TULSA-Freshman Mary-Kate
Halsmer scored a pair of goals to lead Oral Roberts to a 3-1
victory over Northwestern (La.) State, Sunday at the University of
Tulsa's Hurricane Stadium.
Halsmer's
goals came less than five minutes apart in the second half. With
ORU (2-0-0) trailing 1-0, Halsmer scored from five yards out in the
54th minute off a pass from Jennifer
Abernathy. Halsmer gave ORU a 2-1 lead in the 59th minute with
a header from 12 yards away. Whitney
Brannan recorded the assist.
Lorena
Soto sealed the game with three seconds remaining on the clock,
scoring off a pass from Jennifer Parsons at 89:57.
Ashlee
Savona gave the Demons (0-2-0) a 1-0 lead with a goal less than
four minutes into the contest.
ORU
goalkeeper Amanda
Wheeler continued her strong early-season play, stopping three
of Northwestern's eight shots.
ORU out-shot
the Demons 12-8, with seven of the shots coming on goal.
The Golden
Eagles return to action when they face Tulsa, 7:35 p.m., Sunday,
August 29.
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