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No. 2 Mountaineers Move On

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– A brilliant defensive play gave the No. 2-ranked and top-seeded West Virginia University women’s soccer team the offensive spark it needed, as the Mountaineers tallied two goals in the final 10 minutes and defeated eighth-seeded Oklahoma State, 2-1, this afternoon in the first of four quarterfinal matches in the Big 12 Soccer Championship at Swope Soccer Village.

Scoreless in the 70th minute, OSU was awarded a penalty kick after Madison Mercado went down inside the box. Cowgirl Anna Beffer lined up for the penalty kick, the first the Mountaineers have faced since the game-winner in the team’s 2-1 loss to No.