Cowgirl Soccer Set To Open 31st Season

Oklahoma State vs. Sam Houston

Wed., Aug. 12 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

Oklahoma State vs. Stephen F. Austin

Sun., Aug. 16 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. • Neal Patterson Stadium

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Adam Hildebrandt & Anna Berghall)
Radio: Ryan Breeden & Jeremy Cook
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
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About Oklahoma State
     • Oklahoma State is coming off a 4-13-2 season in 2025.
     • OSU returns eight players who started at least eight games last season, including Preseason All-Big 12 midfielder Laudan Wilson.
     • Colin Carmichael enters his 22nd season as OSU's head coach in 2026 with a career record of 269-123-55 (.663).

Scouting The Opponents
     • Sam Houston posted an 8-6-3 record a year ago, including a 5-2-1 mark in Conference USA. Midfielder Ellie Morgan was named to the Preseason All-CUSA Team.
     • Kendall Ayers is in her third season as Sam Houston's head coach and owns a 13-24-17 record with the Bearkats.
     • The Cowgirls are 2-0-0 all time against Sam Houston. The first meeting came in 2003 in Huntsville, Texas, with OSU winning 9-1; the following season, the Cowgirls were 10-1 victors in Stillwater.
     • Stephen F. Austin was 8-4-10 in 2025 and returns 12 players from that squad, including All-Southland Conference performers Sawyer Kohutek and Sydney Williams.
     • Ashley Whittemore is in her second season leading SFA.
     • OSU is 5-0-0 in the all-time series with SFA. The last meeting came in 2023 in Stillwater with the Cowgirls claiming a 4-0 victory.

Opening With A Dub
     OSU has opened its season with a win for nine consecutive years dating back to 2017. The Cowgirls are undefeated in their last 11 openers, posting a 10-0-1 mark that includes a tie to open the 2016 campaign.
     OSU's all-time record in season openers is 25-4-1; its last season opening loss was in 2014 at Oklahoma.

Cowgirl Country
     OSU's 2026 roster includes players from 13 states as well as Canada, England, Germany and Panama. Six Texans dot the roster, while the Cowgirls have four players each from Oklahoma and Kansas.

New Faces
     The Cowgirls' 29-player roster counts 12 returning letterwinners and 17 newcomers. Of OSU's new players, eight are Division I transfers, six are freshmen from the prep ranks, two are junior college transfers and one is a transfer from Division II.

I'm Honored
     Three OSU veterans have earned all-conference accolades in their careers. In 2024, Laudan Wilson was an All-Big 12 First Team midfielder, while Gracie Bindbeutel was an All-Big 12 Second Team forward and defender Katelyn Hoppers was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
     The Cowgirls added three all-conference performers via the transfer portal — Bryn Geppert was an All-Southland Conference First Team selection in 2025, Jada Moorman was a two-time All-Southern Conference pick and the SoCon Freshman of the Year and Emily Senatore was twice named to the All-Southland Conference First Team and was the 2025 Southland Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year.
     OSU also brought in a pair of two-time JUCO All-Americans in Emma Jensen and Sherline King. Jensen led Northwest Mississippi Community College to back-to-back NJCAA Division II national championships, while King scored a program record 54 goals in her Jones College career.
     Avery Bass capped her career at Division II Central Oklahoma by earning United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team honors.

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Oklahoma State vs. Stephen F. Austin

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Players Mentioned

Avery Bass

Gracie Bindbeutel

Bryn Geppert

Katelyn Hoppers

Emma Jensen

Sherline King

Jada Moorman

Emily Senatore

Laudan Wilson

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