Women's Soccer Prepares for Iowa, Creighton

Thursday, September 9

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

Iowa

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Women's Soccer Prepares for Iowa, Creighton

9/8/2021 10:47:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Full Game Notes Watch vs. Iowa Watch vs. Creighton

The Roos will take on Iowa tomorrow at 7 p.m., Creighton on Sunday at 2 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Women's Soccer returns to Durwood Soccer Stadium this weekend following a four-game road stretch that saw the Roos go 1-3. KC will host Iowa tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. before taking on Creighton on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Kansas City Notes

Kassi Ginther has been the Roos threat up front so far this season, scoring four goals. That mark matches her career-high, which she also reached as a sophomore at Iowa State. Last year, the Roos' leading goal scorer all season was Rileigh Kuhns with three.
Mackenzie Caldwell made her return to the net this past weekend, playing all 193 minutes. She made 15 total saves, facing 48 shots across the two games.
Emma Byrne is the lone Roo freshman to have started all six games so far. Byrne has logged 416 total minutes, fifth-most on the team, and tallied an assist on Ginther's goal at Oklahoma.
Kuhns knows how to find high-percentage shots, placing five of her six shots this season on frame. She scored the game-winner at Southern Illinois and is tied for the team lead with two assists.
Kansas City returns to Durwood Soccer Stadium, where they are 1-1 this season and 2-5-1 in the Jess Smith era.

Iowa Notes

This will be the first time in program history that the Roos have taken on Iowa.
The Hawkeyes earned a 3-0 victory over the Summit League's South Dakota in their first exhibition of the year. Iowa's lone loss of the season came at Kansas, which KC also lost to in a 2-1 exhibition on Aug. 13.
Iowa are led by Alyssa Walker and Kenzie Roling, each with four goals through six games. Hailey Rydberg has five assists, which ranks eighth in the nation.

Creighton Notes

The last time the Roos hosted Creighton, they lost 2-1, snapping a five-game unbeaten streak against the Bluejays.
Kansas City will be the fifth game in-a-row against Summit League opponents for Creighton. They earned victories over ORU and SDSU, a draw with USD, and play NDSU on Thursday.
Ansley Atkinson has six assists on the year, tied for fourth-most in Division One.