Soccer Hosts No. 6 Arkansas Sunday

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma soccer team welcomes No. 6 Arkansas to John Crain Field Sunday afternoon for a pivotal Southeastern Conference match. First touch is set for 2 p.m. on SEC Network+.

OU fell 1-0 at Texas on Thursday. Sooner goalkeeper Caroline Duffy provided a five-save effort as OU limited the strong Texas attack to just six shots on frame. Oklahoma was unable to convert a would-be equalizer on a penalty kick midway through the second half.

The Sooners are tied for 14th in the SEC standings with four points. The top 12 teams in the table make the conference tournament, with LSU and Vanderbilt currently sitting tied for 11th with six points.

FOR THE FANS

Sunday's tilt is OU's "pink game." Tickets are available for purchase here. Fans can also purchase a Sooner Sunday Four-Pack here. The match will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

SEASON STORYLINES

• All About Oklahoma: The Sooners are 8-5-1 this season and are tied for 14th in the SEC standings with four conference points.

• Leo Leads the Way: Leonie Weber is seventh in program history with 51 career points and leads OU with six assists and 16 points this fall.

• Oklahoma on the Attack: Oklahoma's attack has produced 32 goals for this fall, currently tied for the seventh-best single-season mark in program history. The program's all-time single-season record is 37 goals for, recorded in the 2005 and 2010 campaigns.

• Defensive Dominance: Oklahoma's defense impressed in non-conference play, limiting opponents to just five goals on 5.00 shots per match.

• Back Line Standouts: Caroline Duffy owns a 76.5% save rate while the group of Meredith King, Cassie Clifton, Cailey England and Andie Wolfe have logged 94.5% of the available backline minutes.

• Historic Helpers: Alexis Washington is one assist from breaking Oklahoma's career record of 18 held by Lauren MacIver. Leonie Weber needs one of her own to tie Washington and MacIver for the program's career mark.

• Oh Captain, Our Captain: Cailey England is Oklahoma's new leader in career starts (85), breaking Rachel Ressler and Madeline Brem's program record with her start vs. Georgia last Sunday. She also ranks second in career minutes played (7,415), just 35 shy of Brem's OU-record 7,450.

• 2024 Outlook: The Sooners were selected 13th in the 2024 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, sharing the rank with Florida. Five athletes were named to the SEC Preseason Watchlist as forwards Hadley Murrell, Alexis Washington and Leonie Weber, midfielder Cailey England and defender Andie Wolfe earned league recognition.

• OU x SEC: OU Soccer embarks on its inaugural season in the SEC this fall and enjoyed the honor of playing Oklahoma's first regular season event as a league member (Aug. 15 at North Texas) as well as the university's first SEC league game (Sept. 19 vs. Mississippi State).

UP NEXT

The Sooners travel to Missouri on Friday, Oct. 18 for a key SEC road match with a 7 p.m. CT first touch. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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FOR THE FANS

SEASON STORYLINES

Players Mentioned

Cassie Clifton

Caroline Duffy

Cailey England

Meredith King

Hadley Murrell

Alexis Washington

Leonie Weber

Andie Wolfe

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