Women's Soccer - SMU vs. Oklahoma

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Big test for the Mustangs Sunday evening in Norman. Oklahoma is coming off a close 1-0 loss to Oklahoma State Friday night.

Other teams media seem to jump on the "nine starters returning" bit, which is kind of funny since it's really five starters returning and maybe one or two more depending on who Erwin decided to start up front in the games you are comparing.

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/082711aaa.html

NORMAN, Okla. -- On Sunday, Aug. 28, Oklahoma welcomes SMU to Norman for the first meeting in the series since 2004. The Sooners and Mustangs are slated for a 7 p.m. start time on Sunday at the OU Soccer Complex. SMU (2-1) began the 2011 campaign with a 2-1 loss at Arkansas, but rebounded at home with a 2-1 victory over Stephen F. Austin. SMU topped visiting Texas San Antonio 2-0 on Friday night.
Nine starters return from the 2010 SMU team that posted a fourth-place finish in Conference USA with a 6-4-1 mark (11-7-4 overall). SMU was picked to finish sixth in the 2011 conference's preseason poll.

The Sooners are 2-3-1 all-time against SMU after the last meeting in 2004 ended in a 2-2 tie at the OU Soccer Complex. In each of the five meetings prior to the tie, the game was decided by one goal. OU is 1-1-1 against SMU in Norman.

Last Time Out
For the 14th time in 19 Bedlam meetings, the rivalry game was decided by one goal or less. Unfortunately for the Sooners, Friday's game resulted in a 1-0 win for the Cowgirls. OU and OSU were scoreless in the first half and In the second half, the Cowgirls posted the game-winning goal in the 79th minute.

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Funny -- no mention of us beating them in the spring.

I bet we see a very different OU team tonight.

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Starting lineup:

Webb; Smith, Cox, Eidson, Larson; Clarke, Baum, Bartol; Burgardt, Redman, Lewis

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Underway.

SMU in white shirts, white shorts, and white socks. Oklahoma in red shirts, white shorts, and red socks.

SMU keepers in the sharp new all-black keeper kits!

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Great save by Webb right off the bat. Some disorganization at the back leaves somebody unmarked in the box and they fire a low hard shot right near the post and Webb makes a nice diving save.

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Nice first chance for the Ponies. Baum sends a nice ball into the box for Larson who is making a run down the left side but the defense breaks it up before the shot.

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Nice move by Redman, who sends a ball into the box for Burgardt, who finds Lewis totally open but the shot goes just high.

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SMU got off to a bit of a slow start - but we are definitely playing with the Sooners now. Another nice chance developed by Redman, Larson, and Clarke.

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15 minutes gone - SMU leading in shots 3-1. Great ball movement by the Mustangs after settling into the match.

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A Sooner breaks through the back line after a nice play by a midfielder but Webb timed coming off her line perfectly and scoops up the ball just inside the 18.

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Big save by Webb after a turnover - corner for OU.

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Scary moment after a turnover but the defense recovers. 30 minutes gone, still 0-0.

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Gaines almost gets on the end of a Smith throw-in but the OU keeper just beats her to it.

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Just because Clarke is 5'3" doesn't means other teams have free license to just throw her down. This is getting old.

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Huge save by the OU keeper on Clarke.