Cowgirl Soccer Hosts Pair of Matches

Nebraska (1-0-1) at Oklahoma State (1-1-0)

Thurs., Aug. 21 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

Arkansas State (1-0-1) at Oklahoma State (1-1-0)

Sun., Aug. 24 • 1 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Dave Saunders & Anna Berghall)
Radio: The Varsity Network/Stillwater Radio KGFY 105.5 FM (Ryan Breeden & Jeremy Cook)
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Twitter In-Game Scoreboard/Updates: @CowgirlFC

About Oklahoma State

     • Oklahoma State is 1-1-0 on the season and hosts a pair of home matches at Neal Patterson Stadium this week, taking on Nebraska Thursday night before a Sunday afternoon contest against Arkansas State.
     • The Cowgirls are coming off a 14-5-3 season in 2024 in which they finished fifth in the Big 12 Conference standings with a 6-3-2 mark and earned a berth in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, where OSU lost in the first round to No. 2 national seed Arkansas.
     • OSU returns seven players who started at least 10 games for the Cowgirls last season, including All-Big 12 performers Gracie Bindbeutel, Xcaret Pineda and Laudan Wilson.
     • Head coach Colin Carmichael entered his 21st season at the helm in 2025 with a career record of 265-110-53 (.681).

Three decades

     The 2024 season marks the 30th in program history, and Oklahoma State has built itself into one of women's college soccer's top programs.
     • Over its first 29 seasons, OSU posted a 348-190-66 (.631) record.
     • OSU has made 14 appearances in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. The Cowgirls have earned a NCAA tourney berth in 13 of the last 19 years (beginning in 2006) and seven of the last 12.
     • From 2006-11, the Cowgirls earned six-straight NCAA tourney bids and advanced to at least the second round each time, including back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 2010 and 2011.
     • From 2008-11, OSU celebrated four consecutive Big 12 championships — two regular season (2008, '11) and two tournament ('09, '10). The Cowgirls also won regular season titles in 2017 and 2019.
     • Six Cowgirls have earned All-America honors, with Yolanda Odenyo, AD Franch, Melinda Mercado, Haley Woodard, Kim Rodriguez and Grace Yochum on that elite list.

Last Week

OSU opened the 2025 season with a 2-0 victory at home over Mercer, marking its ninth consecutive win in a season opener. Logan Marks recorded four saves and a shutout in her first-career start, and the Cowgirls scored twice off corner kicks in the final 10 minutes of the match as Reganne Morris and Xcaret Pineda recorded goals.
On Sunday, the Cowgirls traveled to Norman to take on Bedlam-rival Oklahoma and suffered a 4-1 loss. Pineda scored OSU's lone goal in the match on a free kick.

Scouting The Opponents

     • Nebraska is 1-0-1 on the season. The Cornhuskers opened with a 6-0 victory over Southern Indiana before tying Missouri State, 1-1; both matches were at home.
     • The only head coach in Nebraska's history, John Walker is in his 32nd season and has led the Huskers to a 372-203-63 record.
     • The Cowgirls are 8-10-0 all time against Nebraska and have won the last four meetings, including a 2-0 victory over the No. 6 Cornhuskers in the 2024 season opener in Lincoln.
     • Arkansas State is 1-0-1 entering a Thursday home game against Stephen F. Austin. The Red Wolves opened the season with a 2-1 win at home over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before tying UT Martin, 1-1, on the road.
     • Brian Dooley is in his ninth season as ASU's head coach and owns a 48-72-25 record.
     • OSU is 4-0-0 all time against Arkansas State. The last meeting came in 2023 with the Cowgirls claiming a 1-0 win in Jonesboro.

Next Up

A year ago, the Cowgirls outscored their opponents, 42-15, while recording 15 shutouts in 22 games.
However, in 2025, OSU will be replacing starting goalie Grace Gordon, who played all but 70 minutes in goal last season, and will also look to replace 55 percent of its scoring as the returning group combined for just 19 goals in 2024. The only returning Cowgirls who had more than two goals a year ago are Xcaret Pineda (6) and Laudan Wilson (5).

It's An Honor

OSU returns four players who were recognized with Big 12 honors in 2024 in All-Big 12 First Team midfielders Xcaret Pineda and Laudan Wilson, All-Big 12 Second Team forward Gracie Bindbeutel and defender Katelyn Hoppers, who was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
The Cowgirls also added transfer Jazmin Brown, who was an All-Big 12 Second Team defender at Kansas State a year ago.

Preseason Love

Three Cowgirls were named to the 27-member Preseason All-Big 12 Team, which is voted on by the league's head coaches. Midfielders Xcaret Pineda and Laudan Wilson and defender Jazmin Brown all collected the honor.
Additionally, Pineda was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI Third Team and was ranked No. 30 on the outlet's National Top 100 list.

Dynamic Duo

Senior Xcaret Pineda and junior Laudan Wilson are both on the United Soccer Coaches 2025 Women's Midfielders to Watch list, which is compiled and released by the Division I All-America Committee.

Elite

     Xcaret Pineda is one of 43 players on the 2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List, which was compiled by members of the Division I Women's All-America Council.
     The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
     OSU has had two Hermann Trophy semifinalists in its history, Yolanda Odenyo in 2008, and AD Franch, who made that list in 2010 and 2011.

X Gives It To Ya

Senior midfielder Xcaret Pineda is a proven veteran and continues to build on the attacking numbers that have made her a two-time All-Big 12 performer.
In 63 career games, 61 of those starts, Pineda has recorded 16 goals and 12 assists while taking 141 shots.

Home Sweet Home

OSU has won 77 percent of its games in seven seasons at Neal Patterson Stadium, which opened in
2018. The Cowgirls are 51-13-6 (.771) on their current home turf, including a 1-0-0 mark last season.
OSU has gone undefeated at home in seven seasons in its history, the last time coming in 2019.

Nebraska (1-0-1) at Oklahoma State (1-1-0)

Thurs., Aug. 21 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

Arkansas State (1-0-1) at Oklahoma State (1-1-0)

Sun., Aug. 24 • 1 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

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Players Mentioned

Gracie Bindbeutel

Jazmin Brown

Grace Gordon

Katelyn Hoppers

Logan Marks

Reganne Morris

Xcaret Pineda

Laudan Wilson

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