Cowgirl Soccer Opens 2020 With Road Win

Saturday, September 12

Manhattan, KS

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

1-0-0, 1-0-0

Kansas State

0-1-0, 0-1-0

Oklahoma St.

Kansas St.

September 12, 2020 | Cowgirl Soccer

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Oklahoma State used three first-half goals to propel it to a 3-0 victory over Kansas State in its 2020 season opener Saturday night at Buser Family Park.

The defending Big 12 Conference champion Cowgirls scored twice in the first 2:04 of the match and got goals from their three returning leading scorers from a year ago as Grace Yochum, Gabriella Coleman and Olyvia Dowell found the back of the net.

OSU needed less than two minutes to get on the scoreboard as Ally Jackson sent a long pass ahead to Yochum, who chipped the goalkeeper to put the Cowgirls up 1-0 just 1:58 into the match.

Six seconds later, the Cowgirls doubled their lead when Coleman dribbled into the box and delivered a shot from eight-yards out to the far post for a 2-0 OSU advantage.

Dowell would get into the scoring action in the 32^nd minute. The sophomore collected a pass from Camy Huddleston and fired a shot from the top of the 18-yard box off the hands of K-State goalie Alaina Werremeyer to extend the lead to 3-0.

In her first career game at OSU, graduate transfer Emily Plotz posted the shutout as she recorded a save on K-State's lone shot on goal, which came late in the second half.

The Cowgirls finished the night with a 10-9 edge in shots, while the home team held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.

OSU is scheduled to return to action for its home opener at Neal Patterson Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. against Iowa State.