The Shotgun/Throwdown: West Virginia women’s soccer set to compete in Big 12 Semifinals tonight

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A penalty kick goal late in the second half helped the West Virginia women’s soccer team knock off Oklahoma State in its opening match in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Now the fourth-seeded Mountaineers are preparing to face the top-seeded Longhorns.

Texas is ranked #16 in the country and only has one loss this season. WVU faced Texas in Morgantown last month and got out to a 1-0 midway through the first half, but the Longhorns battled back to escape with a 2-1 win. On the bright side, WVU hasn’t lost a match since that night, and the Mountaineers have built momentum with three straight wins.

The Mountaineers will be relying on their two First Team All-Big 12 players, fifth-year senior Jordan Brewster and Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year Kayza Massey. On offense, sophomore forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran and junior AJ Rodriguez could provide the scoring boost that WVU will need if it wants to advance to the conference championship match.

This match will kick off at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

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Soccer

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Around the Big 12

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Around the NCAA

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