STILLWATER — With a heavy heart, football team of the Oklahoma State men went outside and handed over Oklahoma State Stillwater little joy in a dark day for OSU sports with a 1-0 victory over Illinois — after a moment of silence before the game the loss Kurt Budke and Miranda Chairman — in the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
"Taking into account what happened today, will always be very difficult for girls in focus and motivation may be, as we normally» OSU football coach Colin Carmichael said. "But I thought our team showed once again what kind of courage, what kind of desire and how hard it can be today and play with intensity.
“... We talked about our team before the game as a way to possibly a little happiness in the family OSU for only a short time. Coach (Mike) he met with our team before the game, and expressed the wish, and it seemed that Serna coaches and coaches wanted us to go Budke and win the game and perhaps only let people forget for a few minutes. There will be a time for us to grieve with everyone else, but we were just excited about getting out there and playing and if it helped those children for just a little while, to concentrate on the game for a while, that probably is really positive for us. "
OSU players banded together and wore shirt make-wrist bands made of athletic tape "Cowgirl family ', written on the memory of the Oklahoma State women's basketball coach.
"I saw come out when I was going to get ready for the game and gave hugs and said I will be there with them, the basketball team" OSU goalkeeper AD Franch said. "All of us to" Cowgirl "Family rewards for us. ... Deep down, there is a belief that is wrong with us and that is how I felt tonight. Each save I, as I had someone there with me. "
While weekend basketball games and wrestling women OSU postponed, Carmichael said the idea of delaying the tournament around a bone, but eventually decided to play.
"We discussed this morning after news broke about what to do and I think from the Office of the President of the Athletic Director, everybody agreed that the games should be played, because he was an NCAA tournament game and why not score Oklahoma State," said Carmichael. "We had three other groups here, as well as all other brackets would have made the postponement. So I think it was proper to be done. "
A member of the Football coaching staff, the loss of a favorite in aircrash is all very well. Assistant Coach Karen Hancock is his widow will Hancock, one of the 10 men associated with the OSU men's basketball program dies in a plane crash on 27 Jan. 2001. Hancock was the coach of the programme at the time of the death of her husband.
As for the game itself, Oklahoma State had to fight the Illini attack — aided by a night colder — during the first half. However, the Cowgirls were able to continue their way against the wind in the first half and finally broke the tie with a goal by Annika Niemeier — with support from Krista Lopez and Megan Marchesano — in the 25th minute.
"With coach owner comes and our discussions, I feel that a little more pressure on us because everyone looking at us with all the other games was cancelled," said Niemeier. "So I think this is a great goal."
The loss for the OSU family was also from two other groups in the City — Maryland and Auburn — the second and third round action.
"On behalf of our football program, we are terribly sorry for the loss suffered here in the State of Oklahoma," Maryland coach Brian Pensky apparatus said after his team 1-0 win over no. 3 seed Auburn. "Thoughts and our prayers are with the whole family cowboy".
The Cowgirls will face Maryland Sunday 13.00 to 16 sweet action in Cowgirl Soccer complex.
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