Taking on Tulsa at Home Thursday Night

Thursday, August 27

Norman, Okla.

7 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

Tulsa

Sophie Morrin in the background celebrating an Oklahoma goal after the ball goes into the back of the net.

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Taking on Tulsa at Home Thursday Night

August 26, 2026 | Soccer

Live Stats SEC Network+OU Match Notes

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN — Oklahoma Soccer starts a week in which the Sooners play both Division I programs from Tulsa as the Golden Hurricane come to John Crain Field Thursday, August 27 at 7 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tomorrow's game will be streamed on SEC Network+ with live stats being available on statbroadcast.com. Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Chris Petrucelli (color commentary) will be on the call for the game.

PROMOS AT THE PITCH
Members of the 2026 National Championship Oklahoma Sooners Baseball team will be honored at the game and available for autographs. Infielder Kyle Branch will also handle pre-game coin toss duties.

The Corn Dog Company, HTeaO and Psycho Taco will have food trucks on site. As part of "State Fair Night" students will be able to receive a "Bad Day to be a Corn Dog" hat while supplies last.

The men's gymnastics team will also be there to handle t-shirt toss.

RECORD SHUTOUT STREAK

• OU hasn't allowed a goal through the first four games for the first time in program history. The Sooners currently rank second in the nation in goal differential, while leading the SEC in both goal differential and goals for (19).

FRESHMEN RISE TO THE OCCASION

• OU has had at least one freshman notch a point in each of the first four games. In last Thursday's win against Oklahoma State the Sooners had all of their scoring come from freshman as Kate McCallister and Kennedy Kaiser tallied a goal each. Both McCallister and Kaiser have two goals this season.

THE SCOUT

• OU and Tulsa are meeting for the 18th time. The Sooners are 15-2-1 against the Golden Hurricane and have won eight in a row. OU is 6-1 in Norman and 3-0 under head coach Matt Mott. Elle Canty put up a brace and Alexis Washington set the OU career-assists record during the Sooners' 4-1 win in Tulsa last August.

• Tulsa is 3-0 and coming off a 2-0 win against Arkansas-Little Rock. TU is led by head coach Jim Rhein in his sixth season. The Golden Hurricane rank eighth in the United Soccer Coaches South Region poll in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches.

KEEFER IN THE HEADLINES

• Junior forward Kayla Keefer was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Offensive Player of the Week and was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week yesterday.

• Keefer became the first Sooner to earn the SEC Offensive Player of the Week honor since OU joined the league in 2024.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

8: The 2026 roster features eight freshmen and eight transfers making up the 29-player roster. Transfers arrive from schools such as Arizona, Cal State Northridge, Pepperdine, NJIT, MTSU, Marshall and Kansas.

13: Oklahoma returns 13 players from last year's team, 11 of which earned minutes in the 2025 season. Ally Laccinole, an SEC All-Freshman selection, tallied the most minutes by a returner with 1,561 on the backline.

18: The Sooners have an 18-match schedule that features eight regular season contests at John Crain Field and two exhibitions. The Sooners play three non-conference matches at home and five in SEC play.

22: Kayla Keefer led the Sooners with 22 points in 2025 and she returns for her junior season this year. The forward posted seven goals (second most on the team) and paced OU with eight assists.

PRESEASON WATCH LISTS

• Five Sooners were tabbed to the SEC Preseason Watch List including Elle Canty, Lexi Dendis, Kayla Keefer, Narissa Fults and Ally Laccinole. The group is made up of two sophomores and three juniors.

• Junior transfer Fernanda Dantas was also named to the United Soccer Coaches MAC Hermann Trophy Defenders to Watch List. Players who earned all-region honors in 2025 and are returning for this season are eligible to be on the list.

2025 IN REVIEW

• The Sooners reached double-digit wins for consecutive seasons with a 10-win campaign in 2025. It's the third time in program history that OU soccer has tallied at least 10 wins in consecutive seasons. The Sooners will look to tie a program record with three straight in 2026. Additionally, OU's four losses were the fewest in a season in program history.

• OU set a program record by being ranked in the national polls for four consecutive weeks during the 2025 season. Oklahoma was ranked as high as No. 19 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. It was the first time since 2017 that the Sooners broke the top 25 rankings.

• 2025 also saw OU set a program record for points (116) while tying for the most home wins in a season (eight), most goals (38) and most assists (40).

RETURNERS

Oklahoma's roster features 13 returners, 11 of which lettered last season.

Elle Canty | Norman, Okla.
Claire Curran | San Diego, Calif.
Emily Davey | Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
Lexi Dendis | Flemington, N.J.
Aly Guthrie | Plano, Texas
Natalie Hoefer | Owasso, Okla.
Kayla Keefer | Bloomsburg, Pa.
Ally Laccinole | Woodinville, Wash.
Drue Legan | Jenks, Okla.
Isabella Martinez | Keller, Texas
Sophie Morrin | Cheshire, England
Kiki Smith | Ahwatukee, Ariz.
Callie Sullivan | Norman, Okla.

FRESHMEN & TRANSFER NEWCOMERS

• Oklahoma's roster includes eight transfers and eight freshmen this year. Transfers Narissa Fults, Paige Califf, Addison Tauscher and Sadie Sterbenz all competed with the Sooners during the spring season.

True Freshmen

Kenzie Clouse | Norman, Okla.
Olivia Wright | Edmond, Okla.
Halley Jae Coffey | Norman, Okla.
Avery Brand | Parker, Colo.
Kennedy Kaiser | McAllen, Texas
Kate McCallister | Rowlett, Texas
Landrey Turner | Broken Arrow, Okla.
Brenna Hallam | Colorado Springs, Colo.

Transfers

Mojisola Ayodele | NJIT | Princeton, N.J.
Paige Califf | CSUN | Orange, Calif.
Kendall Campbell | Pepperdine | Palmdale, Calif.
Fernanda Dantas | Marshall | Salvador, Brazil
Ariana Ellison | New Mexico State | Sammamish, Wash.
Narissa Fults | Arizona | Norman, Okla.
Sadie Sterbenz | MTSU | Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Addison Tauscher | Kansas | Lenexa, Kan.

SCHEDULE NOTES

OU will play 20 total matches, two in the exhibition portion of the year and 18 regular season games.

Oklahoma's games against 2025 NCAA Tournament participants include: Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas, BYU, Alabama and Georgia
The Sooners will play five non-conference games against teams they faced in the non-con slate in 2025. The Sooners went 5-0 in those games a year ago
OU makes its first-ever trip to East Texas A&M
The Sooners go to Provo, Utah, for the first time since 2013
OU hosts Auburn for the first time
For the first time since 2013 OU will play a regular season game in the month of November