Cowgirl Soccer Back In Action On Split Weekend

Oklahoma State (2-1-1) at Rice (2-1-0)

Thurs., Aug. 28 • 6 p.m.
Houston, Texas • Holloway Field

#17 Mississippi State (2-0-0) at Oklahoma State (2-1-1)

Sun., Aug. 31 • 12 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Thurs.: Matt Pedersen & Jen Cooper Sun.: 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 2-1-1 on the season and returns to action with a split week as the Cowgirls travel to Rice for a Thursday night match before a Sunday showdown in Stillwater against No. 17 Mississippi 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).

Last Week

OSU began the week by battling Nebraska to a 1-1 draw at Neal Patterson Stadium on Thursday night. The Huskers scored in the 81st minute before Xcaret Pineda converted a penalty kick in the 84th minute for the equalizer.
On Sunday, the Cowgirls took a 3-0 lead against Arkansas State after 60 minutes on a pair of goals by Pineda and one by Jazmin Brown. The Red Wolves made things interesting late, scoring in the 83rd minute and then converting a PK in the 84th minute, before OSU's defense shut them out over the final six minutes to seal the win.

Scouting The Opponents

     • Rice is 2-1-0. The Owls opened the season with wins over Houston Christian and UTRGV before a 4-0 loss in their last match at No. 12 North Carolina.
     • Brian Lee is in his seventh season as Rice's head coach and has led the Owls to a 62-42-12 record. He owns over 300 career wins with previous head coaching stops at Furman and LSU.
     • The Cowgirls are 3-0-0 all time against Rice and have outscored the Owls by a 9-0 margin in those matches. The last meeting came in 2012 in Stillwater with OSU winning, 4-0.
     • Ranked 17th nationally, Mississippi State is 2-0-0 entering a Thursday game at Baylor. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 win at home against No. 10 Wake Forest.
     • Nick Zimmerman is in his first season as MSU's head coach after spending six seasons as a Bulldogs' assistant.
     • OSU won its only previous meeting with Mississippi State, that coming in 2010 in Stillwater with the Cowgirls earning a 6-0 victory.

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 Gon' Give It To Ya

     It's safe to say OSU's offense runs through Xcaret Pineda.
     The Cowgirls' senior midfielder has played a role in six of OSU's seven goals this season, finding the back of the net five times and also recording an assist. She notched the first multi-goal game of her career with a brace against Arkansas State.
     Pineda ranks second in the Big 12 and third nationally in goals and is third in the league and sixth in the NCAA with 11 points, She is third in the Big 12 with 14 shots, seven of those on frame.
     With just one more goal, Pineda will tie her career high for goals in a season — she has tallied six goals each of the last two seasons.
     In 65 career games, 61 of those starts, Pineda has recorded 19 goals and 12 assists while taking 149 shots.

Leading Logan

In her first season as a starter, sophomore goalie Logan Marks leads the Big 12 with 17 saves and a 4.25 saves per game average. She reached a career-best six saves against both Oklahoma and Nebraska.

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 52-13-7 (.771) on their current home turf, including a 2-0-1 mark last season.
OSU has gone undefeated at home in seven seasons in its history, the last time coming in 2019.

Four Corners

OSU leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally with 32 corner kicks.

Oklahoma State (2-1-1) at Rice (2-1-0)

Thurs., Aug. 28 • 6 p.m.
Houston, Texas • Holloway Field

#17 Mississippi State (2-0-0) at Oklahoma State (2-1-1)

Sun., Aug. 31 • 12 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

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Players Mentioned

Gracie Bindbeutel

Jazmin Brown

Logan Marks

Xcaret Pineda

Laudan Wilson

Oklahoma State University Athletics