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Cowgirls tally third consecutive victory joe l d ev ick staff reporter @J OELYRAn c h 3 r
Although the Oklahoma State soccer team didn’t score until more than 70 minutes had passed, it claimed a statement victory Sunday. Playing in their second game of the weekend, the Cowgirls defeated San Francisco 3-0 despite not getting their first goal until the 74th minute. The victory was OSU’s third in a row and marked the last time the Cowgirls play at home until Sept. 28 against Texas. Three goals in 14 minutes highlighted the devin lawrence wilber/O’COLLY game and broke the long Oklahoma State’s Haley Woodard makes a shot on goal as the Cowgirls face San Francisco at Neal Patterson Stadium. deadlock. Sophomore Kim Rodriguez slotted chances, but we couldn’t adjustments without home a penalty kick after finish. We went into starter Elise Hawn, who Camy Huddleston was halftime and talked about missed the USF game fouled in the box. For the what we needed to do and after a hamstring injury second goal, freshman came out here ready to Friday against California. Grace Yochum played the play.” Midfielder Hannah Webb ball through to herself Zoller, who leads the moved back to defense. and crossed it to a waiting Cowgirls with four goals Coach Colin CarmiMarlo Zoller, who tapped on the season, said getting chael said the victory was it in only four minutes the breakthrough penalty a big boost for a Cowgirl later. Captain Haley Woodard put the exclama- from Rodriguez was liber- team that has four straight ating for the offense. road games ahead. tion point on the game in “It was basically a sigh “Our kids didn’t play as the 88th minute when she of relief,” Zoller said. “I well as we’d like to, but blasted home her third felt like we had been runwe found a way to win,” goal of the year from 20 ning at the back line quite Carmichael said. “Every yards out. a bit and getting opportuThe first half was a team throws up different nities because they were back-and-forth matter challenges. We’re happy tiring, but just not finishwith the Cowgirls (6-1) with where we are. We ing. Just to finally get a and Dons getting some think we keep growing as goal and boost morale fleeting opportunities at a team, and next week we was good.” net. Yochum said OSU go on the road, and we At half, USF (5-2) had had to come out and regotta play well there, too. two shots on goal. After verse its performance goJoel Devick is a the break, the Cowgirl ing into the second half. sports media junior from defense stepped up and “First half, we weren’t Ames, Iowa. He can be allowed only one more playing nearly as good reached at joel.devick@ shot on frame. OSU’s as we wanted to,” Yookstate.edu. chum said. “We had some defenders had to make MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
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