MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 8-ranked West Virginia University women's soccer team kicks off a five-match homestand at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against No. 19 Oklahoma State on Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.
 
It's Soctoberfest, and specialty German food will be available for purchase.
 
Tickets for Friday night's match are on sale now at WVUGAME.com and also will be available for purchase at the stadium ticket office. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for youths under 13 and senior citizens and $2 for groups of 10 or more. WVU students are admitted free with a valid WVU Student I.D.
 
To provide a safer environment for Mountaineer fans and to expedite entry into all ticketed WVU athletic events, the West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics enforces the NFL's Clear Bag Policy. The athletic department invites and encourages fans to visit WVUsports.com/clearbag for more information, to view pictures of permissible and non-permissible items and to obtain answers to frequently asked questions about the clear bag policy.
 
"It's been tough to be on the road, especially the last two weekends with conference play, and obviously the third with Princeton, a ranked opponent," Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. "It's so nice to be home and deal with our home elements and not the road elements. We're so excited to play at home and host a nationally ranked OSU. They are 3-0 in conference play, and we know what is at stake."
 
The Mountaineers (9-3, 2-1) are 7-0 all-time against the Cowgirls (10-1-2, 3-0 Big 12). The first six meetings were decided by one goal each, and two of the last three regular-season contests have resulted in overtime victories for WVU.
 
Friday is the first-ever meeting between the teams when each has been nationally ranked.
 
Last year, with the 2016 Big 12 Conference regular-season title in hand, the No. 1 Mountaineers concluded their regular-season slate with a 3-0 win over the Cowgirls on Oct. 28, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Junior forward Sh'Nia Gordon netted the game-winner in the 49th minute. Sophomore Rylee Foster played between the posts for 78:41 and made the team's lone save.
 
WVU, the five-time reigning conference champions, carries a 34-match unbeaten streak in home conference matches into Friday night, the third-longest active streak nationally. The Mountaineers have posted a shutout in seven of their last eight Big 12 home matches.
 
The Mountaineers opened Big 12 play with a 2-1 showing away from Morgantown, including a 1-0 victory at Kansas State on Sept. 29. The shutout was the team's seventh of the season and first against a ranked opponent.  
 
Gordon paces the team with nine points (2 G, 5 A). Her five helpers, a career single-season high, rank No. 2 in the Big 12.
 
Foster shows a .736 goals-against average (GAA) and ranks No. 55 nationally, No. 4 in the Big 12.
 
OSU improved to 3-0 in league play last week with a 2-0 win at TCU on Sept. 29 and a 1-0 (OT) victory over Baylor in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Oct. 1. The Cowgirls are 3-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2011, and the team's 10 wins are the most for an OSU squad since finishing 10-10-1 in 2014.
 
The Cowgirls rank No. 1 in the Big 12 in scoring offense (2.54 goals/game) and points average (7.15 per game).
 
"They are extremely dynamic," Izzo-Brown added. "Their front four are very dynamic and have the ability and savvy to break down a backline. We have to be very organized and disciplined in our defense."  
 
Junior forward Haley Woodard paces OSU with 15 points (6 G, 3 A). Senior Michela Ongaro has started 10 of 12 matches between the posts and shows a .78 GAA. She has made 35 saves and posted three shutouts while allowing eight goals.