OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City women's soccer dropped the final non-conference game of the season to Ottawa (Ariz.) as the Spirit scored a goal in each half to take a 2-0 win on Monday.  

Score    

#23 Ottawa (Ariz.) 2, Oklahoma City 0   

• Oklahoma City (3-3-1)    
• Ottawa (Ariz.) (7-1)  

Scoring Summary     

39' | Paytyn Okey (1) | Ottawa (Ariz.) 1, Oklahoma City 0    

73' | Heather Walker (2); Assisted by Melinda Lertzman & Karissa Frerichs | Ottawa (Ariz.) 2, Oklahoma City 0    

First Half    

OCU got its first chance to score as Hallie Crom had a header chance that just missed wide before Reese Roberts and Abby Russell took corner kicks that OCU failed to capitalize on as well. Ottawa took four shots in the first 35 minutes of play without a make until Paytyn Okey nailed her first goal of the season from 40 yards out to give OUAZ the lead 1-0 in the 39th minute. Neither side could get a shot off in the final five minutes as the match entered the intermission with the Spirit out in front.  

Second Half    

Coming out of the break Oklahoma City made a change at goalie bringing on Irene Gonzalez in place of Gemma Harvey to guard the goal. Just over 10 minutes into the half Russell tried again to score only to be saved by the Spirit goalkeeper Akela Patterson. Ottawa made several attempts to score but to no avail, as the score stayed 1-0 midway through the second period. After another attempt from Russell came up empty, Ottawa found its way down the left side of the field on a breakaway as Heather Walker took a shot at an angle putting it in on the right side of the net to extend the Spirit lead out to 2-0. OCU was only able to take two more shots for the remainder of the match as Russell took a shot wide followed by a shot from Cara Compton that had a chance on goal only to be saved by the new Spirit goalkeeper Chloe Avila. Time ran out on the Stars as Ottawa was able to hold on for a 2-0 win on Monday morning. 

Game Notes    

• Ottawa held a big edge over OCU in shots taken as the Spirit took 15 shots with seven on-goal attempts to the Stars six shots and three on-goal attempts.  
• OUAZ took seven shots in the first half and eight in the second while picking up three saves all coming in the second period.  
• Oklahoma City was held to only one shot in the first forty-five while taking five in the second half, three of which came from the foot of Abby Russell.  
• Gemma Harvey made a total of two saves while allowing one goal while Irene Gonzalez made three saves and gave a goal as well.  
• Abby Russell took a team-high three shots while having one on-goal attempt. Without a goal, Russell's streak of at least one goal in the past four games comes to an end.  
• Hallie Crom, Reese Roberts, and Cara Compton all finished with one shot each with Roberts and Compton having the on-goal attempts.  
• The Stars lost two in a row for the first time this season and are held without a goal for the first time since game one on Aug. 26 against Missouri Baptist.  
• Monday's meeting was the first-ever matchup between the two schools 

NEXT GAME    

The OCU women's soccer team will take a week off before ramping up conference play beginning on Sept. 26 against Texas Wesleyan at Brian Harvey Field at 7:30 PM.