Saturday, October 2
Omaha, NE
3:00 PM
Kansas City
at
Omaha
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Men's Soccer on the Road for Two Straight
9/30/2021 4:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Roos travel to Omaha on Saturday at 3 p.m. before a matchup with Missouri State on the 12th
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer travels to Omaha for its first conference road game on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Roos will then have some time off before completing non-conference play at No. 18 Missouri State for the Roos' fifth game of the year against a ranked opponent.
Kansas City Notes
Kansas City Notes
- Kansas City looks for its first victory in Summit League play against Omaha after a conference-opening draw with Oral Roberts last weekend.
- Following the Omaha match, the Roos will close non-conference play with their fifth ranked opponent of the year, taking on Missouri State in Springfield.
- KC's five ranked opponents are the most in a single season in program history. Two teams have played four ranked opponents. In 2005, the Roos went 0-2-2 and in 2008, they went 2-1-1 against top-25 foes.
- Thus far this season, Kansas City is 0-3-1 against ranked teams, earning a draw with (then) No. 15 Virginia Tech in the season-opener.
- Vlad Jokic is the only Roo to score multiple goals so far this year, netting two goals on a team-high seven shots on goal.
- Cooper Clark comes off of a career-high 10 saves against No. 15 Saint Louis. His current average of 5.62 saves per game is seventh in Division One.
Omaha NotesÂ
- Head Coach Ryan Pore will look to continue his success against the Mavericks. Last season, the Roos won both matchups against Omaha.Â
- Omaha has yet to play a Summit League contest and has picked up two wins on the season, against Midland and CSUN.
- Of Omaha's three goals on the year, two of them have been scored by Malik Elmi, including a 98th minute game winner against CSUN.
Missouri State NotesÂ
- The Bears have carried their momentum from a 2020 NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance into 2021, starting the year with a 7-1 record.
- Kian Yari is Missouri State's leading distributor with five assists on the year. His mark of 0.62 assists per game ranks 17th in the nation.
- The Bears are known for playing a clean game. Their average of 5.0 fouls per game is the best in Division One.
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