Cowgirl Soccer Upsets No. 6 Nebraska To Open Season

Thursday, August 15

Lincoln, NE

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Nebraska

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Oklahoma St.

Nebraska

August 15, 2024 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

LINCOLN, Neb. – A pair of second-half goals lifted Oklahoma State to a 2-0 win over No. 6 Nebraska in its 2024 season opener Thursday night at Hibner Field.

Sophomores Lexi Lee and Adelhia Ghonda found the back of the net as OSU notched its first win over a top-10 opponent since beating No. 4 West Virginia, 2-1, in double overtime in Stillwater in 2020. It also marked the Cowgirls' first top-10 road win since a 2-1 double overtime triumph at No. 6 Penn State in 2019.

Nebraska owned a 22-13 advantage in shots in the match and also had nine corner kicks to three for OSU, but it was the Cowgirls who made the most of their opportunities.

The game went into the break scoreless.

OSU had a pair of solid chances from distance in the opening half. The Cowgirls' first shot of the match came from Logan Heausler on a low attempt that was saved. In the 21^st minute, Xcaret Pineda blasted a shot from 25 yards out that carried just wide of the near post.

The Cornhuskers also had opportunities prior to intermission, but the OSU defense held strong. The Huskers recorded nine shots in the first half, including an attempt by Jordan Zade in the 31^st minute that deflected off the near post.

OSU would break the scoreless affair in the 67^th minute. From just inside midfield, Laudan Wilson delivered a beautiful pass ahead that hit Lee in stride. Lee took a dribble to her left to beat charging NU goalie Samantha Hauk and then tapped it into the open net.

Just over eight minutes later, the Cowgirls doubled their lead. After intercepting a pass, Reganne Morris drove the ball to the top of the 18 and sent a pass to Ghonda in the middle of the box. After one touch to beat her defender, Ghonda delivered a strike to the near post to make the score 2-0.

The Huskers tallied four shots over the final 15 minutes in their comeback attempt, but Grace Gordon and the OSU defense rose to the occasion to post the shutout. Gordon finished with four saves in the match, all coming in the second half.

The Cowgirls return to action Sunday for their home opener at Neal Patterson Stadium against Oral Roberts. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.