HOME SWEET HOME: COLORADO EDGES OKLAHOMA STATE 2-1

Friday, September 27

Boulder, Colo.

TBA

Colorado

3-3-1, 1-2-0Big 12

Oklahoma State

5-2-1, 0-2-1Big 12

Oklahoma State

Colorado

September 27, 1996 | Soccer

Box Score

By: Ollie Kirkpatrick, Graduate Assistant

BOULDER, Colo. - Seven games into its inaugural season, the University of Colorado women's soccer team is already showing signs of developing something that teams can struggle to achieve for years: home dominance.

In those seven games on the season, Colorado has posted a 3-3-1 (1-2-0 Big 12) mark, a tally which includes a 3-0 showing at home. Big 12 rival Oklahoma State (5-2-1, 0-2-1) is the latest victim, falling to the Buffs 2-1 Friday afternoon at the Pleasant View Soccer Complex in Boulder.

Freshman sensation Shawn Kenyon gave Colorado all the offense it would need, with two second-half goals in the span of just under three minutes offsetting a 1-0 Oklahoma State halftime lead and giving Colorado the victory.

"We were determined to score," head coach Austin Daniels said. "We really wanted to concentrate on putting them away."

The Cowgirls took an early lead on Kellie White's score at 4:45 before both offenses were forced to give way to two overpowering defensive efforts. Kenyon and the Buffaloes exploded in the second half, however, with goals at 51 :50 and 54:20, and a suffocating Colorado defense secured the victory.

All told, Colorado outshot the Cowgirls 18 to 9, which included an 11 to 4 edge in the second half.

"We felt we had a lot of chances in the first half we didn't put away," Daniels said. "We didn't want to let that happen in the second half."

Colorado will return to game action Oct. 4, when the Buffaloes square off against No. 6 Texas A&M at 3 p.m. MDT. The contest will be the third of a four-game home stand for the first-year squad.