Red River Soccer Set For Thursday in Norman

NORMAN — Oklahoma will look to move closer to a berth at the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday when it hosts Texas at John Crain Field in Norman. First touch is set for 7:05 p.m. on ESPN+.

The Sooners enter the week 10th in the Big 12 standings with eight points. They're two points clear of Houston, and just three points from moving into seventh. The top-10 teams in the league's standings following the regular season (3 games remaining) qualify for the conference tournament in Round Rock, Texas.

To claim three points, OU would need to beat Texas for the first time in seven tries as the Sooners' last win vs. the Horns came on Oct. 23, 2015 when OU won 2-1 in Austin. The Sooners haven't knocked off UT in Norman since 2005.

FOR THE FANS

Thursday's game starts at 7 p.m. CT at John Crain Field. The contest will be available on ESPN+.

The first 50 fans at the game will get a free ice cream sandwich courtesy of head coach Matt Mott. Oklahoma will give OU Soccer scarves to the first 500 fans at John Crain Field and the game is OU's Crimson Out, as fans are encouraged to wear crimson.

SEASON STORYLINES

• Goals, Goals & Goals: The Sooners have 31 goals on the season, tied for eighth-most in a season in program history. The school record is 37 (2005, 2010). Emma Hawkins has two hat tricks on the year (vs. Tulsa, vs. Murray State), becoming the first Sooner all-time with multiple hat tricks. She has 49 career goals entering the week.

• Record Watch: Alexis Washington, who set the school record as a freshman for single-season assists (9) already has five this year. Her next assist moves her into a tie for second all-time at Oklahoma. The school record is 18 (Lauren MacIver).

• Boom or Bust: OU is undefeated (6-0-1) when scoring 2+ goals and winless (0-7-1) when scoring one or fewer. Six of Oklahoma's seven games with 2+ goals have come in Norman.

Lead, Hawkins Team SOC Emma Hawkins will look for her 50th career goal on Thursday night vs. Texas.

UP NEXT

The Sooners host No. 8 BYU on Monday at John Crain Field in Oklahoma's final home game of the season. Senior night festivities will take place before the game as OU honors Emma Hawkins, Cailey England, Esalenna Galekhutle and Dani Wolfe.

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