Cowgirl Soccer Falls To OU In Big 12 Tourney

Saturday, October 28

Round Rock, TX

3:30 PM

Oklahoma State University

12-8-0, 5-5-0

Oklahoma

8-9-2, 3-5-2

Oklahoma

Oklahoma St.

Grace Gordon

Photo by: Liz Parke

October 28, 2023 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Oklahoma State dropped a 1-0 match to Oklahoma in the opening round of the Big 12 Soccer Championship Saturday at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

The loss snapped OSU's nine-game unbeaten streak against its Bedlam rival as the seventh-seeded Cowgirls concluded their season with a 12-8-0 record. OSU is now 31-10-5 all time against OU; the 10^th-seeded Sooners improved to 8-9-2 on the year with their first win over OSU since 2018.

In a scoreless opening half, OSU outshot the Sooners by a 6-5 margin, but OU owned a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Mollie Breiner kept OU off the scoreboard early, heading a shot by Cailey England out for a team save just 90 seconds into the match.

The Cowgirls had several scoring opportunities in the first half, but OU goalie Olivia Ramey made four saves, including three during a two-minute span, to help send the game to intermission scoreless.

The two teams continued battling for a goal in the second half, but the defenses held strong. A leaping save by Grace Gordon in the 57^th minute kept the match scoreless as she tipped a shot by Emma Hawkins over the crossbar.

But the Sooners would finally break through with 14:52 remaining when Esalenna Galekhutle dribbled past a pair of defenders and delivered a shot from the top right of the 18-yard box into the net.

Gordon finished with five saves in the match, while Ramey tallied seven for the Sooners.

OU finished the match with a 12-11 edge in shots, while recording 11 corner kicks to three for the Cowgirls.