Tulsa SC Earns Victory At Oklahoma City FC

TULSA- Tulsa SC (3-2-1) secured its third victory in-a-row tonight, as they faced in-state rivals Oklahoma City FC. Tulsa SC showed speed and defensive athleticism during the entire match as they held most of the possession throughout the first half. Tulsa SC would quickly see their first opportunity on goal when outside forward Ramsey Davis crossed the ball into the box to an open Hannah Chance, who was unable to get a footing on it to put Tulsa SC up on the board early in the first minutes of the match. OKC FC then put some heat on the Tulsa SC defense in the 8th minute with back to back chances on goal, but Tulsa SC would be able to clear away the attacks. Tulsa SC would see three more chances with shots on goal by Kayla Fernandez, Grace Pettet, and Morgan Schaefer before Tulsa SC would earn their first goal of the night on an own goal by Oklahoma City FC. Eight minutes later, it would be Tulsa SC again as Megan Haines slotted the ball into the goal for a 2-0 lead in the 36^th minute. OKC FC and Tulsa SC would battle for the remainder of the first half, with Tulsa SC leading by two goals to zero.

Tulsa SC continued to put pressure on OKC FC heading into the second half of the match when, in the 49^th minute, Ramsey Davis sent one through the box for the Tulsa SC forwards but was cleared out by an OKC FC defender. OKC would see an opportunity to put a point on the board in the 58^th minute, but defender Mollie Breiner would be able to get the ball away from the Tulsa SC defensive line. Tulsa SC and OKC FC had continuous looks and opportunities at goal for the next 24 minutes of game play. In the 82^nd minute, Tulsa SC would get a golden look at goal when forward Jordan Frederick drew a PK for Tulsa SC, it was Liliana Fernandez who took the shot and placed it in the top left corner of the goal but was saved by the OKC FC goalkeeper. As the game drew to a close, Tulsa SC continued to push on the OKC FC defense and would be awarded two late goals by way of Zoe McCabe in the 89^th minute, and one in extra time in the 91st minute. Tulsa SC will head home down the turnpike with 3 points and will get rested before a quick turn around for another matchup versus SouthStar FC in Dallas on Saturday, June 25^th.

"It’s always nice to win a rivalry game. I told the ladies at halftime to take pride in the shutout, and they showed strength in their team, defensive efforts. It was great to see Zoe McCabe break through with her first goal of the season. Makes me excited for more to come as we close out our season with the final 2 games."said Coach Aaron Crouch.

What’s next?

Tulsa SC will be back in action again this Saturday, June 25th, as they will head down to Dallas to face off in their second matchup against SouthStar FC. Tulsa will then be back home on Wednesday, June 29^th against Oklahoma City FC for their last match of the 2022 WPSL season. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 P.M. at the Union 8^th Grade Center. The first 100 kids in attendance will receive a mini-soccer ball giveaway item. Tickets to the event can be purchased by visiting: www.tulsasc.com.