<p><strong>STILLWATER, Okla. &ndash;</strong> Oklahoma State recorded the 200^th win in program history Friday night as the fifth-ranked Cowgirls opened the 2012 season with a 1-0 victory over UMKC in front of 1,524 fans as the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.&nbsp;</p> <p>The lone score in the match was the result of an own goal as a UMKC player deflected a free kick from OSU&rsquo;s Kelsey Bass into the back of the net in the 75^th minute.</p> <p>OSU dominated the offensive attack, outshooting the Kangaroos by a 30-3 margin. But UMKC goalie Jami Finnell recorded 16 saves, the most ever by a Cowgirl opponent.</p> <p>&ldquo;In the game of soccer you can dominate the 90 minutes and create a lot of chances and not score, that&rsquo;s just the nature of the beast,&rdquo; said OSU head coach Colin Carmichael. &ldquo;Early in the season, those are the types of things that can happen because you&rsquo;re not quite as sharp in front of goal and your movements aren&rsquo;t quite as crisp&hellip; I was pleased with a lot of the build-up play, we just have to get better in the final third.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;You also have to give their goalkeeper a ton of credit. She made four or five phenomenal saves, and she was easily the MVP.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>In the opening half, the Cowgirls outshot UMKC, 18-2, with Finnell recording nine saves. In the game&rsquo;s first 13 minutes, she notched diving saves on shots by Madison Mercado and Megan Marchesano to keep the home team off the scoreboard.&nbsp;</p> <p>In the 33^rd minute, the Cowgirls created another prime opportunity, as Taylor Mathews sent a pass to Allie Stephenson, who connected with Marchesano in front of the goal. But once again, Finnell came up with a big save.</p> <p>The second half would be more of the same, with Finnell recording eight more saves and OSU narrowly misfiring several times, including a 25-yard blast from Mercado that caromed off the crossbar.</p> <p>Finally, at the 74:35 mark, the Cowgirls caught a break. Bass lofted a cross towards the box from the near side and in the scramble for possession, the ball was delivered into the goal by a UMKC defender.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;It was a great service, and we had enough pressure on it that their kid was facing their goal and didn&rsquo;t really have a chance,&rdquo; Carmichael said.</p> <p>With the shutout, Cowgirl senior All-American goalie AD Franch moved her OSU career record total to 33.&nbsp;</p> <p>OSU returns to action Sunday when the Cowgirls host Weber State at noon.</p>