University of Oklahoma Athletics
Thursday, September 18
John Crain Field
6 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
8-1-1, 1-1-0
2
vs
1
Florida
4-5-0, 0-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Dendis scored her third goal of the season, with the latest being her second game winner.
Dendis’ Late Goal Lifts No. 24 Oklahoma Past Florida, 2-1
September 18, 2025 | Soccer
Sooners Remain Unbeaten at Home
NORMAN — After outshooting Florida, 10-2, in a scoreless first half, No. 24 Oklahoma (8-1-1, 1-0-1 SEC) converted on its first shot of the second period and Lexi Dendis provided the game winner in the 80th minute as the Sooners defeated the Gators (4-5, 0-2 SEC), 2-1, Thursday, Sept. 18.
OU 2, Florida 1
Oklahoma asserted itself on the offensive end and put up multiple good looks on frame in the first half, but to no avail as things remained tied at 0-0 through 45 minutes.
Hadley Murrell paced the way early, posting five shots on goal, including one off the crossbar and another on goal. Kayla Keefer also got behind the Gator defense and texted UF keeper Jayden Emmanuel, but she was up for the task.
UF didn't put up a shot on goal in the first half, with Caroline Duffy leaping in front of a beautiful cross into the box to prevent the Gators from having what would have been their best scoring opportunity early.
OU broke the stalemate just 22 seconds into the half. Keefer found Alexis Washington who crossed a beautiful ball to Juliette Rayo as she put the shot into the bottom right corner of the net for a 1-0 lead.
UF tied it up in the 64th minute off a set piece pass that found its way to Skye Barnes. Barnes gathered the pass and converted.
Oklahoma came up clutch in the 80th to win it. Riley Brown played a ball onto Keefer who flicked it towards Dendis. Dendis gathered and slotted the shot into the upper-right corner of the goal.
Goals & Assists
OU - 46' | Juliette Rayo (Keefer, Washington)
UF - 64' | Skye Barnes (Tsakiris, Abby)
OU - 80' | Lexi Dendis (Brown, Keefer)
Leaders By the Numbers
OU
Notes
Up Next
OU goes to No. 17 Vanderbilt for a noon kickoff in Nashville Sunday, Sept. 21.
OU 2, Florida 1
Oklahoma asserted itself on the offensive end and put up multiple good looks on frame in the first half, but to no avail as things remained tied at 0-0 through 45 minutes.
Hadley Murrell paced the way early, posting five shots on goal, including one off the crossbar and another on goal. Kayla Keefer also got behind the Gator defense and texted UF keeper Jayden Emmanuel, but she was up for the task.
UF didn't put up a shot on goal in the first half, with Caroline Duffy leaping in front of a beautiful cross into the box to prevent the Gators from having what would have been their best scoring opportunity early.
OU broke the stalemate just 22 seconds into the half. Keefer found Alexis Washington who crossed a beautiful ball to Juliette Rayo as she put the shot into the bottom right corner of the net for a 1-0 lead.
UF tied it up in the 64th minute off a set piece pass that found its way to Skye Barnes. Barnes gathered the pass and converted.
Oklahoma came up clutch in the 80th to win it. Riley Brown played a ball onto Keefer who flicked it towards Dendis. Dendis gathered and slotted the shot into the upper-right corner of the goal.
Goals & Assists
OU - 46' | Juliette Rayo (Keefer, Washington)
UF - 64' | Skye Barnes (Tsakiris, Abby)
OU - 80' | Lexi Dendis (Brown, Keefer)
Leaders By the Numbers
OU
- Kayla Keefer | 2 assists
- Lexi Dendis | 1 goal
- Juliette Rayo | 1 goal
- Alexis Washington | 1 assist
- Riley Brown | 1 assist
- Caroline Duffy | 90 minutes, 1 save
Notes
- The Sooners have won eight-straight home matches
- Oklahoma leads the SEC in goals with 29
- Keefer paces the SEC with eight assists. She is tied for third in the nation
- The Sooners have a plus-21 goal differential
- Brown tallied her first assist as a Sooner and fifth of her career
- Keefer has tallied an assist in three straight games
- OU outshot Florida, 14-6
Up Next
OU goes to No. 17 Vanderbilt for a noon kickoff in Nashville Sunday, Sept. 21.
Team Stats
UF
OU
Goals
1
2
Shots
6
14
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
4
1
Corners
2
7
Fouls
13
10
Scoring Plays
Juliette Rayo (4)
Assisted By: Kayla Keefer , Alexis Washington
GOAL by OU Rayo, Juliette Assist by Keefer, Kayla and Washington, Alexis.
45:22
Skye Barnes (2)
Assisted By: Kai Tsakiris , Abby Gemma
GOAL by UF Barnes, Skye Assist by Tsakiris, Kai and Gemma, Abby.
63:21
Lexi Dendis (3)
Assisted By: Riley Brown , Kayla Keefer
GOAL by OU Dendis, Lexi Assist by Brown, Riley and Keefer, Kayla.
79:33
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
def
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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