Woodard’s Golden Goal Lifts Cowgirls In Austin

Friday, September 30

Austin, TX

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

6-5-2, 1-2-0Big 12

Texas

6-5-1, 0-2-1Big 12

OT 3

OT 4

Oklahoma State

Texas

Haley Woodard

September 30, 2016 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State knocked off Texas, 2-1, in double overtime Friday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium as Haley Woodard's golden goal in the 104^th minute gave the Cowgirls their first Big 12 Conference win of the season.

The win was OSU's first in five overtime matches this season as the Cowgirls improved to 6-5-2 overall and 1-2-0 in conference play. UT is now 6-5-1 and 0-2-1 in the league.

Friday's match saw both of OSU's top scorers, Woodard and Courtney Dike, find the back of the net as Dike recorded her Big 12-best seventh goal of the year with Woodard notching her fifth.

Neither team could manage a score in an even opening half, with UT owning a slim 6-4 advantage in shots and both squads posting three shots on goal.

OSU's best first-half opportunity came in the 40^th minute when Dike sent a pass ahead to Woodard, who fired a low shot on the ground towards the far post that UT goalie Paige Brown dove to deflect away.

The Longhorns struck first after intermission, going up 1-0 in the 62^nd minute when on one of its 16 corner kicks in the match, Emma Jett delivered a ball into the box that Kayra Dollas headed to the near post.

OSU wasn't down for long, however, as less than nine minutes later, Dike made it 1-1. On a free kick from 35-yards out from the right side, Niki McKnight booted a beautiful ball that glanced off the far post and onto the goal line, where Dike was there to finish it off for the equalizer.

In the 78^th minute, a stellar effort by Michela Ongaro kept the tie intact as the OSU goalie made one of her seven saves in the match, leaping and sending a blast by Cyera Hintzen over the crossbar.

After regulation ended still tied 1-1, the first overtime also passed with neither team producing the game winner.

But just 3:08 into the second extra period, OSU was able to celebrate when Anna Beffer sent a perfect ball from the top of the box towards a streaking Woodard, who beat the UT defenders and slotted an eight-yard shot past Brown to the near post for the game winner.

OSU returns to action next weekend with trips to Texas Tech and Kansas.