Cowgirl Soccer Advances To Big 12 Tourney Semifinals With Bedlam Win

Sunday, November 3

Kansas City, MO

11:30 AM

Oklahoma State University

15-1-3

Oklahoma

8-9-3

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Jaci Jones

Photo by: Scott Weaver/Big 12 Conference

Cowgirl Soccer Advances To Big 12 Tourney Semifinals With Bedlam Win

November 03, 2019 | Cowgirl Soccer

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pair of second-half goals lifted top-seeded Oklahoma State to a 2-1 win over No. 8-seed Oklahoma in the opening round of the Big 12 Soccer Championship Sunday at Children's Mercy Victory Field.

Gabriella Coleman and Jaci Jones scored for the 12^th-ranked Cowgirls as they won their eighth consecutive game to improve to 15-1-3 on the season. OSU will next take on Kansas in the tournament semifinals Friday at 4:30 p.m.

OU (8-9-3) took the game's initial lead in the 41^st minute when Erika Middleton recorded her first goal of the season off a Megan Reilly corner kick.

The goal marked only the third first-half goal the Cowgirls have allowed the season, with the others coming by Penn State and Kansas State.

After trailing 1-0 at the break and managing just three shots in the opening half, OSU would get the equalizer in the 57^th minute on a beautiful connection by a trio of Cowgirls. Olyvia Dowell dribbled into the box and delivered a pass to Charmé Morgan, who laid it off to Coleman, and the junior converted a shot to the far post to tie the score at 1-1. The goal was Coleman's seventh of the season.

The score remained deadlocked until the 81^st minute. Off a corner kick, the Sooners' attempt at a clearance went right to Jones, who drilled a shot that deflected off an OU defender and into the net to put the Cowgirls up, 2-1. Jones' goal was her seventh of the season.

OSU's defense rose to the occasion over the final nine minutes, limiting OU to just two shots to secure the win.

The Sooners finished the match with a slim 9-7 advantage in shots in the match, while OSU owned a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.