PLAINVIEW, Texas– Shutouts are often a rather challenging feat for a team to accomplish during a competitive soccer match; however, this sought-after accomplishment has become quite common for Oklahoma City University women's soccer. The Stars traveled to the Lone Star State to take on the Pioneers of Wayland Baptist on Tuesday and earned their 10th shutout of 2025. OCU shut the Pioneers out 3-0 en route to a road Sooner Athletic Conference win. The win in Plainview secures a postseason birth to the SAC tournament, and Brian Harvey Field will likely play host to postseason soccer.
OCU 3, WBU 0
13'-
Kayleigh Haygood (12)
'64-
Ali Daugherty (6); Assisted by
Aynslee Duffy(1)
66'-
Abby Russell (3); Assisted by
Yami Ponce (2)
How It Happened
OCU amassed 20 shots for the third straight game, and applied constant pressure to the back-line of WBU.
Kayleigh Haygood scored her 12th goal of the season in the 13th minute of the match; the goal was unassisted. Only one total goal was scored by both teams in the first half. Not to say there weren't offensive chances, there were 13 shots taken in the first half of play, with OCU accounting for nine strikes.
The scoring opened up for the Stars in the second half, with two goals finding the back of the net. The OCU victory was secured in the 66th minute when
Yami Ponce assisted on an
Abby Russell goal. Ponce has now recorded an assist in back-to-back games. Before the Russell goal,
Aynslee Duffy notched her first assist of the season when she found teammate
Ali Daugherty. The freshman from Piedmont, Okla. has scored six goals this season for OCU.
Oklahoma City has received tremendous goalkeeper play from
Candela Blanco, who thwarted all six shots on goal she faced Tuesday against WBU.
On the Radar
The Stars' next game will be in McPherson, Kan., against Central Christian College on Oct. 25. OCU and the Tigers will kick off at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Following the road game against Central Christian, Oklahoma City will return home to Brian Harvey Field to face off against first-place John Brown University for its final game of the 2025 regular season.