Soccer Hosts Texas A&M Sunday

NORMAN — Coming off a 3-1 win at Alabama to start the second half of Southeastern Conference (SEC) play, Oklahoma Soccer hosts Texas A&M in OU's first home contest in October Sunday, Oct. 5.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match will be streamed on SEC Network+ and live stats will be available on statbroadcast.com.

PROMOS ON THE PITCH
OU will wear pink kits in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as part of OU's annual Pink Match.

LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners broke a 1-1 tie with two second half scores as the Sooners tallied a critical road victory at Alabama Thursday, Oct. 2. Kayla Keefer and Ally Laccinole both scored, with the third goal coming from an own goal in the 3-1 victory.

SERIES HISTORY
OU and Texas A&M meet for the second time as SEC foes, although the two teams have a long rivalry from their days in the Big 12. OU won the last meeting, a 2-1 victory in College Station, Sept. 22 of last season. Michelle Pak scored the game winning in that contest.

THE SCOUT
Texas A&M is coming off a 1-0 win against Texas in the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown Thursday … The Aggies are 1-4 in SEC play … Texas A&M played a trio of top 10 teams tight, falling by one score against No. 4 TCU, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 5 Tennessee … defender Bella Yakel has logged every minute the Aggies have played this year, posting 1,080 … Trinity Buchanan paces A&M with four goals … keeper Sydney Fuller has logged the majority of the minutes tending net, allowing 1.33 goal per game across 540 minutes.

OF NOTE

OU has scored 32 goals this season. The Sooners scored 38 all of last year, which was a program record.
Keefer paces the SEC with eight assists. She is fifth in the nation in that category
The Sooners have a plus-18 goal differential
Ally Laccinole was named SEC Freshman of the Week Aug. 18, the first SEC weekly honor for a Sooner ever. She scored her first career goal Thursday
Naomi Clark and Elle Canty both tallied braces in their first OU starts
OU has posted 15 first half goals and 17 second half scores
Three different Sooners have posted a brace this season (Clark, Canty and Juliette Rayo)
The August 21 game against East Texas A&M saw OU set the program single game attendance record (3,211)
OU went undefeated in non-conference play for the first time in program history, going 7-0-1
Of OU's 98 points, 64 have come from a newcomer
The Sooners earned a spot in the polls for the first time since 2017 … OU started the year ranked in the polls for five consecutive weeks, a program record
The Sooners set the program corner kicks record with 16 at Tulsa Aug. 24

SOONER HONORS THIS SEASON

United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch - Alexis Washington
SEC Preseason Players to Watch - Naomi Clark, Kayla Keefer, Caroline Duffy, Hadley Murrell, Alexis Washington and Michelle Pak
SEC Freshman of the Week - Ally Laccinole
Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week - Naomi Clark

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Players Mentioned

Elle Canty

Naomi Clark

Caroline Duffy

Kayla Keefer

Ally Laccinole

Hadley Murrell

Michelle Pak

Juliette Rayo

Alexis Washington

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