Cowgirls Open Big 12 Play, Host Final Non-Conference Contest

Oklahoma State (6-2-0) at Iowa State (3-4-1)

Thurs., Sept. 14 • 5 p.m.
Ames, Iowa • Cyclone Soccer Complex

Abilene Christian (4-2-1) at Oklahoma State (6-2-0)

Sun., Sept. 17 • 1 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

TV/Video: Big 12 Now On ESPN+
                    Thursday: Tom Kroeschell & Lindsey Long                     Sunday: Mike Wolfe & Anna Beffer
Radio: Thursday: n/a
             Sunday: The Varsity Network/Stillwater Radio KGFY 105.5 FM (Bill Van Ness)
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Twitter In-Game Scoreboard/Updates: @CowgirlFC

About Oklahoma State

     • Oklahoma State is 6-2-0 and opens Big 12 Conference play Thursday at Iowa State before its final non-conference match of the regular season Sunday against Abilene Christian in Stillwater.
     • OSU is coming off an 11-4-4 season in 2022 in which the Cowgirls finished fifth in the Big 12 standings with a 4-2-3 mark.
     • The Cowgirls return 11 letterwinners from last season, including five starters in Xcaret Pineda, Mollie Breiner, Megan Haines, Alex Morris and Gracie Bindbeutel (out for 2023 with injury).
     • The 2023 season is the 28th in program history; over the first 27, OSU posted a 322-177-63 (.629) record. Head coach Colin Carmichael entered his 19th season at the helm in 2023 with a 239-97-50 mark.

Scouting The Opponents

     • Iowa State is 3-4-1, including a 1-2-1 mark at home, and has been outscored 14-10 on the year.
     • OSU is 14-10-2 all time against Iowa State and has won the last three meetings with the Cyclones.
     • Abilene Christian is 4-2-1 and will host Prairie View A&M on Thursday before traveling to Stillwater.
     • OSU has won both its previous meetings against ACU, winning 2-0 in 2016 and 3-0 in 2017; both games were in Stillwater.

Balance

Eleven different Cowgirls have scored goals this season, with seven of those finding the back of the net multiple times. Nine OSU players have recorded assists, led by Alex Morris and Logan Heausler's four apiece; in 2022, no Cowgirl had more than three assists on the 19-game season.

First Timers

Of OSU's 25 goals this season, 16 have been scored by players who entered the season without a collegiate goal, with senior Shyann McClary, junior Hannah Chance, sophomore Logan Heausler and freshmen Adelhia Ghonda, Lexi Lee and Laudan Wilson all finding the back of the net.

D-Fense

OSU has allowed just five goals through eight games while recording five shutouts. All four Cowgirl goalkeepers have seen time between the posts, led by Grace Gordon (554:38) and Ary Purifoy (132:33).

Goals On Goals On Goals

     OSU ranks 11th nationally with 25 goals and has outscored its opponents 25-5 on the season. The Cowgirls netted 11 goals vs. Florida Atlantic and Little Rock, which marked OSU's highest-scoring output in consecutive games since they also had 11 against Drake (3) and Oral Roberts (8) in back-to-back games in 2015.
     The Cowgirls average 21 shots per game, which ranks fifth in the NCAA, and just under nine of those shots are on goal, good for 25th in the nation.
     OSU is also 15th in the country in scoring offense at 3.12 goals per game, and the Cowgirls average 7.75 corner kicks per outing to rank 12th nationally.

You Better Recognize

     A list of OSU's award winners during the 2023 season.
     • Hannah Chance - Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week, 8/30
     • Alex Morris - Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 8/30
     • Ellie Geoffroy - TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's Team of the Week, 9/5

Home Sweet Home

OSU has won 78 percent of its games in four seasons at Neal Patterson Stadium, which opened in 2019. The Cowgirls are 38-9-5 on their current home turf, including a 4-0-0 mark this season.
OSU has gone undefeated at home in seven seasons in its history, the last time coming in 2019.