in the national rankings, the first time that has happened in OSU soccer history. The Cowgirls ended the season ranked as high as 17th.
The '07 season came on the heels of a 2006 campaign that saw OSU achieve its highest national ranking ever — No. 7 — and earn a spot in the final national polls for the first time in the program's history.
Doing It With Defense
One of the biggest reasons for OSU's success the last few seasons are defenses that have been among the best in the Big 12 Conference.
Through 12 games in 2008, OSU has allowed just 10 goals and recorded four shutouts. The Cowgirls rank third in the Big 12 in goals allowed and fourth in goals against average (0.68).
The Cowgirls tied a school record with 12 shutouts in '06, and that total also tied OSU for the most blankings by a Big 12 team. Opponents attempted just 255 shots against the Cowgirls and only 16 of those found the back of the net. OSU ranked first in the league in goals allowed, and the Cowgirls' 0.66 goals against average was also tops in the conference.
In '07, the Cowgirls continued to frustrate opponents with veteran defenders Jessica Jarrell and Bridget Miller and goalie Erin Stigler leading the way.
OSU recorded 10 shutouts on the 2007 season, which once again tied for the most in the Big 12, and the Cowgirls ranked among the conference's best in goals allowed (20), goals-against average (0.84) and save percentage (82.1).
That's Offensive
While OSU has established its defense as a strength, it certainly does not overshadow the Cowgirls' offensive attack.
OSU leads the nation in scoring offense at 3.75 goals per game, and it leads the Big 12 in nearly every offensive category, including goals (45), assists (34) and points (124).
OSU has already surpassed its goal total of last season, and the Cowgirls are averaging a Big 12-leading 23.25 shots per game.
Five Cowgirls have collected at least 10 points during the 2008 season, with Kasey Langdon's Big 12-best 25 leading the way. Yolanda Odenyo leads OSU and the Big 12 with 10 goals, while Langdon also leads the league with 11 assists.
In 2006, the Cowgirls' 39 assists was the third-highest total in school history, while their 46 goals tied for fourth. OSU also racked up 131 points, which tied for the third-best output in program history.
OSU ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring in 2006 at just under 5.7 points per game, as well as third in goals (46) and assists (38).
Rare Company
Several Cowgirls have achieved notable feats this season, including:
• Yolanda Odenyo is just the sixth OSU player to collect 10 goals in a season and the first since 2005. It is just the seventh time in Cowgirl soccer history the team has had a double-digit goal scorer in a season.
• Odenyo set a school record earlier this season by scoring goals in seven-straight games (Oral Roberts-McNeese State).
• Kasey Langdon is only the second Cowgirl (along with Nikki Wojtowicz) to record 10 or more assists in a single season.
• Langdon is also the fifth OSU player to have a three-assist game. She has reached that feat twice this season (vs. Xavier and McNeese State) and is one of only two Cowgirls to have multiple three-assist games in a career.
• Siera Strawser became the ninth player in OSU history to earn a hat trick with her three-goal performance against Xavier.
Records Are Made To Be Broken
While several Cowgirls are climbing up the OSU single-season and career records lists (charts on pages 5 & 7 of this release), there are also several team records that are within reach in 2008. Among them:
• OSU's 45 goals ranks sixth on the single-season list. The Cowgirls' record for goals in a season is 62 (2003).
• The Cowgirls have recorded 35 assists on the season, which is currently the seventh-best single-season total in school history. The record is 60, set in 2003.
• OSU's 125 points is four shy of equalling the fifth-highest single-season total in program history. The record for points in a season is 184, which was also set by the 2003 squad.
vs. Kansas (8-4-0, 2-2-0)
Friday, Oct. 10 • 7 p.m.
Cowgirl Soccer Complex (1,450)
• • •
vs. #16 Missouri (8-3-0, 3-1-0)
Sunday, Oct. 12 • 1 p.m.
Cowgirl Soccer Complex (1,450)
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 10-1-1 on the season, and the Cowgirls' 1-1-1 mark in Big 12 Conference play puts them in a tie for sixth place in the league standings. OSU will host a pair of Big 12 matches this weekend at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex, taking on Kansas Friday night before battling Missouri in a Sunday afternoon matchup of Top 25 teams.
OSU is 4-7-3 all-time against Kansas, while the Cowgirls own a 4-8-1 mark against Mizzou.
The Cowgirls have outscored their opponents by a 45-10 margin this season, and they lead the Big 12 in six offensive categories. OSU's .875 winning percentage is tied for 10th-best in the country.
Kansas
Kansas is 8-4-0 on the season, including an 2-2-0 mark in Big 12 play. Last season, OSU earned a 2-2 tie against the Jayhawks in Lawrence before defeating KU, 3-0, in the opening round of the Big 12 Soccer Championship in San Antonio.
Players To Watch: MF Monica Dolinsky, F Emily Cressy, F Shannon McCabe
Missouri
Missouri enters the week 8-3-0 overall and in third place in the Big 12 standings with a 3-1-0 mark. OSU topped the fifth-ranked Tigers, 2-1, in overtime last season in Columbia.
Players To Watch: F Kristin Andrighetto, F Michelle Collins, GK Tasha Dittamore
In The Polls
OSU is ranked 12th by TopDrawerSoccer.com and Soccer Buzz, 13th in the NSCAA/adidas poll, 14th by Soccer Times.com and 21st by Soccer America.
Missouri is ranked 16th by TopDrawerSoccer.com, 22nd by Soccer America and 25th by SoccerTimes.com.
Kansas is not ranked.
On The Air & The Web
Both of OSU's games this weekend will be carried live by Stillwater Radio, with Friday's game airing on KGFY 105.5 FM and Sunday's match on KSPI 780 AM. Bill Van Ness will call the action. The radio broadcasts can also be accessed via the internet at www.okstate.com (link is available under Audio Webcast). Fans will also be able to follow the game via live stats by logging on to the OSU Athletics website: www.okstate.com (link is available by clicking on the icon on schedule/results page).
Higher And Higher
OSU is coming off the two best seasons in the program's 13-year history, and optimism abounds for an even better showing in 2008.
In 2006, the Cowgirls finished 17-3-3, setting a school record for wins. With an 8-1-1 mark, they finished second in the Big 12 Conference standings, also a program best. And after advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in its history, OSU won its first-ever NCAA tourney game, beating UNC-Greensboro before barely missing advancing to the Sweet 16 when they lost on penalty kicks to Clemson.
The Cowgirls followed the record-setting '06 season with a 14-6-3 mark in 2007 that saw them again advance to the second round of the NCAA tourney. Along the way, they knocked off four teams ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
OSU returned nine starters from last season, including their top three scorers and the core of one of the Big 12's top defensive units.
Becoming A Trend
For the second-straight season, Oklahoma State was nationally ranked in the preseason polls, earning a spot as high as No. 19 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. With their 10-1-1 start, they have since climbed as high as 10th in the national polls and are currently ranked as high as No. 12.
Along with being nationally ranked, OSU was picked by the Big 12 Conference's head coaches to finish fourth in the league race.
In 2007, the Cowgirls began and finished the season in the national rankings, the first time that has happened in OSU soccer history. The Cowgirls ended the season ranked as high as 17th.
The '07 season came on the heels of a 2006 campaign that saw OSU achieve its highest national ranking ever — No. 7 — and earn a spot in the final national polls for the first time in the program's history.
Doing It With Defense
One of the biggest reasons for OSU's success the last few seasons are defenses that have been among the best in the Big 12 Conference.
Through 12 games in 2008, OSU has allowed just 10 goals and recorded four shutouts. The Cowgirls rank third in the Big 12 in goals allowed and fourth in goals against average (0.68).
The Cowgirls tied a school record with 12 shutouts in '06, and that total also tied OSU for the most blankings by a Big 12 team. Opponents attempted just 255 shots against the Cowgirls and only 16 of those found the back of the net. OSU ranked first in the league in goals allowed, and the Cowgirls' 0.66 goals against average was also tops in the conference.
In '07, the Cowgirls continued to frustrate opponents with veteran defenders Jessica Jarrell and Bridget Miller and goalie Erin Stigler leading the way.
OSU recorded 10 shutouts on the 2007 season, which once again tied for the most in the Big 12, and the Cowgirls ranked among the conference's best in goals allowed (20), goals-against average (0.84) and save percentage (82.1).
That's Offensive
While OSU has established its defense as a strength, it certainly does not overshadow the Cowgirls' offensive attack.
OSU leads the nation in scoring offense at 3.75 goals per game, and it leads the Big 12 in nearly every offensive category, including goals (45), assists (34) and points (124).
OSU has already surpassed its goal total of last season, and the Cowgirls are averaging a Big 12-leading 23.25 shots per game.
Five Cowgirls have collected at least 10 points during the 2008 season, with Kasey Langdon's Big 12-best 25 leading the way. Yolanda Odenyo leads OSU and the Big 12 with 10 goals, while Langdon also leads the league with 11 assists.
In 2006, the Cowgirls' 39 assists was the third-highest total in school history, while their 46 goals tied for fourth. OSU also racked up 131 points, which tied for the third-best output in program history.
OSU ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring in 2006 at just under 5.7 points per game, as well as third in goals (46) and assists (38).
Rare Company
Several Cowgirls have achieved notable feats this season, including:
• Yolanda Odenyo is just the sixth OSU player to collect 10 goals in a season and the first since 2005. It is just the seventh time in Cowgirl soccer history the team has had a double-digit goal scorer in a season.
• Odenyo set a school record earlier this season by scoring goals in seven-straight games (Oral Roberts-McNeese State).
• Kasey Langdon is only the second Cowgirl (along with Nikki Wojtowicz) to record 10 or more assists in a single season.
• Langdon is also the fifth OSU player to have a three-assist game. She has reached that feat twice this season (vs. Xavier and McNeese State) and is one of only two Cowgirls to have multiple three-assist games in a career.
• Siera Strawser became the ninth player in OSU history to earn a hat trick with her three-goal performance against Xavier.
Records Are Made To Be Broken
While several Cowgirls are climbing up the OSU single-season and career records lists (charts on pages 5 & 7 of this release), there are also several team records that are within reach in 2008. Among them:
• OSU's 45 goals ranks sixth on the single-season list. The Cowgirls' record for goals in a season is 62 (2003).
• The Cowgirls have recorded 35 assists on the season, which is currently the seventh-best single-season total in school history. The record is 60, set in 2003.
• OSU's 125 points is four shy of equalling the fifth-highest single-season total in program history. The record for points in a season is 184, which was also set by the 2003 squad.
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