Cowgirl Soccer Set For Split Weekend

Iowa State (3-7-5, 1-3-3) at Oklahoma State (11-2-3, 4-2-2)

Thurs., Oct. 17 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

Oklahoma State (11-2-3, 4-2-2) at UCF (3-4-4, 1-3-2)

Sun., Oct. 20 • 11:30 a.m. (CDT)
Orlando, Fla. • UCF Soccer Complex

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Thurs. - Dave Saunders & Anna Berghall/Sun. - Eric Lopez, Ryan Davis & Hannah Russo)
Radio: (Thurs. only) The Varsity Network/Stillwater Radio Pete 94.3 FM (Karsten Melton)
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Twitter In-Game Scoreboard/Updates: @CowgirlFC

About Oklahoma State

     • Oklahoma State is 11-2-3 on the season, including a 4-2-2 Big 12 mark to put it fifth in the conference standings, and has outscored its opponents, 34-6, while recording 13 shutouts in 16 games. This week, the Cowgirls host Iowa State at Neal Patterson Stadium Thursday night before traveling to Orlando for a Sunday match at UCF.
     • OSU is coming off a 12-8-0 season in 2023 in which the Cowgirls finished seventh in the Big 12 standings with a 5-5-0 conference mark.
     • The Cowgirls return nine starters and 16 letterwinners from last season.
     • The 2024 season is the 29th in program history; over the first 28, OSU posted a 334-185-63 (.628) record. Head coach Colin Carmichael enters his 20th season at the helm in 2024 with a 251-105-50 mark.

Scouting The Opponents

     • Iowa State is 3-7-5 overall and 1-3-3 in the Big 12. The Cyclones are 1-3-2 in road matches this season.
     • OSU is 15-10-2 all time against ISU and has won the last four meetings, including a 4-1 victory in Ames last season.
     • UCF is 3-4-5 overall and 1-3-3 in league play and will host TCU on Thursday. The Knights have not lost on their home field this season (2-0-2).
     • OSU is 1-2-0 all time against UCF, with the win coming last season in Stillwater by a 2-1 margin.

Last Week

OSU posted a 3-0 win over Houston on Thursday before beating Cincinnati, 1-0, on Sunday. Against UH, the Cowgirls got goals from Alex Morris, Gracie Bindbeutel and Xcaret, all coming in the first half, and Grace Gordon recorded the shutout with five saves. Alex Morris scored the lone goal in the match against the Bearcats in the 27th minute.

In The Rankings

     After appearing in the national rankings for six consecutive weeks, the Cowgirls dropped out of the polls on Sept. 30/Oct. 1. The Cowgirls climbed as high as No. 11 in the Aug. 27th United Soccer Coaches poll, their highest ranking since they were No. 11 in both the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer.com polls on Nov. 17, 2020.
     OSU entered the national rankings on Aug. 19/20 for the first time since Aug. 30, 2021, when the Cowgirls were 22nd in the TDS poll.
     In this week's United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region Rankings, OSU moved up two spots to No. 3. The Cowgirls are also No. 32 in the official NCAA RPI; Iowa State is No. 215 and UCF is 125th.

A Lot Of Nothing

OSU recorded shutouts in its first nine games and was not scored on for 8:46:10, marking the longest consecutive streaks by a team to start the 2024 season. Auburn recorded eight-straight shutouts and did not concede a goal over the first 741 minutes of its season.

Clean Sheets

     OSU's nine consecutive shutouts stands as the longest streak in program history. In 2011, the Cowgirls had shutout streaks of six and five matches, which marked the previous best streaks.
     • The streak of nine-straight shutouts is tied for the second longest in Big 12 Conference history. West Virginia owns the record with 10 in a row in 2016, while WVU (2015) and Nebraska (1997) also had streaks of nine consecutive clean sheets.
     • The Cowgirls' previous best shutout streak to begin a season was three games in 2005.
     • OSU's 13 shutouts in 2024 is the third most in a season in program history. The Cowgirls posted a record 18 clean sheets in 2011 and had 14 in 2009.
     • Grace Gordon's 10 shutouts rank second nationally this season and are the third most in a season in program history. AD Franch has the top two season shutout totals, recording 12 in 2011 and 11 in 2009.

Sharing the Wealth

OSU's 34 goals this season have been scored by 12 different players. Logan Heausler leads the Cowgirls with six goals, while Xcaret Pineda and Nicole Ray have five.
Sixteen Cowgirls have also recorded assists on the year. Laudan Wilson is tied for the Big 12 lead with eight assists, and Alex Morris has five.

The Difference Between Me & You

OSU has outscored its opponents 34-6 on the year and ranks eighth nationally in goal differential.

Recognized

     A list of OSU's award winners & honorees during the 2024 season:
     • Mollie Breiner: TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week, 8/19; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 8/21; TDS.com Team of the Week, 8/26; TDS.com Midseason National Top 100 - #27
     • Grace Gordon: Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Week, 8/21; Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week, 9/4
     • Bella Pierotti: Big 12 Freshman of the Week, 8/28
     • Ellie Geoffroy: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 9/11
     • Alex Morris: TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week, 9/16; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 10/9; TDS.com Midseason National Top 100 - #93; TDS.com Team of the Week, 10/15; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 10/16

Climbing

Grace Gordon ranks fourth on OSU's career shutouts list with 16 in just 35 games in a Cowgirl uniform; she needs two more to move into third (AD Franch owns the record with 38 from 2009-12). Gordon has 25 clean sheets in her collegiate career after recording nine in three seasons at Seton Hall.
Gordon's 117 saves in an OSU uniform ranks seventh in program history, and she is currently first in career goals against average at 0.63.

Last Year Best Year

     Alex Morris is saving her best for last.
     The Cowgirls' fifth-year senior wingback has scored in each of OSU's last two matches, with both goals credited as game winners, and has a career-high three goals on the year after entering the season with two career goals in 66 games.
     Morris, who also ranks second on the squad with five assists after posting a career-best six last season, is No. 93 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Women's Top 100 recognizing the top upperclassmen in college soccer.

She's A Giver

Laudan Wilson has eight assists on the season, which is tied for the Big 12 lead and ranks seventh nationally. It's the most assists in a season by a Cowgirl since Jaci Jones had 12 in 2019.

Home Sweet Home

OSU has won 77 percent of its games in four seasons at Neal Patterson Stadium, which opened in 2019. The Cowgirls are 49-12-6 (.776) on their current home turf, including a 6-2-1 mark season.
OSU has gone undefeated at home in seven seasons in its history, the last time coming in 2019.

Iowa State (3-7-5, 1-3-3) at Oklahoma State (11-2-3, 4-2-2)

Thurs., Oct. 17 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

Oklahoma State (11-2-3, 4-2-2) at UCF (3-4-4, 1-3-2)

Sun., Oct. 20 • 11:30 a.m. (CDT)
Orlando, Fla. • UCF Soccer Complex

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Players Mentioned

Gracie Bindbeutel

Mollie Breiner

Ellie Geoffroy

Grace Gordon

Logan Heausler

Alex Morris

Bella Pierotti

Xcaret Pineda

Nicole Ray

Laudan Wilson

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