The Basics
Game 21
#5 Oral Roberts (9-7-4), (3-2-3) vs. #1 North Dakota State (10-5-3), (6-1-1)
Date/Time: Thursday, November 7 / 3:30 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: NDSU Athletics
Summit League: Weekly Notebook: No. 12
Location: Dacotah Field (Fargo, North Dakota)

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's soccer team is traveling up to North Dakota for a semifinal matchup against No. 1 NDSU on Thursday, November 6 at 3:30 p.m.

Fans can watch the match live on the Summit League Network or follow @ORUWSoccer on X for updates and information.

Quick Hits 

• This is the third straight season that the Golden Eagles have won a Summit League tournament game.
• Lela Stark recorded the first multi-point game of her career.
• Guzman scored her team-leading seventh goal of the year.
• Alexa Riefer earned her fifth shutout of the year, giving her a share of the league lead.
• This is ORU's first clean sheet in regulation in a playoff game since 2016.
• The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with an 8-7-4 record and claimed the No. 5 seed in the Summit League Tournament.
• ORU has now made it to the Summit League Tournament all three years of the Coach Risenhoover era.
• ORU had five athletes earn Summit League postseason honors.
• Julia Thasaphong was named to the All-League First Team.
• Samantha Guzman and Alexa Riefer earned All-League Second Team honors.
• Alani Chaple was tabbed to the Honorable Mention Team.
• Hannah Voskuhl was named to the All-Newcomer Team.
• Guzman leads the Golden Eagles in goals this season with seven.
• Guzman and Thasaphong are tied for the most points on the team with 16 each.
• Goalkeeper Alexa Riefer is up to 97 saves on the season, good for first in the Summit League and 24th in the country.
• The Golden Eagles have 13 different goal scorers this season.
• ORU ranks first in the league in shot accuracy, putting 50.9% of its shots on frame.
• ORU is 5-11-3 against NDSU all-time. The Golden Eagles fell 2-1 earlier this season in Fargo.
• Coach Risenhoover is in his third season at the helm for the Golden Eagles.

Opponent Information

• North Dakota State enters Thursday's match as the No. 1 seed after claiming the Summit League Regular Season title.
• The Bison captured numerous postseason awards, including Offensive Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
• Morgan Russmann became the first player to win Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in Summit League history.
• Head Coach Mike Regan is in his seventh year at NDSU and posts a career 50-54-17 record.

For the latest information on ORU women's soccer, follow @ORUWSoccer on Instagram, X, and Facebook, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App Store.