The Cowgirls have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals twice, in 2010 and 2011. Oklahoma State has also won a total of seven Big 12 conference titles, with the most recent coming in 2019.
History
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls played their first season of soccer in 1996, earning an 8–0 shutout victory over Oklahoma Christian in the first game in program history. The Cowgirls would struggle in their first few seasons, but would record their first winning season in 2002, going 13–7–0.
Oklahoma State would pick up the program's first hardware in 2003, seven years after the foundation of the program, when the Cowgirls defeated Missouri in the Big 12 tournament championship to claim their first conference title and clinch the program's first trip to the NCAA women's soccer tournament. The program's first NCAA tournament win would come in 2006, when Oklahoma State defeated UNC Greensboro. Two years later, the Cowgirls would win the school's first Big 12 regular season conference title in 2008, going 7–1–2 in conference play. The following year, Oklahoma State would claim their third conference title in 2009, winning the Big 12 tournament championship over Texas A&M.
Oklahoma State would go on to have their most successful seasons in 2010 and 2011. Led by goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, the Cowgirls would clinch their fourth conference title in 2010, defeating Bedlam rival Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament championship. In the NCAA tournament, Oklahoma State would record wins over Michigan, Oregon State and Duke, advancing all the way to the NCAA Quarterfinals before falling to eventual national champion Notre Dame. The Cowgirls would manage to find success again a year later, going undefeated in conference play en route to winning the Big 12 regular season title in 2011 for the program's fifth overall conference championship. Oklahoma State would again have an impressive showing in the NCAA tournament, defeating Arkansas Pine–Bluff, Illinois and Maryland to punch their ticket back to the NCAA Quarterfinals. For the second consecutive year, the Cowgirls would be unable to advance further. A close loss to eventual national champion Stanford would end the Cowgirls' season in heartbreaking fashion.[2][3]
The Cowgirls would win their sixth conference title in 2017, clinching the Big 12 regular season championship with an overtime win over Texas before advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State would win the program's seventh conference title in 2019, recording a 7–1–1 conference record and again advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament. The Cowgirls advanced to the Round of 16 for the third time in program history in 2020, blowing out South Alabama before falling to Texas A&M.[4][5]
Individually, 12 Cowgirls have received All-America honors, with six of them being First-Team honors.[6][7]
Officially dedicated on Aug. 19, 2018, Neal Patterson Stadium is a showcase for Cowgirl Soccer and one of the top soccer facilities in the collegiate ranks, boasting a permanent capacity of 2,500. The stadium was named after its major benefactor and Oklahoma State alumnus, the late Neal Patterson, and costed over $20 million to construct.[8] Team facilities include locker rooms, meeting areas, kitchen facilities, sports medicine areas and equipment rooms. Other unique aspects of Patterson Stadium include a large roof that covers much of the seating areas, home and visitor bench areas with chairback seating built into the stadium, and a 26 feet by 40 feet high-definition video scoreboard in the southeast corner of the facility.[9]
In the first game at Neal Patterson Stadium, Oklahoma State defeated rival Oklahoma, 2–1.
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