Cowgirls' Streak Ends With Loss

Friday, October 25

Waco, Texas

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

Baylor

October 25, 2013 | Cowgirl Soccer

Oct. 25, 2013

Final Stats

WACO, Texas – Oklahoma State's five-game unbeaten streak came to an end Friday night as Baylor knocked off the Cowgirls, 1-0, at Betty Lou Mays Field.

With the loss, the Cowgirls fall to 6-4-6 overall and into seventh place in the Big 12 Conference standings at 1-2-3. Baylor snapped a six-match winless streak and improved to 9-5-3 and 2-4-1 in the league.

“It was the same old story for us,” said OSU head coach Colin Carmichael. “A tight game, and it was a poor first half performance by us – (Baylor was) the better team. We competed hard but didn't play well at all. In the second half, we were the better team, and we created the best chances.

“We really deserved something out of the game, but having said that, you've got to play a full 90 minutes, you can't just play for 45. Unfortunately it was a lot of hard work and effort, but ultimately we came up short because we didn't put a full game together.”

BU scored the game's lone goal just 3:06 in. After a free kick from just inside midfield was sent into the box, a pair of OSU defenders jumped to try and head the ball away. However, the header ricocheted off one of the Cowgirls right to the Bears' Ashley York, who delivered a shot from eight-yards out for her fifth goal of the season.

OSU managed just three shots in the opening half, with two of those were on goal. The Cowgirls' best scoring opportunity came on a Kristen Kelley shot from 22-yards out in the 25^th minute, but a diving save by BU goalie Michelle Kloss kept the visitors off the scoreboard.

In the second half, OSU's attack created five shots but once again failed to find the back of the net. The Cowgirls had a pair of opportunities during a short period early in the second half, but a blast from Krissi Killion was blocked by a BU defender before Delaney Kiely's header following the subsequent corner kick went wide of the mark.

Kloss tallied two more saves in the final 10:05, stopping a header by Natalie Calhoun and a left-footed attempt by Miriam Rhinehart in the 87^th minute to preserve the shutout.

The Bears finished with a 10-8 shots advantage, while OSU had a 5-0 edge on corner kicks.

OSU returns to action Sunday with its final regular-season home match of the season when the Cowgirls take on Kansas at noon.

“It's a must win – we have to beat Kansas at home, otherwise we might not qualify for the Big 12 Tournament,” Carmichael said. “We don't want to have to go to Ames (vs. Iowa State on Nov. 1) having to win just to get to the Big 12 Tournament. We will rest up and get ready for a huge game against Kansas.”