Oklahoma State University Athletics
Lopez Picks Up Pair Of Honors
September 06, 2011 | Cowgirl Soccer
Sept. 6, 2011
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the second time in her career, Oklahoma State's Krista Lopez has been named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and she also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week for the third time.
Lopez set a pair of OSU records last Sunday in leading the Cowgirls to a 7-0 win over Arkansas-Little Rock. The senior forward from Carrollton, Texas, recorded four goals against the Trojans to become the first Cowgirl in history to score four goals in a single game. Lopez broke the previous mark of three, which she held with nine other players. Lopez, who was the first Big 12 player to record four goals in a match since 2009, also set an OSU single-game record by collecting eight points. She took seven shots in the match, with five of those on goal.
Lopez notched the hat trick with three goals in the opening half against the Trojans, then added her record-setting fourth just over five minutes into the second half.
With the four goals, Lopez vaulted to the top of the Big 12 in goals this season with five. She also moved into a tie for sixth all time at OSU with 24 career goals and now ranks in the top 10 on the Cowgirls' career points list.
Lopez, who shares this week's Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors with Oklahoma's Caitlin Mooney, is the first Cowgirl to earn a weekly award from the conference this season, and she joins Melinda Mercado as OSU players who have been named to a TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week in 2011.
