Late Flurry Lifts Cowgirl Soccer To Dramatic Win

Wednesday, October 30

Kansas City, MO

9:00 AM

Oklahoma State University

14-3-3, 6-3-2

Cincinnati

6-9-4, 2-6-3

Cincinnati

Oklahoma St.

Laudan Wilson & Alex Morris

October 30, 2024 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma State scored three times in the final 13 minutes for a comeback 3-2 victory over Cincinnati in the opening round of the Big 12 Soccer Championship Wednesday morning at CPKC Stadium.

With the win, the fifth-seeded Cowgirls improved to 14-3-3 and advance to the tourney quarterfinals to face fourth-seeded BYU on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Alex Morris delivered the game winner with just 62 seconds remaining, while her younger sister, Reganne, netted her first career goal to start the comeback in the 78^th minute. Xcaret Pineda also found the back of the net for the Cowgirls.

After a scoreless opening half in which neither team put a shot on frame, the Bearcats struck first in the 52^nd minute as Rylee Felton beat Grace Gordon and delivered a shot to the far post for her seventh goal of the season.

UC doubled its lead in the 67^th minute when Jada Arthurs smashed a shot from just outside the top right corner of the box to the near post to put the Bearcats up 2-0.

The Cowgirls were relentless, however, and finally got on the board at the 77:05 mark when Reganne Morris collected a loose ball in the box and sent a shot to the near post past Anna Rexford to make the score 2-1.

Minutes later, Morris nearly got the equalizer off a corner kick, but her attempt was saved by Rexford.

OSU would get the equalizer in the 87^th minute. Pineda collected a cross into the box from Ellie Geoffroy and ripped a left-footed shot that deflected off a UC defender and into the net to knot the score at 2-2. The goal marked Pineda's sixth of the season, tying her career high.

The game winner came at the 88:58 mark when Morris took several dribbles and crushed a 30-yard shot top shelf to the far post. The goal was the fourth of the season for Morris.