The early morning rain couldn’t put a stop to the attacking style of the University of Oklahoma women’s soccer team as they defeated the Rice Owls today at John Crain Field in Norman.
The Sooners used a total of eight substitutes in order to keep up the high-tempo offense that allowed OU to maintain possession for about 70% of the time head coach Nicole Nelson said.
“We want to press teams, and I think we’ve done a good job of really committing to winning it in our attacking half, and keeping it on one vertical half,” Nelson said. “I think our players, from a pressing standpoint have done a good job, and to do that you really do have to have the bodies.”
Oklahoma had 19 shots compared to the 13 by Rice, but only Oklahoma senior forward Whitney Palmer was able to put one into the back of the net.
“It was very special to me to be able to put a goal away and finish off the weekend well,” Palmer said.
The victory brings the Sooners’ record to 3-2-1 and they will be in action next against USC in Los Angeles on Friday September 17.
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