Twelve of OSU's 19 opponents in 2024 finished inside the top 125 in the 2023 NCAA RPI, and eight of them finished in the top 100.
OSU will finish the season 12-8-0 in 2023, including a 5-5-0 record and a seventh-place finish in the Big 12 standings.Cowgirls return nine starters from the team, including an All-Big 12 midfielder Xcaret Pineda,Top scorer logan whistler and the goalkeeper grace gordonrecorded six shutouts a year ago.
The Cowgirls open 2024 with a preseason exhibition game at home against Tulsa on Aug. 9 and begin the regular season with a road test at Nebraska on Aug. 15. The Cornhuskers were last year's NCAA quarterfinalists.
OSU's home opener is scheduled for Aug. 18 against Oral Roberts at Neal Patterson Stadium. The Cowgirls also have nonconference play against Bedlam rivals Oklahoma State (Aug. 22), Texas State (Sept. 5), ULM (Sept. 8) and Texas A&M-Commerce (Sept. 15). We will compete against each other.
In addition to the season opener, OSU's nonconference road games include Central Arkansas (August 25) and San Diego State (August 31).
The Cowgirls open Big 12 play on the road against Baylor on Sept. 12. OSU will also travel to BYU (Sept. 26), Utah State (Sept. 29), Kansas State (Oct. 5) and UCF (October 20). In a league match.
OSU's Big 12 home opener will be against Colorado on September 19th, followed by a game against Texas Tech at Neal Patterson Stadium that weekend. In other conference home games, the Cowgirls host Houston (October 10), Cincinnati (October 13), Iowa State (October 17) and TCU (October 25) in Stillwater. The game against the Horned Frogs was the final game of the regular season.
This season, the Big 12 Soccer Championship returns to Kansas City and will be held at the new CPKC Stadium, home of the NWSL's Kansas City Currents. The top 12 teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament, which will be held from October 30th to November 30th. 9.
The NCAA Women's Soccer Championship begins Nov. 15 and concludes with the NCAA College Cup in Cary, North Carolina, Dec. 6 and 9.