Oklahoma State University Athletics
2021 Cowgirl Soccer Roster
Roster
Yochum, Grace

Jersey Number 11
Grace Yochum
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Memorial HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
2021: Appeared in all 18 games, starting 17 … named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team … an All-Big 12 First Team performer … is one of just seven Cowgirls to earn first-team all-conference status multiple times in a career … became one of 10 players in program history to collect all-conference honors three times in career … moved into third on OSU’s all-time goals list and ninth in career points … tied for team lead with six goals and three assists … two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (8/31 and 10/26) … had two goals on three shots vs. Pitt (8/22) … netted match’s only goal in win over Wright State (8/29) … had a goal and two assists in 3-2 win over Oklahoma (10/21) … an Academic All-Big 12 First Team performer who was also named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region Team and the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team.
2020-21: An All-Big 12 Second Team performer … also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team … ranked No. 91 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Women’s National Top 100 … started all 18 games for the Cowgirls … led the NCAA with eight game-winning goals … ranked sixth nationally with 12 goals, a total that led the Big 12 … ranked second in the Big 12 with 27 points … moved into the top 10 on OSU’s career goals list … posted two streaks of six consecutive games with a goal, the first dating to Oct. 6 of the 2019 season and stretching to Sept. 18, 2020 vs. Iowa State and the second from Nov. 12, 2020 vs. Oklahoma to March 27, 2021 vs. Oklahoma … tallied the Cowgirls’ first goal of the season in opener at Kansas State (9/12) … had a pair of two-goal games – at North Texas (3/14) and in the NCAA Championship second round win over South Alabama (4/30) … recorded golden goals in back-to-back road wins, converting a penalty kick in the 98th minute vs. #17 Saint Louis (3/6) and scoring in the 103rd minute to beat North Texas (3/14) … named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times – Sept. 22, March 8 and March 15 … chosen for the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week on Sept. 22, March 8, March 15 and May 4 … was selected as the United Soccer Coaches D1 Player of the Week on March 9 … earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team honors … also named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2019: Named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team ... played in 15 games, 14 as a starter ... suffered an injury in practice on Oct. 22 and missed final six games ... also missed game at TCU (9/29) with concussion ... was fifth in Big 12 with 11 goals, which set an OSU record for a Cowgirl sophomore ... recorded first multi-goal game of career when she had both OSU scores in win over Saint Louis (9/8) ... also had two goals vs. Kennesaw State (9/19) and added a goal vs. SMU (9/22) ... named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 ... had goal vs. KSU (10/6) ... scored first OSU goal at Texas (10/11) ... had goal at WVU (10/17) and followed that with a hat trick at Iowa State (10/20) ... named the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s Player of the Week, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week on Oct. 22 ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.
2018: Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... was No. 53 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Women’s Freshmen Top 100 rankings ... played in all 18 games with 17 starts ... made first-career start in season opener vs. Oklahoma (8/19) ... tied for third on team with four goals and also ranked fourth with nine points ... 16 of her 34 shots were on goal ... netted first goal of career at Loyola Chicago (9/2) ... tallied first-career assist vs. San Francisco (9/9) ... had goals at Creighton (9/14) and UMKC (9/16) to earn Big 12 Freshman of the Week accolades on Sept. 18 ... also had a goal in season finale against No. 25 TCU (10/25).
CLUB/PREP: Starred for Albion Hurricanes ECNL and coach Rafa Brazo ... also participated with the U.S. Youth National Team ... a standout performer at Memorial High School who amassed 49 goals and a school-record 45 assists in her career ... a four-time all-district performer ... capped career by leading Memorial to state championship and earning all-state and 15-6A All-District MVP honors as a senior ... recorded 22 goals and 16 assists on season ... was named to the ALL-USA Girls Third Team and was the Houston Chronicle’s 2018 All-Greater Houston Soccer Player of the Year ... also starred on the basketball court and was a four-time all-district honoree and the District 15-6A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... is Memorial’s career leader in steals and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... No. 101 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Girls IMG Academy Top 150 for the Class of 2018 and considered a four-star recruit ... TDS.com also lists her as the 15th-best player in the Texas Region and the No. 38 midfielder nationally ... recruited by SMU, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Auburn, Baylor and Texas A&M, among others.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 29, 1999 … daughter of John and Mary Kent Yochum … has an older brother, Matthew … graduated with degree in elementary education and a minor in coaching science in May 2021.
2020-21: An All-Big 12 Second Team performer … also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team … ranked No. 91 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Women’s National Top 100 … started all 18 games for the Cowgirls … led the NCAA with eight game-winning goals … ranked sixth nationally with 12 goals, a total that led the Big 12 … ranked second in the Big 12 with 27 points … moved into the top 10 on OSU’s career goals list … posted two streaks of six consecutive games with a goal, the first dating to Oct. 6 of the 2019 season and stretching to Sept. 18, 2020 vs. Iowa State and the second from Nov. 12, 2020 vs. Oklahoma to March 27, 2021 vs. Oklahoma … tallied the Cowgirls’ first goal of the season in opener at Kansas State (9/12) … had a pair of two-goal games – at North Texas (3/14) and in the NCAA Championship second round win over South Alabama (4/30) … recorded golden goals in back-to-back road wins, converting a penalty kick in the 98th minute vs. #17 Saint Louis (3/6) and scoring in the 103rd minute to beat North Texas (3/14) … named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times – Sept. 22, March 8 and March 15 … chosen for the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week on Sept. 22, March 8, March 15 and May 4 … was selected as the United Soccer Coaches D1 Player of the Week on March 9 … earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team honors … also named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2019: Named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team ... played in 15 games, 14 as a starter ... suffered an injury in practice on Oct. 22 and missed final six games ... also missed game at TCU (9/29) with concussion ... was fifth in Big 12 with 11 goals, which set an OSU record for a Cowgirl sophomore ... recorded first multi-goal game of career when she had both OSU scores in win over Saint Louis (9/8) ... also had two goals vs. Kennesaw State (9/19) and added a goal vs. SMU (9/22) ... named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 ... had goal vs. KSU (10/6) ... scored first OSU goal at Texas (10/11) ... had goal at WVU (10/17) and followed that with a hat trick at Iowa State (10/20) ... named the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s Player of the Week, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week on Oct. 22 ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.
2018: Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... was No. 53 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Women’s Freshmen Top 100 rankings ... played in all 18 games with 17 starts ... made first-career start in season opener vs. Oklahoma (8/19) ... tied for third on team with four goals and also ranked fourth with nine points ... 16 of her 34 shots were on goal ... netted first goal of career at Loyola Chicago (9/2) ... tallied first-career assist vs. San Francisco (9/9) ... had goals at Creighton (9/14) and UMKC (9/16) to earn Big 12 Freshman of the Week accolades on Sept. 18 ... also had a goal in season finale against No. 25 TCU (10/25).
CLUB/PREP: Starred for Albion Hurricanes ECNL and coach Rafa Brazo ... also participated with the U.S. Youth National Team ... a standout performer at Memorial High School who amassed 49 goals and a school-record 45 assists in her career ... a four-time all-district performer ... capped career by leading Memorial to state championship and earning all-state and 15-6A All-District MVP honors as a senior ... recorded 22 goals and 16 assists on season ... was named to the ALL-USA Girls Third Team and was the Houston Chronicle’s 2018 All-Greater Houston Soccer Player of the Year ... also starred on the basketball court and was a four-time all-district honoree and the District 15-6A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... is Memorial’s career leader in steals and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... No. 101 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Girls IMG Academy Top 150 for the Class of 2018 and considered a four-star recruit ... TDS.com also lists her as the 15th-best player in the Texas Region and the No. 38 midfielder nationally ... recruited by SMU, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Auburn, Baylor and Texas A&M, among others.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 29, 1999 … daughter of John and Mary Kent Yochum … has an older brother, Matthew … graduated with degree in elementary education and a minor in coaching science in May 2021.
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