Cowgirls Knocked Out Of Big 12 Championship

Wednesday, November 2

Kansas City, Mo.

8:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

9-8-3, 3-4-1Big 12

Baylor

12-6-1, 4-3-1Big 12

Oklahoma State

Baylor

November 03, 2016 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma State bowed out of the Big 12 Soccer Championship Wednesday night as No. 3-seed Baylor handed the sixth-seeded Cowgirls a 1-0 loss at Swope Soccer Village.

A penalty kick goal in the 21^st minute was the difference as OSU fell to 9-8-3 on the season. Baylor improved to 12-6-1 and moved into the tourney semifinals.

Following a weather delay that resulted in the game kicking off two hours late, OSU fell behind at the 20:37 mark of the opening half. After a Baylor attacker was taken down in the box by a Cowgirl defender, the Bears were awarded a penalty kick. Aline De Lima stepped up and buried the attempt, with her fourth goal of the season giving BU a 1-0 advantage.

OSU was limited offensively prior to intermission, managing just two shots, one of those a left-footed blast by Marlo Zoller in the 10^th minute that was saved by BU goalie Sara Martinson.

The second half saw the Cowgirls ramp up the attack in an attempt to record the equalizer, recording six shots, five of those on goal, and owning a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks.

One of those corner kicks nearly resulted in OSU finding the back of the net when Anna Beffer delivered a ball into the box that Christina Jean-Charles headed toward the near post. But Martinson tipped the ball up and then snagged it out of the air before it crossed the line to keep the shutout intact.

Michela Ongaro kept OSU in it over the final 45 minutes as the Cowgirls' goalie racked up five saves on seven Baylor shots, including several of the highlight-reel variety.