Cowgirls Rout Oklahoma In Big 12 Opener

Friday, September 22

Stillwater, OK

4:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

8-1-2, 1-0-0

Oklahoma

2-7-1, 0-1-0

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

September 22, 2017 | Cowgirl Soccer

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STILLWATER – Four second-half goals propelled Oklahoma State to a Bedlam Series sweep Friday as the 22^nd-ranked Cowgirls topped Oklahoma, 4-1, in the 2017 Big 12 Conference opener at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.

The win was OSU's second of the season over its Bedlam rival as the Cowgirls also knocked off the Sooners in a non-conference tilt last month in Norman. With the victory, OSU improved to 8-1-2 on the season and is now 22-8-3 all time against OU.

Haley Woodard recorded her first brace of the season as she netted OSU's first and third goals, while Camy Huddleston and Taylor Olson added scores for the Cowgirls.

Both teams created chances in the opening half, but neither was able to convert. Michela Ongaro's lone save before intermission was a big one as she leapt to knock a 25-yard free kick by Tori Bowman over the crossbar in the 17^th minute. Just over a minute later, the Cowgirls again escaped damage as a scramble in the box produced several OU shots, two of which were blocked by OSU defenders.

OSU was able to take control of the scoreboard early in the second half when Woodard and Huddleston connected on a perfect give-and-go, with Woodard delivering a shot from five-yards out to put the home team up, 1-0, in the 51^st minute.

The Cowgirls would make it 2-0 just 11 minutes later when Huddleston corralled a loose ball in the box off a corner kick and sent it to the far post for her second goal of the season.

OU (2-7-1) trimmed its deficit in half at the 78:03 mark as Rasha Roberts collected a free kick by Tori Bowman and fired it to the near post to make the score 2-1.

But OSU answered less than two minutes later. Once again it was Woodard as she took a long pass ahead from Hannah Webb, beat OU goalie McKinley Crone in a one-on-one situation and buried it into the back of the net. The goal was Woodard's fifth of the season and marks the second multi-goal game of her career.

The Cowgirls would put the exclamation point on the win with just 61 seconds remaining when Olson dribbled past an OU defender and a hard-charging Crone, who was out of her box near midfield, and tapped in the open-net chance for her fifth goal of the season, tying her with Woodard for the team lead.

OSU finished with a 17-16 advantage in shots, while the Sooners owned a slight 4-3 edge on corner kicks.

The Cowgirls return to action next Friday night when they travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU.