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Aug. 9, 2012 | Congrats to U.S. Women's National Team on Gold Medal
The U.S. women's soccer team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday in London, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan.
Carli Lloyd scored in the eighth and 54th minutes for the Americans, who lost to the Japanese in penalty kicks at last year's World Cup final.
The U.S. team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since women's soccer was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
The match drew 80,203 fans to Wembley Stadium, breaking the record for a women's soccer game at the Olympics.
"Congrats Team USA," said OU Head Coach Matt Potter. "Whether I was watching the earlier games with my 11-year-old daughter or the final today with the team, the US National Team showed the way on what it means to be a team and how to leave it all out there (on the field). The truely have the hearts of champions and we should all be inspired. Congrats again to all involved, they are champions, role models and a great example of all that this great game has to offer."
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Nov. 23, 2011 | Big 12 Soccer Championship Moves for 2013-2014
The Big 12 Conference announced a number of site changes for conference championships on Nov. 23, including the sites of the 2013 and 2014 soccer championships.
For 2013 and 2014 the Big 12 Soccer Championships move to Kansas City, Kan., for the first time to play in the new LIVESTRONG Sporting Park - home of major league soccer's Sporting Kansas City. The $200-million stadium just opened in 2011.
The 2012 season marks the 16th consecutive year San Antonio Sports Association will host the event at the Blossom Soccer Stadium.
OU played in the 2011 Big 12 Championship for the second straight season, a first since the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The Sooners appeared in their first title game in progrom history in 2010.
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Nov. 7, 2011 | Video: Nelson's Final Thoughts on 2011
Oklahoma Head Coach Nicole Nelson offered her thoughts following the loss to No. 2 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals on Nov. 2. Nelson talks about the hard-fought game and the positives going into the 2012 season. The postseason appearance marked the second straight year that OU advanced to the Big 12 Championship, a first since the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Two of OU's seven conference tourney appearances have come under Nelson, who just completed her fourth season.
The OSU game was the final for seniors Michelle Alexander, Sage Coralli, Lisa Jett, Kelsey Kraft, Tori Rocke and Jordan White. OU will return 10 of the 11 starters for the 2012 season, inlcuding a trio of three-year starters in goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire and midfielders Dria Hampton and Katharine Nutman.
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Nov. 2, 2011 |
Video: Sooners' Final Postseason Preparations
The Sooner soccer team arrived in San Antonio on Tuesday evening around 6 p.m. and held a light practice at Blossom Soccer Stadium that featured a spirited game of handball followed by a round of penalty kicks to prepare for the possible postseason scenario.
Prior to leaving Norman early Tuesday afternoon, the Sooners welcomed
Kevin Carroll to campus on Monday night where he touched on his life story and spoke to the team about social change through sport. As an author, speaker and agent for social change (a.k.a. the Katalyst), it is Kevin's "job" to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals - from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500 companies to schoolchildren - to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.
Watch the video below to see footage from the events and head coach Nicole Nelson's thoughts on the final preparations leading up to
Wednesday's 5:30 p.m. game against No. 1 seed Oklahoma State. Live stats and a webcast for the game can be found on Big12sports.com.
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Oct. 31, 2011 |
Video: Nelson and Mooney on Big 12 Tourney
Head Coach Nicole Nelson and junior Caitlin Mooney visited with SoonerSports.com on Monday morning after practice to talk about
Friday's 3-0 win at Kansas and the start of the Big 12 Championship on Wednesday.
The Sooners' win at Kansas clinched the second-straight appearance in the conference tournament for OU, a first since the 2005 and 2006 seasons. It sets up the third meeting in 2011 against Bedlam Rival and No. 2 ranked Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls are undefeated and enter as the tournament's No. 1 seed after beating
OU 1-0 in Stillwater on Aug. 26 and
3-0 in Norman on Sept. 30.
Watch the video below to see what Nelson and Mooney have to say about the matchup and view highlights of the three goals scored at Kansas on Friday.
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Oct. 25, 2011 |
Big 12 Championship Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the 2011 Big 12 Conference Soccer Championship are now available through San Antonio Sports. The Championship will take place Nov. 2, 4 and 6 at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas.
To purchase tickets visit www.sanantoniosports.org or call 210-820-2100. Day passes cost $7, three-day tournament passes are $12 and 20-ticket team packages are available for $99.
San Antonio Sports and the University of Texas will co-host this year's championship, which will feature the Big 12's top eight teams competing for the Conference's postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship. This marks the 15th consecutive year San Antonio Sports has hosted the event.
The Sooners can make their second straight appearance in the tournament with a win at Kansas on Friday. OU is currently tied for eighth place in the Big 12 standings with Iowa State, a team it beat 2-1 at home on Oct. 14. The Sooners hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Cyclones and can also advance with a tie against the Jayhawks in combination with a tie between Iowa State and Missouri on Friday in Ames. If the Sooners lose on Friday, they will need the Cyclones to do the same against the Tigers.
The last time OU made back-to-back appearances in the conference tournament was during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the championship will be streamed live on Big12Sports.com, while the championship match will be broadcast on FSN.
2011 Big 12 Soccer Championship
Nov. 2, 4, 6
San Antonio, Texas
Blossom Soccer Complex
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Game 1: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed 2:00 p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed 8:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3 5:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Game 7: Big 12 Championship, Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 (FSN) 3:30 p.m.
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Oct. 19, 2011 | Hampton and Mooney Making Their Marks
An updated look at the OU record books and one will find juniors Dria Hampton and Caitlin Mooney popping up on the offensive side of things. While Hampton is in her third season at OU, Mooney is in her second season after transferring from Maryland where she scored four goals and had one assist. Both rank in the top 12 or better in Sooner history in career points, goals, and assists. The duo also rank in the top 10 in game-winning goals with Mooney tied for sixth with four and Hampton tied for ninth with three.
A breakdown of the points, goals and assists is below:
| Rk |
Points |
| 1 |
83-Whitney Palmer (2007-10) |
| 2 |
75-Logan Womack (2000-03) |
| 3 |
67-Jonette Coquat (1998-01) |
| 4 |
54-Lauren MacIver (2002-05) |
| 5 |
53-Savannah Scott (2003-06) |
| 6 |
45-Krissy Dawson (1998-02) |
| 7 |
41-Shannon Wing (1999-02) |
| 8 |
37-Heather Morrison (1997-99) |
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37-Dria Hampton (2009-11) |
| 10 |
34-Becky Nelson (2002-06) |
| 11 |
33-Kady Kelly (2003-06) |
| 12 |
32-Caitlin Mooney (2010-11) |
| Rk |
Goals |
| 1 |
38-Whitney Palmer (2007-10) |
| 2 |
34-Logan Womack (2000-03) |
| 3 |
26-Jonette Coquat (1998-01) |
| 4 |
22-Savannah Scott (2003-06) |
| 5 |
18-Lauren MacIver (2002-05) |
| 6 |
14-Krissy Dawson (1998-02) |
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14-Heather Morrison (1997-99) |
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14-Becky Nelson (2002-06) |
| 9 |
13-Shannon Wing (1999-02) |
| 10 |
12-Dria Hampton (2009-11) |
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12-Caitlin Mooney (2010-11) |
| Rk |
Assists |
| 1 |
18-Lauren MacIver (2002-05) |
| 2 |
16-Jonette Coquat (1998-01) |
| 3 |
15-Krissy Dawson (1998-02) |
| 4 |
15-Shannon Wing (1999-02) |
| 5 |
13-Shana All (2004-07) |
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13-Dria Hampton (2009-11) |
| 7 |
11-Lauren Harris (2004-07) |
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11-Kady Kelly (2003-06) |
| 9 |
9-Savannah Scott (2003-06) |
| 10 |
8-Jennifer Enos (1999-02) |
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8-Caitlin Mooney (2010-11) |
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Oct. 12, 2011 | Video: Coach Nelson, Seniors Preview Weekend
Head Coach Nicole Nelson and seniors Michelle Alexander, Sage Coralli and Lisa Jett visited with SoonerSports.com on Wednesday morning after practice to preview this weekend's final two regular season home games.
The Sooners host Iowa State on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on a tape delay by the Sooner Sports Network on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. on Cox Ch. 3/703 HD in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The Sooners' final home game on Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. against Missouri marks the first nationally televised game from John Crain Field (ESPNU).
Watch the video below to see what Nelson and the seniors had to say about this weekend's action, including Sunday's "Senior Day."
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Oct. 10, 2011 | Final Home Games Set for Television
OU returns to Norman this week for the final two home games of the 2011 regular season. The Sooners host Iowa State on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on a tape delay by the Sooner Sports Network on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. on Cox Ch. 3/703 HD in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. ISU leads the all-time series, 8-5-2 while OU won last year's meeting, 4-3, in Ames.
The Sooners' final home game on Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. against Missouri marks the first nationally televised game from John Crain Field (ESPNU, Cox Ch. 253/718 HD). Glen Davis, who called the Sooners' 2010 Big 12 Championship game against Okahoma State, will provide the play-by-play with Kate Markgraf on color. Missouri leads the all-time series, 9-4-1, and won the 2010 contest, 2-1, in Columbia.
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Oct. 7, 2011 | Video: Hampton and Petrikin Provide Tour
In preparation for the Sooner Sports Network's broadcast of the Bedlam game on Sept. 30, SoonerVision HD followed around junior Dria Hampton and sophomore Amy Petrikin as they gave Sooner fans a complete tour of the OU Soccer Complex.
The Sooner Sports Network will also televise next Friday's home game against Iowa State. The tape delayed telecast will air on Cox Ch. 3/703 HD in Oklahoma City and Tulsa on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. OU's final home game against Missouri on Oct. 16, will also be televised on ESPNU, marking OU's first national telecast from Norman.
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Sept. 29, 2011 | OU Visits Notah Begay III Foundation
Last weekend in New Mexico, the Sooner soccer team joined a national movement with the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation's Be a Game Changer campaign to help raise awareness about the fight against type 2 diabetes and obesity faced by Native American youth across the country. The players and coaches visited with the children, signed autographs and took some photos before traveling back to Norman.
Click here to view some photos from the visit.
The NB3 Foundation provides health & wellness programming for Native American youth to address nutrition and healthy choices, as well as soccer and golf programs and clinics to encourage exercise and regular physical activity for native children. The NB3 Soccer Program implements youth soccer programs on Native American reservations in order to combat the epidemic of type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity, and to provide a platform for youth leadership development through sport participation.
By participating in the NB3 Be a Game Changer traveling banner project the Sooners played a critical role in promoting the efforts the NB3 Foundation and expanding soccer to a larger part of the Native American community.
"We are extremely grateful to Oklahoma for participating in our project to raise awareness for our foundation and the youth we serve," said Stephanie Gabbert, Director of Soccer, Notah Begay III Foundation. "This will have a direct impact on our ability to expand our reach and bring soccer to the youth of Indian Country. You are all truly Game Changers to us."
For more information check out the NB3 Foundation website at: www.nb3foundation.org
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Sept. 28, 2011 | Video: Nelson and Hodgen Talk Bedlam
Head Coach Nicole Nelson and freshman Abby Hodgen talked to the local media on Wednesday after practice to preview Friday's Bedlam matchup with No. 2 Oklahoma State. The game will be televised on a tape delay on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 3:30 p.m. on Cox channel 3 (703 HD) in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Watch the video below to see what Nelson and Hodgen have to say and watch footage from Wednesday morning's practice.
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Sept. 21, 2011 | Video: Sooners Review LSU, Preview Lobos
Head Coach Nicole Nelson and junior Dria Hampton talked to the local media on Wednesday after practice to review the loss on Monday at LSU and to preview Friday's game at New Mexico. Watch the video below to also see highlights from the LSU game and footage from Wednesday morning's practice.
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Sept. 16, 2011 | Video: Sooners Visit Second Chance
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the Sooner soccer team visited Second Chance Animal Sanctuary in Norman. OU and the shelter are teaming up on Saturday for the BYU game at 3 p.m. The first 100 fans that donate pet supplies, animal food or toys at this weekend's game will receive free Sooner Soccer t-shirts and raffle tickets. No monetary donations will be accepted. The concession stand will also be offering $.50 hot dogs and cokes while supplies last and there will be inflatable games for kids.
Watch the video below to see the coaches and players interacting with the animals:
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Sept. 15, 2011 | Video: Nelson and Petrikin on the Sooners
Head Coach Nicole Nelson and sophomore Amy Petrikin visited with SoonerSports.com after practice on Wednesday to discuss this weekend's home game against BYU on Saturday at 3 p.m. The two also talk about the team's play in Arizona last weekend.
Watch the interviews along with practice footage and highlights from Arizona below:
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Sept. 12, 2011 | Video: Highlights from 4-2 win over Arizona
Three Sooners recorded goals in the first half and sophomore Amy Petrikin had two scores in the contest, as OU held posted 4-2 victory over Arizona in the final game of the Sun Devil Desert Classic on Sunday in Tempe.
Watch the video below to view highlights from the Sooners' four goals.
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Sept. 11, 2011 |
Dickson, Hampton and Nutman Honored
Three members of the Sooner soccer team (4-4) were named to the Sun Devil Desert Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 11. Forward Zoe Dickson and midfielders Dria Hampton and Katharine Nutman represented OU after it posted a 1-1 record over the weekend. OU lost 3-0 on Friday to Arizona State and bounced back with a 4-2 victory over Arizona on Sunday.
Missouri won the tourney with a 2-0 record, while Arizona State and OU finished 1-1 and Arizona was 0-2. The complete all-tournament team is below:
Missouri
Dominique Richardson - MVP
McKenzie Sauerwein
Mallory Stipetich
Abi Raymer
Arizona State
Jasmine Roth
Alexandra Doller
Taylor McCarter
Oklahoma
Zoe Dickson
Dria Hampton
Katharine Nutman
Arizona
Gabrielle Lindeman
Leeandra Smith
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Sept. 7, 2011 | Video: Nelson Reviews Weekend; Previews Arizona
OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson sat down with SoonerSports.com on Wednesday morning after practice to talk about the team's play over the weekend against Oral Roberts and Missouri State. Nelson also touches on the upcoming weekend against Arizona State and Arizona in the Sun Devil Desert Classic.
Watch the video below to also view highlights from last weekend's two victories.
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Sept. 6, 2011 |
Offense Revived
The Sooners entered the 2011 season with skeptics wondering how the offense would replace the program's all-time leading scorer in Whitney Palmer. In the offseason, head coach Nicole Nelson expressed her excitement for the number of different attackers the team would feature, including the dynamic duo of juniors Dria Hampton and Caitlin Mooney.
In the season opener against Alabama at Birmingham, the offense did not disappoint, with five different goal scorers, including Hampton and Mooney. Seniors Michelle Alexander and Kelsey Kraft, and sophomore Zoe Dickson also scored in the contest. The Sooners received their sixth different goal scorer of the young season in the next game against Tennessee in senior Sage Coralli, but the game resulted in a 3-1 loss and the start of a three-game losing streak.
During the skid, OU was shutout by then-No. 6 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, 1-0, and then back home against SMU two days later, 1-0. After leading the Big 12 in goals scored after the opening weekend, the Sooners' offense seemed to disappear.
However, the offense was revived this past weekend at home with seven goals and a pair of wins. On Friday against Oral Roberts, Mooney contributed on all four goals during the 4-1 victory and tied two program records with two assists and six points. Only two other Sooners in program history, Palmer and Logan Womack, have tallied six points in a game. Palmer and Womack rank No. 1 and No. 2 all-time in OU history with 83 and 75 points, respectively. Alexander and Hampton also scored in the contest.
On Sunday, the offense continued its recent surge with a 3-1 victory over visiting Missouri State. Alexander tied Mooney for the team lead with three goals and sophomore Amy Petrikin and freshman Hannah Gordon each recorded their first career goals.
With seven goals over the weekend, OU is climbing back up the Big 12 standings after the three-game losing streak. The 13 goals scored in 2011 have come from eight different Sooners with Alexander and Hampton leading the way with three and Hampton with two.
In addition to spike in goals scored during the two-game winning streak, the offense has displayed its ability to apply pressure for a full 90 minutes. In the last two games, OU has outshot the competition, 44-16, including a 22-13 advantage in shots on goal. In addition, OU had a season-high 11 corner kicks on Friday, and 18 total in the last two games, in comparison to the opponents' six.
Coach Nelson said the team turned a corner after Friday night's win, and it appears it couldn't have come at a better time as the Sooners face their first full weekend of road games at the Sun Devil Desert Classic. On Friday, OU battles Arizona State at 6:30 p.m. CT in Tempe. On Sunday, OU concludes the tournament in Tempe against Arizona at 1 p.m. CT.
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Aug. 30, 2011 | Game Time Change for BYU
The Sooners' home game on Saturday, Sept. 17 against BYU has been moved to a 3 p.m. start at John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex. The contest was originally scheduled for 7 p.m.
OU is back home this weekend to host ORU on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and Missouri State on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and senior citizens. Season and single-game tickets are available at John Crain Field on the day of the game beginning one hour prior to game time. Please contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or (800) 456-GoOU to purchase tickest in advance or for more information.
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Aug. 24, 2011 |
Video: Sooners Talk Bedlam
The Sooners took time Wednesday morning after practice to meet with members of the media and SoonerSports.com to discuss Friday's game at Oklahoma State. The contest will be televised live on Cox Ch. 3 (703 HD) in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
The
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Bedlam Series features its non-conference edition on Friday. Aug. 26 at Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. OSU owns a 14-2-2 advantage in the series after winning both regular series meetings in 2010 and coming out on top in penalty kicks at the title game of the Big 12 Championship. OU has not recorded a victory in the last eight meetings, but 13 of the contests have been decided by one goal or less. The Sooners' two wins in the Bedlam Series came in 2005 (Stillwater) and 2001 (Norman) and they played in a scoreless tie in Stillwater in 2003 and lost in penalty kicks in the 2010 Big 12 Championship.
Watch the video below to listen to OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson and junior Caitlin Mooney talk about the rivalry.
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Aug. 22, 2011 | Video: Tennessee Recap, Highlights
The Sooner soccer team dropped to 1-1 on the season after visiting
Tennessee recorded a 3-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Watch the video below to listen to OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson talk about the game and for highlights of the contest.
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Video: Arkansas Goals and Team Building
The OU soccer team won its eighth straight exhibition game on Saturday, 3-2, in overtime at Arkansas. One day later, the squad visited Jacob's Ladder in Chandler, Okla, to close out preseason practice and for some team building activities. The visit has become a tradition for the soccer program over the past three years.
Click here to watch video of the Sooners' win over the Razorbacks and the day at Jacob's Ladder, including comments from OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson.
The Sooners open the 2011 regular season on Friday, Aug. 19 at home against Alabama Birmingham. It marks "Fan Appreciation Day" at the OU Soccer Complex. Admission for all fans is free.
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Aug. 16, 2011 | Nelson Reviews Exhib., Previews Opener
The OU soccer team recently defeated Arkansas, 3-2, in overtime on Saturday in an exhibition game.
Watch the video below to listen to OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson talk about the game and the 2011 opener this Friday at home against UAB. The game is set to kick off at 7 p.m. and admission is free in honor of "Fan Appreciation Day."
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Aug. 7, 2011 | Soccer Greets Fans at Meet the Sooners
The OU football team wasn't the only Sooner athletic team meeting and greeting the fans on Saturday at Oklahoma Gaylord Family Stadium.
The 2011 Sooner soccer team also braved the summer heat and signed autographs for the fans. Click here to watch video from the day.
The team began practices last week and will face its first test on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Arkansas. The exhibition game gets underway at 7 p.m. in Fayetteville.
The Sooners open the 2011 regular season on Friday, Aug. 19 at home against Alabama Birmingham.
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June 21, 2011 | Transfers Bolster 2011 Roster
The University of Oklahoma soccer team added a pair of transfers for the 2011 season. The first is junior midfielder Alison Farrell, who attended classes last season in Norman but sat out due to transfer rules after she left Oklahoma State University. Most recently, senior goalkeeper Tori Rocke (pronounced "rock") joined the Sooner family after spending the last four years in graduating from Northern Arizona University. Rocke received her degree in criminal justice and will pursue her master's degree in human relations at OU.
Farrell is an Edmond, Okla., native and was a three-time all-conference honoree at Edmond North H.S. She
also played club soccer with fellow OU teammate Dria Hampton at Edmond S.C. Farrell has two years of eligibility remaining after playing 24 games with 12 starts in 2009. She missed the 2008 season due to a knee injury. The 2009 Academic All-Big 12 second team member scored her first career goal against the Sooners on Oct. 23, 2009.
Rocke, a native of Garden Grove, Calif., enters 2011 as her final year of eligibility after starting the last three years in the Northern Arizona goal. Rocke redshirted her first season and left NAU as the all-time leader in shutouts (21) and winning percentage (.637, 30-16-5 record). She is a two-time All-Big Sky Conference honoree
and a four-time All-Academic conference selection. In 2010, she was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) third team Scholar All-American.
Farrell and Rocke are part of a six-member class of newcomers this upcoming season. In February, the coaching staff signed Emily Bowman, Hannah Gordon, Abby Hodgen and Kelly Price.
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April 13, 2011 | Free Clinic a Success
The University of Oklahoma soccer team recently opened its doors to the public for an annual free clinic at John Crain Field in Norman, Okla.
On April 5, the Sooner players and coaches welcomed 350 participants from the community and held various games and drills in two separate sessions.
Registration for the event was filled within 24 hours of the event being publicized as priority registration is given to Sooner Kid's Club members, past participants of OU summer camps and local youth soccer associations.
"The clinic
was a huge success for us this year," said OU Head Coach Nicole Nelson. "It's always amazing to see the support and interest for soccer in the city of Norman and across the state. We unfortunately had to turn away almost 300 other interested participants.
"It's an day that our players and coaches really enjoy and we look forward to hosting it again next year."
Click here to view photos from the day's two sessions on the soccer Facebook page.
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