Cowgirl Soccer Victorious In Season Opener

Thursday, August 18

Omaha, NE

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Omaha

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Oklahoma St.

Omaha

August 18, 2022 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – A pair of second-half goals lifted Oklahoma State to a 2-1 road win over Omaha in its 2022 season opener at Caniglia Field.

Olyvia Dowell and Grace Yochum netted goals for the Cowgirls, who have now won six-straight season openers.

OSU fell behind early as Grace Ostergaard recovered a blocked shot and found the back of the net just 9:38 into the match, and the Mavericks took that 1-0 advantage into halftime.

But the Cowgirls would get the equalizer quickly out of the break.

Less than three minutes into the second half, Alex Morris delivered a pass to Dowell at the top of the box where Dowell made a move and fired a shot to the near post to tie the score at 1-1.

The goal was the 24^th of Dowell's career, moving her into a tie for 10^th on OSU's all-time goals list.

Yochum also continued her climb up the charts with her goal, which came in the 58^th minute. With OSU awarded a free kick from 25-yards out, Yochum, Niah Johnson and Ally Jackson stood over the ball. It would be Johnson who tapped it to Yochum, and she blasted a shot to the near post into back of the net to give the Cowgirls a 2-1 advantage.

For Yochum, the goal was the 34^th of her storied career, leaving her one shy of the OSU career record of 35 held by Jolene Schweitzer and Yolanda Odenyo.

The Cowgirls held onto the one-goal advantage as they outshot Omaha 15-2 in the match and kept the Mavericks without a shot in the final half. OSU also owned an 8-2 edge in corner kicks on the night.

OSU returns to Stillwater for its home opener Sunday at 1 p.m. against Missouri State at Neal Patterson Stadium.