OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Stars women's soccer team return home to celebrate Brian Harvey Day on Saturday afternoon as OCU will host Central Christian at 1:00 PM.

Saturday, October 19
1:00 PM  – Oklahoma City (7-4-1, 3-1-1 SAC) vs Central Christian (5-7, 1-4 SAC)
Location: Oklahoma City | Brian Harvey Field

STARS OUTLOOK
Oklahoma City enters Saturday's contest at 7-4-1 with a 3-1-1 record in conference play. OCU comes off a defeat at Mid-America Christian where the Evangels placed its lone goal in the 78th minute to beat the Stars 1-0. The shutout was only the third time the Stars have went scoreless this season as OCU saw its season-low in shots on-goal while Gemma Harvey delivered a season-high of seven saves. Hallie Crom leads Oklahoma City with seven goals on the year, tying for fifth in all of the conference. Crom made a name for herself early on in the season with back-to-back hat tricks in the second and third game of the year where she also added in an assist against Sterling. Sophomore Yami Ponce follows behind Crom with five goals on the season after she posted a hat trick in the 11-1 win over Sterling before scoring in back-to-back matches against Pittsburg State and Southwestern Christian where she also dished out her only assist. Saizlee Carlton and Abby Russell have played major factors in the Stars passing game as the two combine for 10 assists as Carlton leads the team with six total to go along with three goals while Russell has assisted on four goals while also scoring four. Reese Roberts has seen two different games where she has scored and assisted in the same night as the sophomore from Oklahoma City totals four goals on the year. 

Oklahoma City Leaders

Goals

• Hallie Crom - 7
• Yami Ponce - 5
• Abby Russell - 4
• Reese Roberts 4

Assists

• Saizlee Carlton - 6
• Abby Russell - 4
• Reese Roberts - 2
• Chloi Thurman - 2

Points

• Hallie Crom - 15
• Saizlee Carlton - 12
• Abby Russell - 12
• Yami Ponce - 11

Saves

• Gemma Harvey - 32

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Central Christian comes into Saturday with already having its most wins since 2021 with a 5-7 overall record. The Tigers hold a 1-4 record in SAC play with its only conference win coming over Texas Wesleyan on Oct. 8. Central comes off allowing the most goals all season long to John Brown as the Golden Eagles went into McPherson and posted a 6-0 win over the Tigers on Tuesday. Central Christian has four players with multiple goals while junior Baylee Smith holds the lead with four after scoring three goals over the first two games of the season while last scoring on Sept. 19 against Spurgeon College. Since that date, the Tigers have scored just one goal while being outscored by opponents 14-1 over its last five games. 

Central Christian Leaders

Goals

• Baylee Smith - 4
• Amaya Chaffee - 2
• Sophia Cook - 2
• Stephanie Zazueta - 2

Assists

• Baylee Smith - 2
• Amaya Chaffee - 2
• Amaleigh Mattison - 1
• Racquel John - 1

Points

• Baylee Smith - 10
• Amaya Chaffee - 6
• Sophia Cook - 4
• Stephanie Zazueta - 4

Saves

• Celena Vanhaezebrouck - 38
• Katelyn Beckman - 29

SERIES HISTORY 
Oklahoma City has taken the previous two matches between the two schools shutting out the Tigers in both. OCU earned a 3-0 win on the road over Central a season ago as Cara Compton, Ameila Horsford and Abby Russell all pitched in on the scoring. The Tigers only victory in the all-time series came in 2021 by beating the Stars 3-2 as the series record stands at 6-1 in favor of OCU. 

BRIAN HARVEY DAY 
Saturday will be the annual celebration of Brian Harvey Day where Oklahoma City University will honor the late Coach Harvey. Harvey guided the OCU men's program to a 435-211-43 mark and the women to a 378-130-27 record in 26 years. Harvey's win totals stand second all-time among NAIA women's soccer coaches and sixth on the men's list.  Harvey became conference coach of the year 16 times, including the men's SAC coach of the year in 2014. He was named 1999 NAIA Region VI men's and women's coach of the year and 1991 Arkansas-Oklahoma coach of the year. He led the Chiefs and Stars to four section titles (two men, two women), two NAIA District IX men's crowns and three NAIA Region VI women's titles. A native of Liverpool, England, Harvey graduated from St. Bonaven­ture University in 1966 with a degree in physical education. He played soccer professionally in Australia, China, England and the United States. Harvey first came to the United States to play for the Dallas Tornadoes in the North American Soccer League and toured with the Tornadoes around the world. He competed against the legendary Pele in Hong Kong in 1972. 

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