Cowgirls' Streak Snapped

Friday, October 14

Stillwater, OK

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

7-6-3, 2-3-1

Oklahoma

11-4-1, 4-2-0

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Christina Jean-Charles

October 14, 2016 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State had its three-match unbeaten streak come to an end Friday night as Bedlam-rival Oklahoma knocked off the Cowgirls, 2-0, in front of nearly 1,300 fans at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.

With the loss, OSU fell to 7-6-3 on the season and 2-3-1 in Big 12 Conference play. It was the Cowgirls' fourth-straight loss to the rival Sooners, though OSU still holds a commanding 20-8-3 lead in the all-time series.

OU (11-4-1, 4-2-0) controlled the match throughout much of the 90 minutes and outshot the Cowgirls by a 13-7 margin while owning a 7-2 advantage on corner kicks.

One of those corner kicks resulted in a score. In the 21^st minute, Madison Saliba delivered a ball into the box that an Oklahoma State defender headed in for an own goal to give the Sooners a 1-0 lead.

The visitors took that advantage into the break in an opening half that saw OU record nine shots to just one for the Cowgirls.

The Sooners doubled their lead less than three minutes into the second half. This time it was a free kick just outside the 18-yard box that Saliba sent through traffic. However, the ball went untouched into the back of the net for Saliba's third goal of the season to put OU up, 2-0.

Battling to erase the deficit, OSU created several opportunities late in the match, including a header by Rachel VanFossen that landed just wide of the far post and a free-kick blast off the foot of Jaci Jones that Kassidie Stade was able to stop for her lone save of the match.

OSU returns to action Saturday when the Cowgirls host TCU at 1 p.m. on Senior Day.