Soccer Meets Texas A&M Sunday

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma soccer team continues Southeastern Conference play with a Sunday road match at Texas A&M. First touch is set for 2 p.m. on SEC Network+.

OU dropped a 2-0 result to No. 24 Mississippi State on Thursday evening, snapping its five-match winning streak. The Sooners drew a crowd of 2,618, second-largest in program history, and welcomed a record 781 students to John Crain Field for its first SEC match.

SEASON STORYLINES

• All About Oklahoma: The Sooners are off to a 7-2-0 start to the 2024 season and own the seventh-best winning percentage in the SEC at .778.

• Leo Leads the Way: Leonie Weber is seventh in program history with 48 career points and leads OU with five assists and 13 points this fall.

• 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 an 83.3% save rate while the group of Meredith King, Cassie Clifton, Cailey England and Andie Wolfe have logged 93.2% of the available backline minutes.

• Historic Helpers: Alexis Washington (1 away) and Leonie Weber (2) are both within striking distance of tying Oklahoma's career assist record of 18 held by Lauren MacIver.

• Oh Captain, Our Captain: Cailey England has moved into a tie for third all-time in career starts at OU (81) and needs three to match Rachel Ressler and Madeline Brem's program record of 84. She also ranks fourth in career minutes played (6,965), just 485 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 will enjoy 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 LSU for a Thursday SEC match in Baton Rouge with a 7 p.m. CT start. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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SEASON STORYLINES

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Players Mentioned

Cassie Clifton

Caroline Duffy

Cailey England

Meredith King

Hadley Murrell

Alexis Washington

Leonie Weber

Andie Wolfe

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