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Stepping onto the field in her classic Nike Tiempo cleats, Anna Beffer has only one thing on her mind: What can I do to help the team win?

A senior attacking midfielder on the Oklahoma State soccer team, Beffer’s ability on the ball and the vision to make the right pass makes her indispensable for the Cowgirls’ program.

But it’s her passion for the beautiful game and desire to do whatever it takes to win that stands out and makes her admiration for the joyful Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho perfect.

Like Beffer, Ronaldinho was a prototypical attacking midfielder, a player who loved to dance with the ball at his feet and would look to set up his teammates ahead of himself.

“I love watching videos of him and just how happy he is,” Beffer said. “At the end of the day, I kind of have to remind myself that it’s just a game and it’s supposed to be fun.”

Anna the Player A Tulsa native, Beffer graduated from Union High School in 2014 and played on the Tulsa Soccer Club Hurricane ’95 team. On that team, Beffer competed in multiple national championships and received significant attention from college programs.

Playing on a team with players who were older than she, Beffer learned what it took to compete at a high level and to gain respect.

“I was really fortunate,” Beffer said. “Looking back, I was surrounded by some of the best players in the country.

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Our team was ranked No. 1 and we competed for a national championship every year.

Just being in that environment really pushed me.”

Playing for that team is also where she learned the team-first mentality that has made her such an asset for the Cowgirls.

An example of this quality was in the Cowgirls’ second game of the season against the University of MissouriKansas City on Aug. 20.

After receiving the ball about 20 yards out, Beffer turned and saw two defenders in front of her. Instead of taking them on and trying to force a shot, she turned and played a through-ball to Marlo Zoller, who settled and fired a shot past the UMKC goalie.

That was Beffer’s second assist of the match and highlighted what she does best for the team.

“I don’t really try to focus on stats or anything,” Beffer said. “Last year, I felt like I contributed and did my job.

I didn’t score like 10 goals or anything, but I felt like I did my part.

“At the end of the day, when the score sheet comes out no one really looks at those things as long as we win.”

During her time at the club level, Beffer played as part of a three-forward attack. Since coming to Stillwater, Beffer has competed with former players Courtney Dike and Madison Mercado for time at the striker position.

Instead, Beffer was asked to play in the midfield, where she had a bigger responsibility on defense and where her mindset shifted from goals to assists.

“It was kind of a tougher transition because I was solely focused on the goal,” Beffer

said. “But it kind of made me develop as a more overall player, and made me more well-rounded.”

This capacity to adapt has been notable for Beffer.

Although she doesn’t score as often, her assist totals are impressive. Beffer has 11 assists and seven goals in her career while playing a significant number of minutes.

OSU coach Colin Carmichael knew Beffer was special when she first attended an OSU camp in Tulsa when she was only 14.

“She just stood out,” Carmichael said. “Her technical ability was amazing, she was very clean on the ball.”

Carmichael said OSU was fortunate to land such a talented player, competing with programs such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M and SMU for her signature.

Beffer said she always had a fondness for OSU soccer even before she decided to play in Stillwater.

“As a kid I always looked up to OSU soccer because it was the only women’s soccer team (with) a (renowned) team in the state,” she said.

“And then when I came to campus it just kind of felt like home.”

As a kid, Beffer participated in multiple sports, including baseball, until she went to middle school and had to choose between the pitch or the diamond.

“I actually really enjoyed baseball and made a lot of really good friends,” Beffer said.

“It kind of taught me, since I was the only girl, I had to keep my head down and play my game and earn respect first.

She said her father, Joe Beffer, wanted her to compete in baseball despite her mother’s wishes for her to participate in beauty pageants.

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Oklahoma State’s Anna Beffer blasts a corner kick into the box during OSU’s match against UMKC. Beffer notched two assists in the Cowgirls’ win.

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cover s t o ry “At such a young age, Anna stood out because of how intelligent she was as an athlete,” Joe Beffer said. “And at the time it didn’t matter that she was a girl. She was just a leadoff hitter and a shortstop.”

Spending a lot of time on the training ground looking to help anyway he could, Joe had the chance to watch his daughter develop, even if he never officially coached her.

“I coach her every day,” Joe Beffer said. “Whether it was shagging balls or anything else, I was always out there with her.”

Joe Beffer was also instrumental in finding the right club and the right coaches to train his daughter.

Jesse Williams was a coach from Club TSC Hurricane who taught Beffer the stepovers and skill moves that she loves to use. Originally from Nigeria, Williams’ energy and

enthusiasm were contagious for Beffer.

But it was Colin Clarke, a former Scottish player turned coach, who showed Beffer the finer details of being a quality player.

“He taught her a lot about the technical side,” Joe Beffer said. “He showed her a lot about the shape of the body, and how to receive the ball.”

In honor of the extensive amount of time she spent training with Clarke, Beffer wears No. 6, which Clarke wore when he played in the English Premier League.

“Throughout high school I wore No. 8 and when I came to college I kind of wanted something new,” she said. “It was a simple reminder every day to kind of stay true to my roots.”

Clarke’s tough personality also showed Beffer even when you’re playing well and scor-

ing goals, there is still more to the game.

“He definitely means a lot to me,” Beffer said. “He has helped me believe in my abilities and kind of proved to myself that I have a lot in me and have a lot of potential.”

Anna the Person At times, Beffer might treat soccer as more than a game, but she still finds the time to enjoy the simpler things in life.

Beffer said she loves to go to concerts and hang out with friends, such as roommate and teammate Allie Rivers.

“We like immediately clung to each other,” Rivers said.

“Honestly, we were like little rule followers, and you can figure out pretty quickly in our class who’s a rule follower and who isn’t.

Rivers said after two weeks

they were best friends and have made memory after memory with each other.

After meeting the summer of their freshman year, Rivers said all the freshmen were set to run a demanding fitness test called the Creighton, named after Creighton University.

Rivers said it had rained the night before, and while the rest of the freshmen wore cleats to get a better grip in the grass, Beffer wore tennis shoes.

“So, all of us were like cutting and Anna was in the back of the pack slipping and sliding,” Rivers said. “That was our first impression of Anna, like this forgetful girl without cleats that didn’t know what she was doing.”

Beffer has also made many friendships on her team because of her faith.

“Faith is really important to me,” Beffer said. “In

high school I kind of floated around. But when I found God and Jesus, I felt like I had more of a purpose, and maybe I could use soccer for that.”

Beffer said when she is battling injuries or having stress in other areas of life, she believes it is God telling her to slow down and think about what is important.

Jaci Jones, who is Beffer’s side kick at the attacking midfield position, said she has always known how great a player Beffer was, but once she started playing with her, she realized there was more to her.

Jones said Beffer asked her to go to church with her during her freshman season, and since then, they have bonded.

“I felt like we had shared that bond with each other, like off the field,” Jones said.

“Which then translated on the field and helped me in a way.”

In her time at OSU, Beffer has learned what it takes to win, but more importantly, to remember that it’s just a game.

Whatever the case, Beffer will do it the way she’s most comfortable: Being a teamfirst player and always having the trust that God will point her the right way.

“Life obviously gets crazy and soccer is extremely stressful,” Beffer said. “Whenever you have that community or that faith to fall back on, it’s been very important to me.”

Gabe Campis is a sports media senior from Stillwater. He can be reached at gabe.campis@okstate.edu.

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