Oregon women drop tough one at home to New Mexico, 1-0
At Pape Field Thursday night the Ducks battled to a 0-0 tie in the first half but allowed a single goal in the 68th minute by New Mexico's Alejandra Puerto to lose 1-0. They host Grand Canyon on Sunday at 11 a.m., TV on Big Ten+.
It was a frustrating night for the Ducks as they were turned away on seven shots on goal and five corner kicks. Four days ago in Hawaii, they won 3-0 to win the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff on goal differential, getting goals from Sydney Chura, Hawaii native Carly McCormack and Cailin Bloom.
After five games the team stands 2-2-1 on the season. Both of their losses, to Sacramento State in Hawaii and now the Lobos, have been by a 1-0 score, the only goals allowed so far this season by goalkeeper Caeley Goldstein, who made five saves Thursday night.
Creating opportunities... @taylorabryann takes a chance on Oregon's ninth shot of the night.
— Oregon Ducks Soccer (@OregonSoccer) August 29, 2025
51' | Oregon 0, New Mexico 0#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/Ea3wLd3Jlb
Liberty demystify Washington with Sabrina sidelined
Minus three starters, Natasha Cloud, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones, WNBA champion New York found a way to beat the Mystics at home at the Barclays Center Thursday night. The Liberty got 35 points from their bench in an 89-63 victory.
Ionescu is day-to-day with swelling in her left foot after an injury at practice. The team plays Saturday at Phoenix, a 7 p.m. PT road game on NBA TV.
A clever clutch pass from Marine Johannes to Emma Meeseman highlighted the offensive effort.
Of course @MarineJ5’s dime to @EmmaMeesseman is our @CarMax Highlight of the Game 🙂↕️😮💨 pic.twitter.com/6kOaTJn1Pc
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) August 29, 2025
Ducks Game Two opponent Oklahoma State mashes UT Martin 27-7
Thursday night in Stillwater, the Cowboys wrangled UT Martin of the Ohio Valley Conference to start 1-0 in 2025. OSU's defense clamped down after allowing one first quarter scoring drive, paced by three sacks from 6-3, 255 freshman linebacker Wendell Gregory.
Make that 3️⃣ first half sacks for Wendell Gregory 🤯#Big12FB | @CowboyFB pic.twitter.com/fmBiyfVtJo
— Big 12 Studios (@big12studios) August 29, 2025
Cowboys starter at quarterback Hauss Hejney led 71- and 93-yard touchdown drives on their first two possessions but left the game after injuring his leg early in the second quarter, walking to the locker room on his own power.
What if Hauss Hejny is the guy pic.twitter.com/AELc9JIzp1
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) August 28, 2025
Backup Zane Flores, a redshirt freshman from Gretna, Nebraska, went the rest of the way, completing 13-20 passes for 136 yards, throwing mostly quick screens and short passes in his first college game. He did break free for a 19-yard run. The Cowboy running game produced just 127 yards on 42 rushing attempts.
In his postgame press conference, head coach MIke Gundy was frustrated about the lack of running room, citing inexperience from his offensive line.
“Not much space,” Gundy said. “OK, pretty cut and simple. We didn’t do a good job of giving them space. …
“I think we turned more guys loose up front than we should have. That’s my opinion. Those guys have never played before. It just takes a little time with that. That’s an issue when you’re dealing with an offensive line that’s never played before. The communication is so important, so coaches gotta find a way to improve that and make it better.”