Soccer Visits LSU Thursday

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma soccer team continues Southeastern Conference play with a Thursday road match at LSU. First touch is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+

OU earned its first-ever SEC win on Sunday with a 2-1 road result at Texas A&M. Ella Pappas and Michelle Pak each scored a goal while Caroline Duffy made five saves on six shots.

SEASON STORYLINES

• All About Oklahoma: The Sooners are off to a 8-2-0 start to the 2024 season and are tied for sixth in the SEC standings with three conference points.

• Leo Leads the Way: Leonie Weber is seventh in program history with 49 career points and leads OU with six assists and 14 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 and Leonie Weber are both one assist away from tying Oklahoma's career record of 18 held by Lauren MacIver.

• Oh Captain, Our Captain: Cailey England has moved into third all-time in career starts at OU (82) and needs two to match Rachel Ressler and Madeline Brem's program record of 84. She also ranks third in career minutes played (7,055), just 395 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 return home Sunday for a key SEC match vs. Kentucky with a 1 p.m. CT start in Norman. 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

Michelle Pak

Ella Pappas

Alexis Washington

Leonie Weber

Andie Wolfe

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