COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: Texas Tech soccer downs Oklahoma on the road
Powered by a pair of first-half goals, Texas Tech downed Oklahoma, 2-1, to close out the Red Raiders first road swing inside Big 12 play Sunday afternoon at John Crain Field in Norman, Oklahoma.
Ashleigh Williams and Hannah Anderson proved to be the difference makers, netting both of Tech’s (5-3-4, 1-1-2 Big 12) goals in the first half.
“Every point is important, home or away, but we did play at two tough places,” Texas Tech coach Tom Stone said in a news release. “I was really proud of the first half. The team came out and was moving the ball, scoring two awesome goals. The second half was all about defense. We defended well, and organized for the majority of the half, and then, defended for our lives in the last few minutes.”
The Sooners (7-3-2, 2-1-0 Big 12) attempted to clear a service from Macy Schultz, and the ball landed directly at the feet of forward Ashleigh Williams. With plenty of space, Williams fired off a shot on her second touch and netted her fourth goal of the season in the 14th minute.
Just over 10 minutes later, Gisselle Kozarski’s corner found Hannah Anderson in the box, and Anderson was able to put away the header in the 27th minute, giving the Red Raiders a 2-0 lead.
Madison White kept the Sooners at bay through the opening 45 minutes, recording a trio of saves on Oklahoma’s six shot attempts.
In the 84th minute, the Tech lead was cut in half after a ball in the box inadvertently chipped off a Tech defender for an own goal.
The Red Raiders are slated to host Iowa State at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Texas Tech men’s soccer
The No. 7 ranked Red Raiders close out a 10-day stretch when they head to Forth Worth for the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational hosted by TCU at the Colonial Country Club.The two-day, 54-hole event begins on Monday with 36 holes, before wrapping up on Tuesday with the third and final round. The Red Raiders are paired with North Carolina, Stanford and Vanderbilt and will tee-off at 8:15 a.m. on holes 1-4. This week's 16-team field includes six teams ranked inside the top-10 of the GolfWeek Coaches poll and 11 of the top-25 programs.
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