Cowgirl Soccer Back On The Road

Thursday, September 7

Jonesboro, AR

3:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

Arkansas State

Adelhia Ghonda

September 06, 2023 | Cowgirl Soccer

Game Notes - Week 4

Oklahoma State (5-1-0) at Arkansas State (2-2-1)

Thurs., Sept. 7 • 3 p.m.
Jonesboro, Ark. • A-State Soccer Park

Oklahoma State (5-1-0) at SMU (2-2-0)

Sun., Sept. 10 • 1 p.m.
Dallas, Texas • Washburne Stadium

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Thursday: Will Oswalt) (Sunday: John Liddle & Steve Lansdale)
Radio: Friday: 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 5-1-0 and has won four consecutive games. Up next, the Cowgirls face a pair of road tests, taking on Arkansas State on Thursday before a Sunday showdown at SMU.
     • 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

     • Arkansas State owns a 2-2-1 record, including a 2-0-0 mark at home.
     • OSU is 3-0-0 all time against Arkansas State. The last meeting came in 2009 in Stillwater with the Cowgirls claiming a 5-0 win.
     • SMU is 2-2-0 and will face Baylor on the road Thursday before hosting the Cowgirls.
     • OSU has posted a 4-1-1 record in the all-time series with SMU. The Mustangs won the last contest by a 1-0 count in Dallas in 2021; the Cowgirls' last win in the series came in 2010.

Balance

Ten 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.

Hat Trick Hannah

     With three goals against Little Rock, Hannah Chance became the 13th different Cowgirl in program history and first since 2019 to record a hat trick. It marked the 18th time in the 28-year history of OSU soccer that a Cowgirl has scored three or more goals in a game.
     Chance's hat trick came on the heels of a two-goal effort against Florida Atlantic as she netted five goals on eight shots during that stretch; for her efforts, she was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for Week Two.
     A junior, Chance has seven goals on the season to rank fourth nationally.

Sharing Is Caring

     Through six games in 2023, senior Alex Morris has already racked up a career-high four assists.
     The Texan recorded three assists in wins over Florida Atlantic and Little Rock and also spearheaded a pair of shutout wins to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for Week Two.
     Morris' four assists rank 15th nationally this season.

First Timers

Of OSU's 24 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 four goals through six games while recording four shutouts. All four Cowgirl goalkeepers have seen time between the posts, led by Grace Gordon (374:38) and Ary Purifoy (132:33).

Goals On Goals On Goals

OSU ranks fourth nationally with 24 goals and has outscored its opponents 24-4 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.

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