STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oral Roberts University women's soccer team fell to Xavier, 5-1, in the second round of the Oklahoma State Invitational, at Cowgirl Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

With the loss, ORU fell to 1-3-0 on the 2007 season while Xavier improved to 1-4-0.

Xavier grabbed an early lead when Allison Osborne received a pass from Ali Nellis in the box and headed the ball past goalkeeper Stef Gurley in the eighth minute. Jillian Chuck was also credited with an assist.

The Musketeers stretched their lead to 2-0 in the 37^th minute on a goal from Karin Martini.

The Golden Eagles cut into the Musketeer lead early in the second half. Marissa Ranberger received a nice pass from Emily Gagnon and blasted it past XU's goalkeeper Kelly Farrell, making it a 2-1 ball game. Ranberger's goal came at the 45:42 mark and was the forward's first goal this season.

Xavier increased their lead to 3-1 in the 53^rd minute with a goal by Carylanne Wenzel. The Musketeers added two more insurance goals stretching their lead to 5-1.

The goalkeeping tandem of Stef Gurley and Amanda Wheeler saw equal time in the net for the Golden Eagles. Gurley played the first half, recording one save while facing eight shots. Wheeler took over for Gurley at the beginning of the second half and made two saves.

Farrell had four saves in a winning effort for the Musketeers while XU held a 21-15 advantage in shots.

Gagnon and Anna Bickers were honored on the all-tournament team for their efforts.

ORU returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Oklahoma City on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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