Kaylee Dao

Photo by: Josh Gateley

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Jenks H.S.
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.

2019 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Started all 20 games for the Sooners…Senior CLASS Award first-team All-American...CoSIDA first team Academic All-American…Third-team All-Midwest Region…Unanimous first-team All-Big 12 honoree…Big 12 Fall Scholar-Athlete of the Year…First-Team Academic All-Big 12…Two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week…Third all-time in program history with 29 career goals…second all-time with 11 game-winning goals…Led the team with 13 goals on the year…tallied her first career hat-trick on Oct. 3 against Kansas State…notched five game-winners, including four golden goals…Led the team with 27 points (13 goals, one assist)…notched three multiple-goal games…led OU to a double-overtime victory over No. 6 Arkansas.

2018 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Started all 19 games for the Sooners…Named to the All-Big 12 First Team…Led the team with six goals on the season…Recorded a multi-goal game against Illinois State with a pair of goals (Aug. 24)…Led the team with 33 shots and 16 on goal…Also led the team with 14 points on the season (six goals, two assists)…First-Team Academic All-Big 12.

2017 (REDSHIRT SPHOMORE) Started all 17 games she appeared in… Named to the All-Big 12 First Team…Led the team with four goals on the season…Tallied two game-winning goals…Netted the game-winner against Tulsa (Aug. 27) in overtime…Also recorded the game-winner against Illinois (Sept. 10)…Led the team with 43 shots taken…Led the team with nine points on the season (four goals, one assist)…Converted her lone penalty kick attempt at San Francisco (Sept. 17)… First-Team Academic All-Big 12.

2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in four matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Aug. 28 … Tallied two goals for a total of four points … Scored in OU’s victory against then-No. 25 Loyola Marymount on Aug. 21 … Recorded the game winner in the 81st minute against Oklahoma State on Aug. 26 in a non-conference Bedlam matchup.

2015 (FRESHMAN)
Started 19 matches for the Sooners as a true freshman … Finished the season with four goals and an assist for a total of nine points … Led the team with three game-winning goals … Named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team … Recorded the game-winner at Oklahoma State on Aug. 28 just 18 seconds into the match, the second-fastest goal in OU history … Tallied game-winner in the 87th minute at Oral Roberts on Sept. 29 … Recorded second straight game winner with a score in the 64th minute at Illinois State on Oct. 2 … Also scored in the 88th minute at No. 2 Stanford on Sept. 13 to force overtime … Logged 26 total shots, 11 of which were on goal (.423 shot on goal percentage) … Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 6).

HIGH SCHOOL
Arrives at Oklahoma as one of the nation’s top 100 players after a standout career at Jenks H.S. in Tulsa and with the TSC Hurricane ... Aided the Jenks Trojans to two conference titles, an appearance in the 2013 state finals and a 2015 state playoff appearance as a midfielder ... Three-time All-District selection (2012, 2013, 2014) and three-time Principal’s Honor Roll selection ... Aided her club team to a North American League Championship in 2014 and a seventh place finish at ECNL Nationals ... Three-time Top Drawer Soccer Top 150 selection (2012, 2013, 2014) ... Top Drawer Soccer four star recruit ... No. 81 ranked player nationally and No. 2 in the South region.

PERSONAL
Hails from Tulsa, Okla. ... Parents are Delann Dao-Griego and Nicolas Griego ... Has an older brother, Gabe, and a younger sister, Sarah.