Soccer Falls 1-0 To No. 21 Kansas In Big 12 Quarterfinals

The No. 6 seeded Oklahoma soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss against the No. 3 seed Kansas in San Antonio, Texas, at Blossom Soccer Stadium in the Big 12 Quarterfinals.

Kansas struck first with the only goal of the game, off a cross from Caroline Smith that got behind the Sooner defense and found Jessica Kilpatrick for the score in the 13th minute.

Around the 4:30 mark, the Sooners had their best scoring chance of the first half as Lauren MacIver sent a long ball up the middle setting up Becky Nelson for a shot that went just over the crossbar. After 45 minutes of action, KU held a 8-5 shot advantage.

"It is unfortunate because we had our chances to score," said Oklahoma head coach Randy Evans. "We could have easily had three or four goals in that game but we just could not finish and they scored on us off a defensive miscue."

OU applied immediate pressure to start off the second half, as Michelle Enos headed the ball high over the crossbar after receiving a pass from Kristen Vesely near the 50th minute.

With just over six minutes remaining in the contest, goalkeeper Catherine Wade was taken out of the ball game and Kirstin Karfonta filled in as goalie for OU, in an attempt to give the Sooners an extra-attacker. Unfortunately the Sooners could not find the back of the net, despite playing a strong second half that saw OU create numerous scoring chances.

OU evened the shot count in the second half as the teams fired 14 shots in 90 minutes of action. Wade made five saves in the game and Meghan Miller, her counterpart, made five as well.

The Sooners record falls to 8-6-5 and 3-3-4 in Big 12 action while the Jayhawks improve to 16-4-1 (6-3-1). KU will take on Oklahoma State tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.

Earlier in the day, No. 1 Colorado was upset by No. 8 Missouri, 2-0, it was the first time in the history of the Big 12 Tournament that the top seed was ousted in the opening round. The No. 2 seed, Texas, was also upset by No. 7 Oklahoma State, 1-0. Finally, No. 4 Nebraska handed No. 5 Texas A&M a 2-1 defeat in the opening minutes of overtime. Nebraska will take on Missouri tomorrow at 5 p.m.