Roos Weather the Storm to Draw with Mavericks

Friday, October 21

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

2-10-5, 1-4-3

Omaha

4-8-5, 3-2-3

Omaha

Kansas City

Photo by: Lukas Speer, Kansas City Athletics

Roos Weather the Storm to Draw with Mavericks

10/21/2022 9:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Rileigh Kuhns scored her first goal of the season in the final seconds of the first half

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Women's Soccer battled out a physical 1-1 draw with Omaha this evening. Rileigh Kuhns knocked in the Roos' lone goal in the final seconds of the first half, her first of the season. The draw brings the Roos to 2-10-5 on the season and Omaha to 4-8-5.

KEY MOMENTS

11' / 0-0 | Lily Stedman sent a shot firing through the box that missed just high.
17' / 0-0 | Mackenzie Caldwell got low to save Omaha's first shot on goal of the match.
26' / 0-0 | Caldwell laid out for an incredible save after an aggressive Omaha attack.
45' / 1-0 | With time running out in the first half, Lillie Fields drew a foul, setting up a Sophia Limongi free kick from near midfield. Limongi pinged the ball into the box, finding Olivia Platt, who used her body to play the ball back to Kuhns. Kuhns approached the ball from 16 yards out, using her right foot to place the ball into the upper-right corner for a goal.

The buzzer beater by @Slsg24Rileigh ??????#ROOUP | #DeclareKC https://t.co/RbNcrX29q0 pic.twitter.com/A4Bvshyr5o
— Kansas City Women's Soccer (@KCRoosWSoccer) October 22, 2022

46' / 1-0 | Omaha started the second half off with a serious attack, but Caldwell made another impressive save to keep the Roos up.
79' / 1-1 | Omaha's Sophia Green hit a shot just over Caldwell's outstretched arms to even the score late in the match.
89' / 1-1 | The Roos get one last chance at an attack, but it is waived off by an offsides to end the match.

STATS TO NOTE

Caldwell tallied four saves on the night, bringing her season total to 59.
Kuhns' goal was her first of the season and the fifth of her collegiate career. It was her first goal in over a year, with the last one coming in the Roos' win over Southern Illinois on Aug. 27, 2021.
On the season, the Roos hold a 2-1-2 record when they are the first to score.
Limongi, Madison Zurmuehlen, Morgan McLaughlin and Anna Jennings all played the full 90 minutes for KC.

COACH JESS SMITH, QUOTED

UP NEXT
Kansas City will wrap their season up on Sunday at home against Denver. It will be Senior Day for McLaughlin, Lilyana Gonzalez, Sam Marek and Katie Stephens.