Oklahoma State (5-2-2, 1-0-0) at #9 Baylor (7-1-1, 0-0-1)<\/p>\n
Thurs., Sept. 24 \u2022 7 p.m.
\nWaco, Texas \u2022 Betty Lou Mays Field
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Oklahoma State (5-2-2, 1-0-0) at Houston (5-1-3, 1-0-0)<\/p>\n
Sun., Sept. 27 \u2022 Noon
\nHouston, Texas \u2022 Carl Lewis International Complex<\/p>\n
\nTV: ESPN+
\nRadio: n\/a
\nLive Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
\nX In-Game Scoreboard\/Updates: @CowgirlFC<\/p>\n
About Oklahoma State Scouting The Opponents Squashed The Frogs Sharing Is Caring\u00a0 Better In America’s Brightest\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Riding a five-game unbeaten streak and fresh off a win over No. 14 TCU in its Big 12 Conference opener, OSU is 5-2-2 on the season and takes the road for just the second time this season as they travel to Texas to take on Baylor Thursday night before facing Houston Sunday.\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 The Cowgirls are coming off a 4-13-2 season in 2025 and returns eight players who started at least eight games a year ago, including Preseason All-Big 12 midfielder Laudan Wilson<\/a>.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Colin Carmichael<\/a> entered his 22nd season as OSU’s head coach in 2026 with a career record of\u00a0
\n269-123-55 (.663).<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Ninth-ranked Baylor is 7-1-1 and opened Big 12 play with a 1-1 tie at West Virginia.\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Michelle Lenard is in her fifth season as the Bears’ head coach and owns a 35-31-14 record.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 OSU is 14-15-4 all time against Baylor. Last season, the Bears were 2-0 winners in Stillwater.\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Houston won 3-0 at Kansas State in its Big 12 opener and is 5-1-3 on the season.\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Ben Williams, who served as a volunteer assistant coach at OSU from 2015-17, is in his second season as the Cougars’ head coach and owns a 7-4-7 record.\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 OSU won both its previous matches against UH; the two teams met in Stillwater in 1998 and 2024.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OSU’s win over 14th-ranked TCU marked its first victory over a ranked opponent since the Cowgirls won at No. 6 Nebraska to open the 2024 season. It snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Horned Frogs and was OSU’s first triumph over TCU since 2017.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0After going winless in Big 12 play last season, the victory was also the Cowgirls’ first in conference play since Oct. 20, 2024, when they won at UCF. After scoring just five goals in 11 league games last season, OSU tallied three in the win over TCU.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Emmy Hedden<\/a> has moved to a new position as a sophomore, and she’s making the adjustment from midfielder to wide back nicely.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hedden has recorded a team-high four assists, which is tied for fourth most in the Big 12. She added her first goal of the season in the win over No. 14 TCU and was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against the Frogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Keaton Mitchell<\/a> had a career day in leading the Cowgirls to their first win of the season over SFA.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A transfer from Tennessee, Mitchell had two career goals in 49 games for the Vols. In her second game at OSU, the senior midfielder came off the bench and netted a pair of goals, one in each half, to lead the Cowgirls to the victory over SFA.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mitchell added a goal and an assist against Southeast Missouri State and had the game-winning goal against No. 14 TCU. Her four goals is tied for the team lead, and she ranks second with nine points.\u00a0<\/p>\n