Soccer to Honor Seniors Thursday

NORMAN -- The Oklahoma soccer team hosts its final home game of the season Thursday welcoming Texas to John Crain Field for the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners and Longhorns will take the field on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT for Senior Night, honoring the 2019 senior class of Kaylee Dao, Kristina O'Donnell and Ivanna Rivas.

Thursday's game will air on Fox Sports Oklahoma and the Fox Sports Go app. Chad McKee and former OU soccer player Liz Keester will call the action, with Meg McDonald on the sidelines.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

SENIOR NIGHT
Kaylee Dao, Kristina O'Donnell and Ivanna Rivas will all be honored prior to Friday's match Texas. The three members of the 2019 senior class were all part of the 2016 NCAA Tournament team that won the first NCAA tournament game in program history and set the school record for most wins in a season.

BEDLAM PART TWO
The Sooners traveled to Stillwater, Okla., for the second edition of Bedlam in 2019. OU fell behind, 2-0, at the half before cutting the lead in half thanks to an own goal by the Cowgirls. OSU would add a third goal late in the second half to earn the 3-1 victory. Earlier in the year, the two teams met and played to a 2-2 draw on Aug. 29.

LEAGUE LEADER
Dao currently leads the Big 12 with 13 goals on the year, including a league-best five game winners. The Tulsa, Okla., native is averaging .76 goals per game to lead the conference. Dao also ranks fourth in shots with 66 and third in points with 26.

BIG 12 TOURNEY TIME
With the regular season coming to and end, the Big 12 Tournament is on the horizon. The Sooners currently sit in eighth place with a total of 10 points on the season. With all ten teams only having one game left, the Sooners have guaranteed themselves a spot in the tournament as Kansas State cannot earn enough points to catch up. The Sooners could find themselves anywhere between sixth and eighth in the final standings based on the results of all games on Thursday.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Kaylee Dao has broken her way into the OU record books this season. With 13 goals on the year, the Tulsa, Okla., native is just two goals away from tying the single-season record of 15 set by Whitney Palmer in 2009. Dao has brought her career total to 29 to rank third-all time in program history. Her five game-winning goals in 2019 and 11 career game winners rank second all-time.

UNDERCLASSMEN DEPTH DISPLAYED
The Sooners have showcased their depth this season with 25 players seeing action. Of those 25, 17 are underclassmen and nine are freshmen. Freshman Jordan Lund has started all 18 games this season for OU and has played the fifth-most minutes at 1440. Fellow freshman Sydney Sheehan has appeared in all 18 games, starting 17 and playing 1451 minutes. Maya McCutcheon has started 13 games, while tallying two goals, and Caroline Berutti has started 11.

DAO NAMED SENIOR CLASS FINALIST
Kaylee Dao has been chosen as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award in college soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

A two-time All-Big 12 first team honoree and 2018 All-Region second team honoree, Dao has started every game for the Sooners this season. Through 17 games, Dao leads the team with 13 goals, including five game winners and three penalty kick conversions. She has moved in to third all-time in OU history with 29 career goals and second all-time with 11 game winners.

Dao completed her undergraduate degree with a double major in environmental sustainability and social sciences and organizational studies in Aug. 2019. A redshirt senior, she is working toward a master's degree in human relations and currently boasts a 4.0 GPA.

SCOUTING REPORT

TEXAS
The Longhorns currently sit in third place in the current Big 12 standings with a 5-3-0 record and 15 points in conference play. Overall, Texas is 10-7-0 on the year and coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Texas Tech in overtime.

Texas is led offensively by Haley Berg and Julia Grosso who have accounted for 16 of the Longhorns' 31 goals. Each has eight, while Berg has added seven assists to Grosso's five. Eleven difference players have scored for Texas, with five posting at least two goals. In goal, Nicole Curry and Savannah Madden have split playing time, combining for 72 saves, while allowing 23 goals. Curry has posted a 7-3-0 record in net, while Madden is 3-4-0.

FAN INFORMATION

Fans in costume must be able to remove any mask, hood, helmet, or any other element of the costume that obscures the face prior to security screening. Real or realistic-looking weapons are prohibited. Costumes should be family appropriate and without offensive language or content.

The University of Oklahoma will join professional sports leagues and many of its college peers this fall when it introduces a clear bag policy and walk-through metal detectors at home football games and all other home athletic events. It is recommended that fans allow extra time for stadium entry.

The approved clear plastic bag size is a maximum of 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Stadium policy will allow non-transparent clutch purses that are no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches. Bags that are necessary for medical equipment will be searched at marked medical lanes at each gate. No other bags or purses including diaper bags will be permitted and the limit on bags is one per person.

Fans will empty only cell phones, keys and metal objects larger than keys from their pockets before screening. Medical lanes will be marked around the stadium for fans who require alternate screening methods.

TICKETS

SINGLE-GAME TICKETS
Single-game tickets are available for purchase online through SoonerSports.com or over the phone at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at 800-456-GoOU. Fans can also purchase tickets on the day of at the stadium.

UP NEXT

The Big 12 Tournament will kick off Sunday, Nov. 3, in Kansas City, Mo. Seeding and opponents for the quarterfinals will be determined at the conclusion of Thursday's games.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Berutti

Kaylee Dao

Jordan Lund

Maya McCutcheon

Kristina O'Donnell

Ivanna Rivas

Sydney Sheehan

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