Friday, November 8
Seattle, Wash.
7:00 PM PST
Kansas City
vs
Utah Valley University
Preview: Women's Soccer Contests Utah Valley in WAC Semifinals
11/8/2019 12:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SEATTLE -- The third-seed Kansas City Women's Soccer (13-3-4) team faces No. 2 seed Utah Valley (10-8-1) in the WAC semifinals tonight at 9 p.m. CT. The Wolverines had a quarterfinal bye as a top-two seed. The semifinal winner will match up with the other semifinal champion – No. 1 Seattle U / No. 5 UT Rio Grande Valley – on Sunday in the title game at 1 pm PT. The Roos are attempting to win their first-ever WAC tournament championship, having appeared in the game four previous times, including two of the past three years. The tournament is hosted by Seattle U.
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WAC Quarterfinal Recap
The Roos opened up the tournament with a 2-0 victory against No. 6 seed Grand Canyon on Wednesday. It was the fifth-straight victory for the Roos on the season. All-WAC First Team midfielder Rylan Childers was credited with an assist on Amanda Sampson's game-winner. That helper gave Childers 10 on the season and 24 in her career. Last Saturday, Childers established the school's career assists mark playing in her sophomore season. Since a 0-2-2 stretch to open up conference play, the Blue and White has gone 5-0 and out-scored those opponents by a combined 11-1 margin. The five-game win streak is a season-long and the best stretch since a seven-gamer last season during the Roos' regular-season championship.
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WAC Semifinal Preview
The meeting with Utah Valley in the WAC semifinals will be the fifth such match-up in the round of four. The Roos are 3-1 in four previous meetings with the Wolverines in this round in the WAC postseason. In its 4-2 all-time semifinal record, the Roos hold a 10-3 scoring advantage.
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WAC Quarterfinal Recap
The Roos opened up the tournament with a 2-0 victory against No. 6 seed Grand Canyon on Wednesday. It was the fifth-straight victory for the Roos on the season. All-WAC First Team midfielder Rylan Childers was credited with an assist on Amanda Sampson's game-winner. That helper gave Childers 10 on the season and 24 in her career. Last Saturday, Childers established the school's career assists mark playing in her sophomore season. Since a 0-2-2 stretch to open up conference play, the Blue and White has gone 5-0 and out-scored those opponents by a combined 11-1 margin. The five-game win streak is a season-long and the best stretch since a seven-gamer last season during the Roos' regular-season championship.
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WAC Semifinal Preview
The meeting with Utah Valley in the WAC semifinals will be the fifth such match-up in the round of four. The Roos are 3-1 in four previous meetings with the Wolverines in this round in the WAC postseason. In its 4-2 all-time semifinal record, the Roos hold a 10-3 scoring advantage.
All-Time Postseason Record^
Overall Record: 7-7
Appearances: 8 total
Games: 14 total
Home record: 2-1
Away record: 1-1
Neutral record: 4-5
First-game record: 6-2
Championship-game record: 0-4
#1 seed record: 1-2
#2 seed record: 2-2
#3 seed record: 4-3
#4 seed record: 0-0
#5 seed record: 0-0
#6 seed record: 0-0
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Date                  Seed/Opponent           Seed     H/A/N                      Score Overall Record: 7-7
Appearances: 8 total
Games: 14 total
Home record: 2-1
Away record: 1-1
Neutral record: 4-5
First-game record: 6-2
Championship-game record: 0-4
#1 seed record: 1-2
#2 seed record: 2-2
#3 seed record: 4-3
#4 seed record: 0-0
#5 seed record: 0-0
#6 seed record: 0-0
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Nov. 4, 2011     #2 North Dakota St        #3         N                            L, 1-2
Nov. 8, 2013     #3 Utah Valley                 #2         N                            W, 2-0
Nov. 10, 2013Â Â Â #1 Seattle UÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 0-3
Nov. 7, 2014     #3 Utah Valley                 #2         N                            W, 1-0
Nov. 9, 2014Â Â Â Â Â #1 Seattle U (champ)Â Â Â Â Â #2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 0-5
Nov. 5, 2015Â Â Â Â Â #6 UTRGVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W, 3-0
Nov. 6, 2015     #2 Utah Valley                 #3         N                            L, 0-2
Nov. 3, 2016Â Â Â Â Â #6 UTRGVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W, 4-1
Nov. 4, 2016     #2 CSU Bakersfield        #3         H                            W, 4-0
Nov. 6, 2016Â Â Â Â Â #1 Seattle U (champ)Â Â Â Â Â #3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 1-2
Nov. 3, 2017Â Â Â Â Â #4 Seattle UÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 0-1
Nov. 2, 2018     #5 Utah Valley                 #1         A                            W, 3-0
Nov. 4, 2018Â Â Â Â Â #2 Seattle U (champ)Â Â Â Â Â #1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 0-1
Nov. 6, 2019     #6 Grand Canyon             #3         N                            W, 2-0
Nov. 8, 2019     #2 Utah Valley                 #3         N                            TBD
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