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Oklahoma City University
Home Of Champions|73 National Championships
Abby Russell
Hugh Scott
1
Our Lady of the Lake OLLU (0-2-0)
2
Winner Oklahoma City OCU (3-0-0)
Our Lady of the Lake OLLU
(0-2-0)
1
Final
2
Oklahoma City OCU
(3-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Our Lady of the Lake OLLU 0 1 1
Oklahoma City OCU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Russell's late goal propels OCU to home-opener victory

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Stars used two second half scores, including a game-winner in the 82nd minute by Abby Russell to seal their 2-1 victory against the Saints of Our Lady of the Lake. The win on Thursday night by the Oklahoma City University women's soccer team nets them a 2-0 start to the 2024 season.  

Goals 

'63 – Saizlee Carlton (1)  

'82 – Abby Russell (1)  

How it Happened 

OCU was tied with Our Lady of the Lake going into the locker room at halftime. Both teams tallied five shots, and one save while the Stars achieved one more corner kick than the Saints. Then in the 63rd minute of the second half Saizlee Carlton earned her first goal of the season by putting an unassisted strike into the back of the net to get the Stars on the board. The junior out of Amarillo tied her season high for shots in a single game (3).

Nearly 15 minutes after the Carlton goal, Leah Tapia of Our Lady of the Lake tied the game with an unassisted goal of her own. It seemed a draw was imminent with how evenly matched the two teams had been all evening, but junior Abby Russell had other ideas—the Midfielder out of League City, Texas scored in the 82nd minute. The goal by Russell proved to be the difference maker and the deciding scoring play that lifted the Stars over the Saints. The game-winning goal by the Stars' junior was the fourth of her career. 

Notes on the Game  

  • Oklahoma City landed seven of their 14 shots on goal. The 14 shots by the Stars against the Saints set a new season-high for shots in a game. 

  • All three goals scored in tonight's game were unassisted. 

  • Juniors Saizlee Carlton and Abby Russell each recorded their first goals of the season and have combined for 13 shots in the first two games of the 2024 campaign.   

  • For the third time in her career, Abby Russell tallied six shots in a single game. Her career high is nine which came against Arizona Christian on 9/16/2023.   

Up Next  

The Oklahoma City women's soccer team will remain at home to play their makeup game against the Swedes of Bethany (Kan.) on Tuesday, September 3rd at 5:00 PM CDT on Brian Harvey Field.   

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