The Oklahoma State Cowgirls soccer team represents Oklahoma State University in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team was founded in 1996 and the program is led by their 22nd-year head coach, Colin Carmichael.

The Cowgirls have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals twice, in 2010 and 2011. Oklahoma State has also won a total of seven Big 12 conference titles, with the most recent coming in 2019.

History The Oklahoma State Cowgirls played their first season of soccer in 1996, earning an 8–0 shutout victory over Oklahoma Christian in the first game in program history. The Cowgirls would struggle in their first few seasons, but would record their first winning season in 2002, going 13–7–0.

Oklahoma State would pick up the program's first hardware in 2003, seven years after the foundation of the program, when the Cowgirls defeated Missouri in the Big 12 tournament championship to claim their first conference title and clinch the program's first trip to the NCAA women's soccer tournament. The program's first NCAA tournament win would come in 2006, when Oklahoma State defeated UNC Greensboro. Two years later, the Cowgirls would win the school's first Big 12 regular season conference title in 2008, going 7–1–2 in conference play. The following year, Oklahoma State would claim their third conference title in 2009, winning the Big 12 tournament championship over Texas A&M.

Oklahoma State would go on to have their most successful seasons in 2010 and 2011. Led by goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, the Cowgirls would clinch their fourth conference title in 2010, defeating Bedlam rival Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament championship. In the NCAA tournament, Oklahoma State would record wins over Michigan, Oregon State and Duke, advancing all the way to the NCAA Quarterfinals before falling to eventual national champion Notre Dame. The Cowgirls would manage to find success again a year later, going undefeated in conference play en route to winning the Big 12 regular season title in 2011 for the program's fifth overall conference championship. Oklahoma State would again have an impressive showing in the NCAA tournament, defeating Arkansas Pine–Bluff, Illinois and Maryland to punch their ticket back to the NCAA Quarterfinals. For the second consecutive year, the Cowgirls would be unable to advance further. A close loss to eventual national champion Stanford would end the Cowgirls' season in heartbreaking fashion.

The Cowgirls would win their sixth conference title in 2017, clinching the Big 12 regular season championship with an overtime win over Texas before advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State would win the program's seventh conference title in 2019, recording a 7–1–1 conference record and again advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament. The Cowgirls advanced to the Round of 16 for the third time in program history in 2020, blowing out South Alabama before falling to Texas A&M.

Individually, 12 Cowgirls have received All-America honors, with six of them being First-Team honors.

Facilities Officially dedicated on Aug. 19, 2018, Neal Patterson Stadium is a showcase for Cowgirl Soccer and one of the top soccer facilities in the collegiate ranks, boasting a permanent capacity of 2,500. The stadium was named after its major benefactor and Oklahoma State alumnus, the late Neal Patterson, and cost over $20 million to construct. Team facilities include locker rooms, meeting areas, kitchen facilities, sports medicine areas and equipment rooms. Other unique aspects of Patterson Stadium include a large roof that covers much of the seating areas, home and visitor bench areas with chairback seating built into the stadium, and a 26-foot by 40-foot high-definition video scoreboard in the southeast corner of the facility.

In the first game at Neal Patterson Stadium, Oklahoma State defeated rival Oklahoma, 2–1.

Season-by-season results Regular season championTournament champion Season Results Year Coach Overall record Conferencerecord Conferencestanding Postseason Rank1996 Colin Carmichael and Karen Hancock 10–7–2 1–6–2 9th 1997 Karen Hancock 9–9–1 4–6–0 T-6th 1998 Karen Hancock 7–8–3 1–6–3 T-9th 1999 Karen Hancock 5–14–0 2–8–0 T-10th 2000 Karen Hancock 4–14–1 1–8–1 11th 2001 Karen Hancock 8–10–1 2–7–1 9th 2002 Karen Hancock 13–7–0 4–6–0 7th 2003 Karen Hancock 15–5–3 3–4–3 7th NCAA First Round 2004 Karen Hancock 12–6–2 4–5–1 7th 2005 Colin Carmichael and Karen Hancock 10–6–3 3–6–1 9th 2006 Colin Carmichael and Karen Hancock 17–3–3 8–1–1 2nd NCAA Second Round 172007 Colin Carmichael 14–6–3 5–4–1 T–5th NCAA Second Round 232008 Colin Carmichael 18–1–4 7–1–2 1st NCAA Second Round 132009 Colin Carmichael 15–7–2 5–5–0 T-5th NCAA Second Round 2010 Colin Carmichael 20–4–2 8–2–0 2nd NCAA Quarterfinal 52011 Colin Carmichael 22–2–2 6–0–2 1st NCAA Quarterfinal 52012 Colin Carmichael 11–6–3 1–4–3 7th 2013 Colin Carmichael 9–7–6 2–3–3 6th NCAA First Round 2014 Colin Carmichael 10–10–1 5–2–1 2nd NCAA First Round 2015 Colin Carmichael 9–9–2 2–4–2 8th 2016 Colin Carmichael 9–9–3 3–4–1 T-5th NCAA First Round 2017 Colin Carmichael 16–4–3 8–1–0 1st NCAA Second Round 172018 Colin Carmichael 10–7–1 2–6–1 T-8th 2019 Colin Carmichael 16–3–3 7–1–1 1st NCAA Second Round 192020 Colin Carmichael 13–3–2 6–2–1 3rd NCAA Third Round 142021 Colin Carmichael 9–6–3 4–3–1 4th 2022 Colin Carmichael 11–4–4 4–2–3 5th 2023 Colin Carmichael 12–8–0 5–5–0 7th 2024 Colin Carmichael 14–5–3 6–3–2 5th NCAA First Round 2025 Colin Carmichael 4–13–2 0–10–1 16th Totals: 30 Years – 2 Coaches352-203-68 ()7 Conferencechampionships14 Postseasonappearances

Current roster

Awards

Yolanda Odenyo Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Year 2006 Yolanda Odenyo Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year 2008 Melinda Mercado Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2010 Melinda Mercado Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2011 Courtney Dike Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year 2016 Haley Woodard Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year 2017 Jaci Jones Big 12 Conference Sportsperson of the Year 2020 Jordan Nytes Big 12 Conference Co-Goalkeeper of the Year 2022 Alex Morris Big 12 Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year 2024

Karen Hancock (co-winner) Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002 Karen Hancock and Colin Carmichael Big 12 Coach of the Year 2006 Colin Carmichael Big 12 Coach of the Year 2008 Colin Carmichael (co-winner) Big 12 Coach of the Year 2010 Colin Carmichael Big 12 Coach of the Year 2011 Colin Carmichael Big 12 Coach of the Year 2017 Colin Carmichael Big 12 Coach of the Year 2019

All-Big 12 Honors

Lauren Colwell 2003 Adriane Radtke 2004 Yolanda Odenyo 2006 Yolanda Odenyo 2007 Yolanda Odenyo 2008 Kasey Langdon 2008 Adrianna Franch 2009 Melinda Mercado 2009 Annika Niemeier 2009 Adrianna Franch 2010 Krista Lopez 2010 Melinda Mercado 2010 Kyndall Treadwell 2010 Elizabeth DeLozier 2011 Adrianna Franch 2011 Krista Lopez 2011 Melinda Mercado 2011 Carson Michalowski 2011 Adrianna Franch 2012 Allie Stephenson 2014 Allie Stephenson 2015 Courtney Dike 2016 Haley Woodard 2017 Anna Beffer 2017 Kim Rodriguez 2019 Grace Yochum 2019 Kim Rodriguez 2020 Olyvia Dowell 2020 Grace Yochum 2021 Jordan Nytes 2022 Grace Yochum 2022 Alex Morris 2024 Xcaret Pineda 2024 Laudan Wilson 2024

Kat Doud 2002 Adriane Radtke 2003 Kathrin Lehmann 2003 Lauren Colwell 2004 Jolene Schweitzer 2004 Yolanda Odenyo 2005 Jesyca Rosholt 2005 Siera Strawser 2008 Kasey Langdon 2009 Carson Michalowski 2010 Megan Marchesano 2011 Kyndall Treadwell 2011 Megan Marchesano 2012 Carson Michalowski 2012 Natalie Calhoun 2013 Courtney Dike 2013 Allie Stephenson 2013 Natalie Calhoun 2014 Courtney Dike 2014 Madison Mercado 2014 Natalie Calhoun 2015 Courtney Dike 2015 Natalie Calhoun 2016 Laurene Tresfield 2017 Kim Rodriguez 2018 Olyvia Dowell 2019 Jaci Jones 2019 Charmé Morgan 2019 Gabriella Coleman 2020 Charmé Morgan 2020 Grace Yochum 2020 Olyvia Dowell 2021 Olyvia Dowell 2022 Ally Jackson 2022 Xcaret Pineda 2023 Mollie Breiner 2024 Gracie Bindbeutel 2024 Grace Gordon 2024

Note ‡ indicates player was Big 12 Newcomer of the Year † indicates player was Big 12 Freshman of the Year

All-Big 12 All-Newcomer/Freshman Honors Lauren Colwell 2002 Adriane Radtke 2003 Kathrin Lehmann 2003 Jesyca Rosholt 2005 Yolanda Odenyo 2005 Angelika Feldbacher 2005 Siera Strawser 2006 Bridget Miller 2006 Allyson Leggett 2007 Melinda Mercado 2008 Kyndall Treadwell 2008 Adrianna Franch 2009 Carson Michalowski 2009 Miriam Rhinehart 2011 Kelsey Bass 2012 Madison Mercado 2012 Courtney Dike 2013 Krissi Killion 2013 Michela Ongaro 2013 Marlo Zoller 2015 Jaci Jones 2016 Camy Huddleston 2017 Kim Rodriguez 2017 Grace Yochum 2018 Olyvia Dowell 2019 Grace Dennis 2020 Kionna Simon 2020 Evie Vitali 2021 Gracie Bindbeutel 2022 Jordan Nytes 2022 Chloé Joseph 2023 Laudan Wilson 2023 Katelyn Hoppers 2024

Individual Records

+Career Goals Grace Yochum 2018–22 41 Yolanda Odenyo 2005–08 35 Jolene Schweitzer 2001–04 35 Siera Strawser 2006–09 32 Olyvia Dowell 2019-22 31 Courtney Dike 2013-16 31

+Season Goals Yolanda Odenyo 2008 16 Krista Lopez 2010 15 Robin Rampey 1996 15 Courtney Dike 2013 13 Siera Strawser 2008 13 Sally Holmes 1996 13

+Career Assists Nikki Wojtowicz 2001–04 51 Kasey Langdon 2006–09 27 Kim Rodriguez 2017-21 25 Andi Lute 1997–00 25 Jaci Jones 2016–19 24

+Season Assists Nikki Wojtowicz 2003 17 Kasey Langdon 2008 14 Anna Beffer 2017 13 Nikki Wojtowicz 2004 13 Jaci Jones 2019 12 Nikki Wojtowicz 2002 12

+Career Points Grace Yochum 2018–22 91 Yolanda Odenyo 2005–08 90 Jolene Schweitzer 2001–04 84 Courtney Dike 2013-16 83 Adriane Radtke 2003–07 83

+Season Points Yolanda Odenyo 2008 37 Kasey Langdon 2008 36 Krista Lopez 2010 35 Robin Rampey 1996 35 Siera Strawser 2008 33

+Career Saves Kat Doud 1999–02 336 Adrianna Franch 2009–12 325 Chrystal Emerson 1996–98 310 Michela Ongaro 2013,2015-17 281 Erin Stigler 2005–08 197

+Season Saves Chrystal Emerson 1997 121 Kat Doud 2000 111 Logan Marks 2025 99 Chrystal Emerson 1998 98 Kat Doud 2001 97

Notable alumni Main page: :Category:Oklahoma State Cowgirls soccer players

Gabrella Coleman Courtney Dike Adrianna Franch Jaidy Gutiérrez Kathrin Lehmann Melinda Mercado Kimberly Rodríguez Coumba Sow Peyton Vincze Xcaret Pineda

See also Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls

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