Kansas City
0-5-1, 0-0-0
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Kansas
5-2-0, 0-0-0
Roos Outlasted in Battle with Jayhawks
9/8/2022 9:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kansas City took a scoreless tie into the half, but fell short against a Power Five team
LAWRENCE, Kan. - For the third match in-a-row, Kansas City Women's Soccer took a scoreless tie into the half but could not emerge with a result, falling at Kansas, 3-0. Mackenzie Caldwell made six saves on 24 shots faced on the night, giving up her first multi-goal game of the year.
KEY MOMENTS
- 6' / 0-0 | Kansas City was able to create pressure in the game's early stages, earning the first corner kick of the night.
- 10' / 0-0 | Caldwell was called upon to make her first save of the night, facing three more shots within the next five minutes of play.
- 35' / 0-0 | The Roos earned their first real opportunity of the evening when Ririka Kamimura created space in the box and sent a ball across the goal in an attempt to link with Katie Stephens. Stephens latched onto the pass, but her shot opportunity was high of the goal.
35' | Best opportunity of the day so far as Ririka Kamimura tries to connect with a running @13stephens, but the shot is high of the mark.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/jc90UhWVup
— Kansas City Women's Soccer (@KCRoosWSoccer) September 9, 2022
- 44' / 0-0 | Kansas looked to score in the waning minutes of the half, but Sophia Limongi was there with a crunching tackle.
- 55' / 0-1 | The Jayhawks reached the scoreboard first on a goal early in the second half.
- 61' / 0-2 | After KC tried to build in the attacking third, Kansas took possession and scored again in the counterattack.
- 73' / 0-3 | The counterattack had the Roos' number once again, as Gabrielle Simms took a shot that was saved by the keeper, but the Jayhawks went the other way for a goal. The score would remain there for the rest of the match.
STATS TO NOTE
- Kansas City was out-shot 24-2 on the night.
- Sophia Limongi and Morgan McLaughlin both stayed on the field for the full 90 minutes.
- Madelyn Muhr made her first collegiate appearance tonight, giving KC 24 minutes off the bench.
COACH JESS SMITH, QUOTED
On the team's second half struggles
"We have to continue doing a better job on the defensive end. If you look at what happened in the SLU game, we did not deal with the adversity of giving up a goal early in the second half. We managed that a little bit better … we withstood a lot tonight. This is just another moment that's going to help us in conference play."
On coaching against her alma mater
"It's an incredible opportunity to be able to come back home, in many regards, and play in a great facility against a great team. I'm proud of how we fought tonight. We're dealing with some injuries right now and I thought the team did a fantastic job. We'll take a lot from it."
On the upcoming match against Missouri State
"It's going to be a quality battle. I know our players are really hungry and I'm sure they are too. It's going to be a matter of how well we recover and forget about tonight."
UP NEXT
The Roos travel to Springfield, Mo. on Sunday for a meeting with Missouri State. The Roos took a win against the Bears last season, 2-1.
Team Stats
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Raena Childers (1)
Assisted By: Rylan Childers
GOAL by KAN Childers, Raena Assist by Childers, Rylan.
54:33
Shira Elinav (4)
Assisted By: Rylan Childers
GOAL by KAN Elinav, Shira Assist by Childers, Rylan.
60:01
Rylan Childers (2)
GOAL by KAN Childers, Rylan.
73:05
