Monday, September 6, 2021
When it mattered most, OSU’s defense shined bright starting safety Tre Sterling, who was ejected for targeting after the Bears scored the previous drive. With their backs against the wall, the Dean Ruhl defense did what they’d not only done the entire Sports Editor game, but what they’d done all of last season. LD Brown scooped Stymied the opposiup the ball. tion. At least, he thought Cornerback Jarhe did. With under three rick Bernard-Converse minutes remaining in the slammed running back game, and Missouri State Myron Mason out of hot off a touchdown to bounds after a yard gain. bring its deficit within A penalty forced the a score, the Bears opted Bears back five yards, to pooch kick the ensufollowed by a suffocating ing kickoff, throwing OSU secondary forcing off Oklahoma State who three straight incompleexpected an onside kick. tions to return the ball Brown, the lone into its offense’s hands. return man, hawked to the The defense preball, but an odd bounce, served a 23-16 lead deep and a muffed grab, in their own territory, resulted in MSU having which after returning to possession at the Cowthe field once more before boys 16-yard line. the game ended, held the “He kind of caught score for the Cowboys to the ball by his knees, and win their opening game then it kind of bobbled Saturday at Boone Picka little bit,” coach Mike ens Stadium. Gundy said. “Then he As the offense was tried to pick it up and it continuing to get its bearbobbled again and then ings with quarterback they jumped on it.” Shane Illingworth under Momentum was in center, and a new crop of the Bears favor, as OSU’s defense returned to the field, this time lacking See Defense on 2
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Ben Hutchens Digital Editor
If games were decided by which team has the prettiest goal, the Cowgirls trip home from Rhode Island would be more enjoyable The Brown Bears knocked off the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 2-1 Sunday morning. Oklahoma State (3-2) had more shots on goal and corners than Brown (3-1) but struggled to get anything going after an early offensive showpiece.
OSU sophomore Mollie Breiner delivered a rocket from 30 yards out in the 28th minute. The ball rammed its way past Brown goaltender Kayla Thompson, who dove to her left. It was Breiner’s first collegiate goal. After Breiner’s highlight, however, the OSU offense went silent. Just before halftime, Brown senior midfielder Rebecca Rosen evened the score at one, and in the 77th minute the Bears took
a lead they would not surrender on a deflected shot that got by a diving Evie Vitali. OSU returns to Stillwater briefly before continuing South to Dallas for a Thursday matchup against Southern Methodist University.
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