Cowgirls Beat Texas In Regular Season Finale

Friday, October 31

Austin, Texas

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

10-8-1, 5-2-1Big 12

Texas

10-7-2, 4-4-0Big 12

Team	1	2	Final F
Oklahoma State	1	1	2
Texas	1	0	1

October 31, 2014 | Cowgirl Soccer

Box Score

Oct. 31, 2014

Final Stats

AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State won for just the second time ever in Austin Friday night as the Cowgirls picked up a 2-1 victory over Texas in the regular season finale at Mike A. Meyers Stadium.

Courtney Dike's goal in the 89^th minute lifted OSU to the win as the Cowgirls improved to 10-8-1 overall and finished second in the Big 12 Conference standings with a 5-2-1 mark.

“It's huge,” said OSU head coach Colin Carmichael. “The Big 12 this year is one of the best I can remember and to finish second is massive. After starting the season 0-6, to fight back and finish second in the Big 12 is quite phenomenal. We've been on a great run, and the kids deserve so much credit for that.

“We didn't dominate, but we deserved to win. Texas is a good team and was tough to deal with because of their size and set plays. The first 10 minutes, they were pretty unlucky not to go up a goal or two, but once the game settled down we played really well.”

OSU outshot the Longhorns by a 22-15 margin and owned a 12-7 advantage on corner kicks, but UT goalie Abby Smith kept UT in it with a career-high 10 saves.

The Cowgirls took the game's first lead in the 13^th minute compliments of the home team. Anna Beffer sent a cross into the box where UT defender Julie Arnold tried to head the ball away but instead sent it into the back of the net for an own goal and a 1-0 advantage for the Cowgirls.

The OSU lead held until the 39^th minute. After Kelsey Bass was whistled for a foul on the edge of the box, Texas was awarded a penalty kick. Lindsey Meyer stepped up and delivered a shot that a diving Rosa Medina got her hands on but could not keep out of the net, and the game was knotted at 1-1.

OSU continued to own the attack after intermission but could not capitalize until Dike's late heroics.

On the game winner, following a scramble in the box, a Texas defender tried to clear the ball but it deflected off Krissi Killion. The ball bounced right to Dike, who turned and fired from four-yards away, sending it past Smith for her third goal of the year with 1:33 remaining.

“I was just waiting for the moment to get that chance,” Dike said. “I was watching the play occur and knew that if the ball slipped out, I had to shoot. Fortunately, it came my way, and I just turned and shot, didn't even think about it.”

OSU opens play in the Big 12 Soccer Championship Wednesday in Kansas City. The second-seeded Cowgirls will face No. 7 seed Baylor at 5:30 p.m. in opening round action.