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University of Texas
8-6-0, 3-2-0Big 12
#18 Oklahoma State
10-1-3, 3-1-1Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Soccer suffers a 2-0 defeat to No. 18 Oklahoma State
10.11.2019 | Soccer
The Longhorns outshot the Cowgirls by a total of 13-11, but OSU led 7-4 in shots on goal
AUSTIN, Texas – With temperatures hovering in the 50's on a blustery Friday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium, No. 18 Oklahoma State (10-1-3, 3-1-1 Big 12 Conference) scored goals in each half to knock off Texas soccer (8-6-0, 3-2-0 Big 12), 2-0.
Important Notes
- With the loss, Texas dropped to third in the current Big 12 regular-season standings, just one point behind league leaders Oklahoma State (10 points) and Texas Tech (10 points). UT and OSU have already played five Big 12 matches, while TTU has played only four.
- Texas out-shot Oklahoma State by an overall total of 13-11, but the Cowgirls led 7-4 in shots on goal and 4-3 on corner kicks.
- With redshirt junior goalkeeper Nicole Curry's save on an 89th-minute OSU penalty kick, Longhorns net minders have stopped both PK's taken against them this season. Junior Savannah Madden made a penalty save with five seconds left to seal a season-opening win over Gonzaga back on Aug. 22. In all, UT keepers have now saved each of the last three opponent penalties dating back to Oct. 19, 2018, against Kansas.
- Texas saw its streak of not allowing a first-half goal end at 299:46 after Oklahoma State scored 10:26 into the contest.
The Details
With the teams feeling each other out over the opening few minutes, it was Texas that put the first stat on the board by earning a corner at the 4:34 mark.
The Longhorns had the better of the early possession, but it was Oklahoma State that created the early goal for a tone-setting, 1-0 advantage.
OSU forward Olyvia Dowell started the play from near the right end line as her bending cross rattled off the crossbar, off Curry's hand and straight out into the middle of the box. Waiting to pounce was Grace Yochum as the forward drove home a shot from eight yards out at 10:26.
Texas managed its first shot of the match at 15:14 as sophomore midfielder Kailey Smith fired a shot from the top of the 18 that traveled wide left.
That seemed to ignite the UT offense for a while as senior forward Cyera Hintzen had a shot blocked at 19:04 and a 19-yard effort venture wide right at 21:29.
OSU came close to a second in the 25th-minute as midfielder Hannah Webb hit a shot from 18 yards out that was tipped by Curry up and off the crossbar.
Down the stretch of the opening half, Texas created two more chances, but efforts from redshirt junior forward Cydney Billups and Hintzen were wide and blocked, respectively.
The Longhorns seemed inspired coming out of the halftime locker room, creating some of their best opportunities of the contest.
Hintzen found some space at the top of the 18 and blasted a shot at the 46:06 mark that was stopped by OSU keeper Dani Greenlee.
Perhaps the best chance occurred at 47:28 as a perfect cross from the right side picked out Sydney Nobles racing in at the back post. Unfortunately, the freshman forward's running six-yard header popped up and over the woodwork for a goal kick.
Back-to-back corners in the 53rd and 54th-minutes settled things down some for OSU as the Texas defense managed to clear both set pieces out of danger.
Summoned into the match as a substitute at 61:47, it took just 47 seconds for Gabriella Coleman to have a major impact for the Cowgirls. With the ball in Texas' defensive end, the forward managed to create a turnover, dribbled into the right edge of the 18 and unleashed a blast that somehow snuck past Curry to double Oklahoma State's lead to 2-0.
With Texas searching for a goal to climb back into the match, sophomore defender Emma Regan came close to creating it at 69:40. She raced up from her position in the back and hammered a drive from distance that ventured just over the woodwork.
After junior midfielder Haley Berg forced a Greenlee stop at 71:02, Regan was at it again during the 80th-minute as the Burnaby, British Columbia, product sprinted up again to rattle a 25-yard shot off the crossbar.
With time running short, a foul was called on Texas as Curry raced out to corral a ball and was deemed to have collided with a Cowgirl player inside the 18. UT's net minder was up to the task, however, stopping the penalty kick on a dive near the left post to keep the deficit at 2-0.
Hintzen registered UT's last opportunity with 52 seconds left as her lengthy try traveled right into Greenlee's arms.
Team Stats
Yochum, Grace (7)
Assisted By: Dowell, Olyvia
Cross from right side deflects off keepe
10:26
Coleman, Gabriella (5)
After turnover, races into right of 18 a
62:34
