DENTON, Texas — Five unanswered goals, including four in the second half, vaulted Oklahoma (6-0-1) past North Texas (2-3-1), 6-2, Thursday, Sept. 3. Kayla Keefer paced the scoring, tallying another brace to extend her nation-leading goal total to 11.
Oklahoma 6, North Texas 2
OU started the scoring in the fourth minute as Paige Califf served a set piece into the box that Sadie Sterbenz headed in.
North Texas got the equalizer in the 19th minute and later the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick in the 34th minute.
Keefer answered with a critical equalizer only 100 seconds later, setting off OU’s five unanswered scores. The junior forward headed in a perfect cross from Claire Curran on the score, sending the game to the break even, 2-2.
Keefer put the Sooners ahead for good in the 58th minute. Narissa Fults found the fellow striker with a cross, but after Keefer’s first attempt caromed off the post she gathered and scored on the rebound.
Almost identical to Kaiser’s goal at Oklahoma State, Keefer slotted a cross to the freshman as she possessed it and hooked OU’s fourth goal off the UNT goalkeeper’s mit and in.
Curran was tackled in the box, setting Califf up for a successful penalty kick and Brenna Hallam came through with an assist with a ball in the box that bounced off the keeper and off Isabella Martinez for the sixth score.
Goals & Assists
Sadie Sterbenz – 4′ (Califf) – OU
Rydlii Reeves – 19′ (unassisted) – UNT
Claire Niedermeier – 34′ (PK) – UNT
Kayla Keefer – 35′ (Curran) – OU
Kayla Keefer – 58′ (unassisted) – OU
Kennedy Kaiser – 63′ (Keefer) – OU
Paige Califf – 68′ (PK) – OU
Isabella Martinez – 87′ (Hallam) – OU
Leaders By the Numbers
Kayla Keefer | Two goals, assist
Paige Califf | Goal, assist
Notes
OU is 3-0 against UNT under head coach Matt Mott
Keefer has three braces this season
The Sooners played 24 players
Addison Tauscher made her OU debut, logging 12 minutes in goal
Califf scored her first goal as a Sooner
Sterbenz made her first start and also scored her first goal
Kaiser has scored five goals in her first seven games at the collegiate level
The Sooners have scored at least six goals three times this season
Up Next
OU wraps up non-conference play at No. 14/23 BYU Saturday, Sept. 5.