Early Goal Proves Decisive

Texas

Oklahoma

Stat Comparison
Category	UT	OU
Shots	10	6
Shots on Goal	1	2
Corners	3	2
Fouls	15	9

Scoring Summary
Player	Assist	Time
UT: Morgan Murphy	Whitney Jones	0:45

Goalkeepers
Player	Mins	GA	SV
OU: Kaitlyn Fahrner	66:28	1	0
OU: Kassidie Stade	23:32	0	0
UT: Abby Smith	90:00	0	2

Player of the Game
Shiloh Price // So. // Broken Arrow, Okla. Price had two shots, both on goal to lead Oklahoma on the night. The sophomore came in off the bench to threaten on multiple occasions in the box, finishing with 44 total minutes played for the Sooners.

NORMAN -- An early goal proved decisive on Friday night as the Oklahoma soccer team fell to Texas by a final score of 1-0.

The match was low on offense after the early goal, with both teams combining for only three shots on goal and five corner kicks. The Sooners (8-6-3, 2-3-0 Big 12) pressed Texas (9-6-2, 3-3-0 Big 12) in possession but struggled to put together solid opportunities on goal throughout the contest.

Despite the loss, Oklahoma has clinched a spot in the 2014 Big 12 Soccer Championship due to results from Friday night's matches around the league. The Sooners join Baylor, Texas Tech and Texas as teams to clinch the first four spots in the championship field.

Texas struck nearly straight out of the gates in the 45th second of play when Whitney Jaynes sent in a textbook cross that Morgan Murphy connected with on the header goal. The goal was UT's only shot on goal of the entire match, but would end up being the game-winning effort.

After the initial shot, the Sooners settled down and began to find themselves locked into a midfield battle with the Longhorns. Lizzie Luallin took OU's first shot in the 12th minute, but her effort was block and quickly snagged by Texas GK Abby Smith.

OU found itself possessing in UT's territory on several occasions in the half but grappled with creating scoring chances; three Sooner opportunities were whistled offside in the first half alone. Texas took three quick shots in the last five minutes of the half but OU blocked one and forced the other pair wide to escape with no damage done.

Oklahoma came out swinging early in the second half. Shiloh Price led the charge, sending in a pair of shots on goal to try and jump-start the Sooner team. Smith was there to intercept both and prevent an OU equalizer.

The Sooners were forced to play one down beginning in the 68th minute when OU goalkeeper Kassidie Stade was carded for contact with the ball outside of the box. Kaitlyn Fahrner subbed in and helped the Sooners clear out the resulting free kick and corner kick to avoid an extension of the Texas lead.

Oklahoma battled with heart despite going one player down; the squad pushed downfield several times as the clock moved toward the 90th minute, working to find an equalizing goal.

Abby Hodgen had a chance as the match entered the final 10 minutes of play when Smith failed to control a ball in the Texas box. Hodgen did battle with the GK as Smith repeatedly lost and regained possession, but Texas eventually corralled the ball and cleared the box.

As the final minute wound down, the Sooners had one last opportunity from Jackson and Luallin. The duo attempted to control a ball in the box despite being outnumbered by UT defenders, but Smith was there again to foil the chance. Seconds later, the score went final.

The Sooners hit the road tomorrow, flying east for a Sunday match against No. 10 West Virginia in Morgantown. The match is slated for a noon CT start with a live national broadcast on ROOT Sports Pittsburgh.

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Players Mentioned

Kaitlyn Fahrner

Abby Hodgen

Lizzie Luallin

Shiloh Price

Kassidie Stade

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