Cowgirl Soccer returns home for two games

Texas State (2-3-0) vs. #12 Oklahoma State (5-0-0)

Thursday September 5 • 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Oklahoma • Neal Patterson Stadium

ULM (6-0-0) vs. #12 Oklahoma State (5-0-0)

Sunday September 8 • 1 p.m.
Stillwater, Oklahoma • Neal Patterson Stadium

TV/Video: ESPN+ (Dave Saunders and Anna Beffer)
Radio: The University Network/Stillwater Radio KGFY 105.5 FM (Ryan Breeden)
Live statistics: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Scoreboard/In-game updates on Twitter: @CowgirlFC

About Oklahoma State

• Oklahoma State is 5-0-0 this season, its best start since 2012, and has outscored its opponents, 11-0. This week, the Cowgirls host a pair of games at Neal Patterson Stadium, taking on Texas State on Thursday night before a Sunday afternoon game against ULM.
• OSU is coming off a 12-8-0 season in 2023 in which the Cowgirls finished seventh in the Big 12 standings with a 5-5-0 conference mark.
• The Cowgirls have nine starters and 16 letterwinners from last season.
• The 2024 season is the 29th in program history; over the first 28, OSU has posted a record of 334-185-63 (.628). Head Coach Colin Carmichael begins his 20th season at the helm in 2024 with a record of 251-105-50.

Spotting opponents

• Texas State is 2-3-0 and is coming off one-goal home losses to Colorado State and Houston.
• OSU is 3-0-0 against Texas State. Last season, the Cowgirls won a 3-0 game in San Marcos.
• ULM is 6-0-0 heading into Thursday’s home game against Sam Houston. The Warhawks have outscored their opponents 21-1 this season.
• OSU won its only previous game against ULM, a 7-0 victory in Stillwater in 2007.

Last week

Oklahoma State remained perfect this season with a 3-0 away win over San Diego State. Logan Heausler marked twice, and Grace Gordon recorded a season-high seven saves.

Upward trend

In this week’s national polls, OSU is ranked No. 12 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and 13th by United Soccer Coaches. The Cowgirls were No. 11 in last week’s United Soccer Coaches poll, their highest ranking since they were No. 11 in both polls on Nov. 17, 2020, and were ranked 14th by TDS.
OSU entered the national rankings on Aug. 19-20 for the first time since Aug. 30, 2021, when the Cowgirls were 22nd. TDS survey.
In this week’s United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region rankings, OSU is No. 1.

Clean sheets

For the first time in program history, OSU started the season with five consecutive pointless games. Their previous best streak to start a season was three games in 2005.
OSU’s five-game pointless streak is also tied for the second-longest streak in program history. In 2011, the Cowgirls had streaks of six and five games without a point.
Grace Gordon four shutouts rank him third nationally this season.

Start making streaks

OSU starts the season 5-0-0 for the first time since 2012. The last time the Cowgirls started a season 6-0-0 was also in 2012.
The 2011 Cowgirls opened the season with a record 15 consecutive victories.

Perfect

OSU is one of 14 undefeated and untied teams remaining in NCAA Division I women’s soccer.

Sharing the wealth

OSU’s 11 goals this season have come from eight different players. Nicole Ray And Logan Heausler have multiple goals for the Cowgirls.
Seven Cowgirls also recorded assists on the year, with Alex Morris, Xcaret Pineda And Laudan Wilson leading with two each.

I can’t stop, I won’t stop

OSU’s trio of starting center backs are a big reason the Cowgirls haven’t conceded a goal this season — and it’s rare not to see them on the field.
Mollie Breiner played the full 90 minutes in four of OSU’s five games, the lone exception being against Central Arkansas. Ellie Geoffroy played full time in three games, while Chloe Joseph played 90 minutes twice.

Recognized
A list of OSU award winners and recipients during the 2024 season:
• Mollie Breiner – TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the week, 08/20
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 8/21
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the week, 08/27
• Grace Gordon – Big 12 Co-Goalie of the Week, 8/21
Big 12 Goalie of the Week, 9/4
• Beautiful Pierotti – Big 12 Freshman of the Week, 8/28

Saving grace

Grace Gordon established herself as OSU’s starting goaltender in her first season in Stillwater in 2023 as she started 19 games and recorded six shutouts in 1,635 minutes of action.
A transfer who spent her first three seasons at Seton Hall, Gordon ranked second in the Big 12 with a 0.83 goals-against average and .815 save percentage, while her six clean sheets ranked fifth.
During OSU’s five-game winning streak in September, Gordon allowed just two goals and posted three shutouts. She recorded a season-best eight saves in her Big 12 debut to help OSU earn a victory at Iowa State.
With her six shutouts (she also played a role in two combined shutouts), Gordon is the Big 12’s returning leader in that category in 2024.

Escalation

Grace Gordon Gordon sits sixth on OSU’s career shutout list with 10 in just 24 games in a Cowgirl uniform; he needs one more to crack the top five. Gordon has 19 clean sheets in his college career after recording nine in three seasons at Seton Hall.
Gordon’s 84 saves in an OSU uniform rank eighth in program history, and she currently leads the program in goals-against average at 0.65.

home Sweet Home

OSU has won 79 percent of its games in four seasons at Neal Patterson Stadium, which opened in 2019. The Cowgirls are 45-10-5 on their current home court, including a 2-0-0 mark this season.
OSU has gone undefeated at home in seven seasons in its history, most recently in 2019.