Cowgirl Soccer Back In Action On The Road

Game Notes

Oklahoma State (3-1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (1-3-1)

Thurs., Sept. 8 • 7 p.m. • Nacogdoches, Texas
SFA Soccer Field (1,200)

Oklahoma State (3-1-1) at Central Arkansas (1-3-1)

Sun., Sept. 11 • 1 p.m. • Conway, Ark.
Bill Stephens Complex

TV/Video: ESPN+
Radio: n/a
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
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About Oklahoma State

     • Oklahoma State is 3-1-1 on the season and completes a string of five road games with a trip to take on Stephen F. Austin Thursday before a Sunday showdown at Central Arkansas.
    • OSU is coming off a 9-6-3 season in 2021 in which the Cowgirls finished fourth in the Big 12 standings at 4-3-1.
     • The Cowgirls return 11 letterwinners from last season, including six starters and a pair of three-time All-Big 12 performers in Grace Yochum and Olyvia Dowell.
     • The 2022 season is the 27th in program history; over the first 26, OSU posted a 311-173-59 (.627) record. Head coach Colin Carmichael entered his 17th season at the helm in 2021 with a 228-93-46 mark.

Scouting The Opponents

     • Stephen F. Austin is 1-3-1 on the season and lost its only previous home match.
     • The Ladyjacks have been outscored 13-5 on the year. Lily Hargrove leads SFA with two goals.
     • OSU is 3-0-0 all time against Stephen F. Austin. The two teams have not played since 2002, with the Cowgirls winning that match, 4-0, in Stillwater.
     • Central Arkansas is 1-3-1 entering a Friday night game at home against Grambling State.
     • The Bears have been outscored 6-3 on the season, with all three goals coming in their win at home against Little Rock.
     • Sunday's match will mark the second-ever meeting between OSU and UCA. The Cowgirls won the previous contest by a 5-0 count in Stillwater.

Rare Air

     Olyvia Dowell and Grace Yochum have each earned All-Big 12 recognition three times in their careers, becoming just the ninth and 10th players in program history to earn all-conference honors three or more times.
     Yochum was named to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2019 and 2021, and she is only the seventh Cowgirl to achieve first-team status multiple times in a career.
     Dowell was an All-Big 12 First Team honoree in 2020 and was on the second team in 2019 and 2021.
     Only four Cowgirls have been named All-Big 12 four times in a career - Yolanda Odenyo, AD Franch, Courtney Dike and Natalie Calhoun.

Welcome Back

In Grace Yochum and Ally Jackson, Oklahoma State has a pair of players who will be playing their fifth seasons in an OSU uniform. Both are taking advantage of an extra season of eligibility offered by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic that altered the 2020 season.
Entering the '22 season, the Jackson/Yochum duo had combined to play in 144 career games with 110 starts. Jackson has led the team in minutes played among field players each of the last three seasons.

New Faces

     The Cowgirls' 2022 roster counts 12 newcomers, which includes seven freshmen and five Division I transfers.
     • Eryka McIntyre and Blythe Beldner transferred to OSU from Missouri, where that duo combined to play in 111 games for the Tigers, while Niah Johnson started 55 games over the last four seasons at Mississippi State and tallied eight goals and three assists.
     • Three of OSU's freshmen were named Gatorade Player of the Year in their respective states - Sami Allen (Oklahoma), Gracie Bindbeutel (Missouri) and Jordan Nytes (Colorado). Bindbeutel was a two-time Gatorade state player of the year and was also a three-time United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.

In Her Sights

     Grace Yochum has established herself as one of the Big 12's top scorers, and she is chasing history as OSU's all-time leading goal scorer.
     In 74 career games, Yochum has amassed 34 goals, which ranks third on OSU's all-time list; she is one away from tying the record of 35 held by Yolanda Odenyo and Jolene Schweitzer.
     As a freshman in 2018, Yochum tallied four goals. She followed that with 11 as a sophomore, 12 in 2020 and six last season.
     Yochum is also tied for sixth on the Cowgirls' all-time points list with 77. Odenyo tops that list with 90.

Scoring Surge

     Olyvia Dowell has added firepower to the OSU attack since stepping on campus in 2019.
     With 26 career goals, Dowell is ninth on OSU's all-time list, and with two more points, she will also enter the top 10 in that category.
     As a freshman, Dowell recorded five goals and eight assists, and she followed that with an even more impressive showing as a sophomore as she ranked fifth in the NCAA with 31 points on the strength of 12 goals and seven assists. Her 12 goals tied for the Big 12 lead along with teammate Grace Yochum and ranked sixth nationally; the seven assists topped the conference. Dowell's goal total also marked the most ever goals by an OSU sophomore, and the 31 points was the seventh most in a single season in program history.
     Dowell tied for the OSU team lead with six goals in 2021, with five of her goals coming in Big 12 play.

Clutch

Grace Yochum and Olyvia Dowell have combined for 24 game-winning goals in their careers, with Yochum notching 17 and Dowell adding seven. Yochum led the NCAA with eight game-winning goals during the 2020 season.

Week One Wonders

Olyvia Dowell was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for week one after leading the conference with three goals in the first two games of the season. She also topped the league with nine shots, four of those on goal.
Ally Jackson recorded a pair of assists in the win against Missouri State, which already marks a career high for the fifth-year senior. Her only previous assist came in 2020.

Regional Rankings

OSU moved up to No. 3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region rankings; the Cowgirls are behind conference foes West Virginia and Texas.

Game Notes

Oklahoma State (3-1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (1-3-1)

Thurs., Sept. 8 • 7 p.m. • Nacogdoches, Texas
SFA Soccer Field (1,200)

Oklahoma State (3-1-1) at Central Arkansas (1-3-1)

Sun., Sept. 11 • 1 p.m. • Conway, Ark.
Bill Stephens Complex

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Players Mentioned

Sami Allen

Blythe Beldner

Gracie Bindbeutel

Olyvia Dowell

Ally Jackson

Niah Johnson

Eryka McIntyre

Jordan Nytes

Grace Yochum

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