Preview: Women's Soccer Finishes Regular-Season at Chicago State

Kansas City Weekly Notes

Kansas City (11-3-4, 3-2-2) Women's Soccer marches into its final regular-season game against Chicago State (0-18-0, 0-7-0) Saturday at 1 p.m. with lots on the line. A win for the Roos would mean the following:
- A No. 3 seed in the WAC tournament
- Fewest losses to end the regular season in school history (3)
- Extend their win streak to four-straight games
- Third-straight year with at least 12 wins
- Secure a seventh-straight year the Roos finished in the top-three of the WAC standings
- Play Wednesday at 9 p.m. CT against the No. 6 seed in the WAC quarterfinals
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) tournament, hosted by Seattle U, begins Wednesday, Nov. 6 with the quarterfinals. The No. 4 seed takes on the No. 5 seed in the first game Wednesday, followed by the No. 6 / 3 match-up. The top two seeds earn a quarterfinal bye.
A win Saturday against Chicago State guarantees a No. 3 seed for the Roos. A loss could mean Kansas City drops down to as far as the No. 6 seed. The seeds and pairings will be announced by the conference office on Sunday.
Since the teams began the overall series in 2014, the Roos have owned Chicago State with a 7-0-0 dominance. Kansas City has not allowed a goal in the seven meetings and has scored 59 goals which averages to 8.4 per game. In the three previous games played in Chicago, the Roos have out-scored the Cougars 24-0.
After a 0-2-2 start to conference play, the Roos have ripped of three-straight wins, all by the shutout variety. One of those victories was against then-No. 1-ranked California Baptist on Oct. 27.
Even with a loss Saturday at Chicago State, Kansas City would claim it's fewest amount of losses on the year with four. The 2018 and 2014 clubs had five season losses.
Sophomore Rylan Childers and senior Erin Roth have impressed in the national statistics, both ranking in the Top 75 in several categories. Childers is No. 43 in total points (25), No. 54 in total assists (7) and No. 64 in total goals (9). Roth is No. 41 in total shutouts (7) and No. 48 in goals against average (0.813).
Rylan Childers needs one more assist to tie her sister, Reighan, for the most career assists in Kansas City history of 22.
Chicago State is looking to pick up its first win of the season and earn a W for the first time since Aug. 25, 2017. The winless streak stands at 52-straight.
In the 1-0 win Oct. 27 against California Baptist, head coach Chris Cissell posted his 100th win in his ninth year at Kansas City. In 21 collegiate women's soccer seasons, Cissell stands with 268 wins.
Kansas City hit a program milestone with the 1-0 win on Oct. 20. The victory marked their 100th in their 219th all-time contest. Overall, the program is 102-94-25 in 11 seasons of competition. Kansas City has averaged just over nine wins each season.
After a 1-0 blanking on Oct. 27, the Roos' defense has posted nine shutouts on the year and has allowed just 14 goals in 18 games (0.74 gapg), which ranks first in the conference. The unit has allowed one-or-fewer goals in 15-of-18 games.
The Roos got off to a school-record start at 8-1-2, which also marked the best non-conference record in their 11-year history. They were undefeated through seven games, prior to its first loss in game eight on Sept. 17 against Creighton (L, 2-1).
With nine shutouts on the year, the Roos have now compiled 30 shutouts through 59 games (50.8%) dating back to 2017. The two shutouts in the first two games this year was a first in the 11-year history of the women's soccer program.
The four double-overtime games played in 2019 ties for the second-most in a single-season in KC history. The 2011 team compiled six, double-overtime games.

Preview: Women's Soccer Finishes Regular-Season at Chicago State

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Rylan Childers

Erin Roth

Preview: Women's Soccer Finishes Regular-Season at Chicago State

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Players Mentioned

Rylan Childers

Erin Roth

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