OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City women's soccer team suffered its third straight loss on Thursday night at Brian Harvey Field as Stars fall to NCAA Division II Pittsburg State 3-1.

Goals
'9 - Yami Ponce (4)

How it Happened
Right out of the shoot it was Pitt State who scored its first point 19 seconds into the contest after a yellow card on a foul inside the box led to Gorillas Danae Hobson placing home a penalty kick. Meanwhile, nine minutes later a similar play on the other end of the pitch allowed for an OCU penalty try which came from Yami Ponce as she tied the match up 1-1 in the ninth minute. 

Pitt State went on to regain the lead before the first half came to a close on goal from River Riley in minute 30. Oklahoma City could not even things up through the next 45 minutes as the Gorillas went up two scores just a minute into the second half and held its advantage for the remainder of the way.
 

Notes on the Game

•  With the loss, Oklahoma City drops its third consecutive contest moving to 4-3 on the year.
• Pitt State put up the most shots of any OCU opponent with 15 total coming from the Gorillas.
• OCU got off only six shots which is the second least this season. The Stars could only gain one shot in the second half as PSU had 11 corner kicks to Oklahoma City's 2.
• Yami Ponce netted her fourth goal of the season becoming the second-leading scorer on the team behind Hallie Crom who leads with seven.
• Oklahoma City wraps up non-conference play with a 4-3 record, two of which came against NCAA Division II opponents.

Up Next
Oklahoma City will open Sooner Athletic Conference play next Saturday, Sept. 28 against Southwestern Christian at 5 PM on Brian Harvey Field.

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