Castleberry Nets Final Minute Winner as Roos Defeat Tommies

Thursday, October 5

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

2-4-7, 1-1-2

St. Thomas

2-5-4, 0-3-1

St. Thomas (MN)

Kansas City

Photo by: Julia Kapros

Castleberry Nets Final Minute Winner as Roos Defeat Tommies

10/5/2023 10:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Lily Stedman found Brianna Castleberry for the game-winner with 17 seconds remaining to carry KC to victory

KANSAS CITY, MO — Kansas City Women's Soccer 2-4-7 (1-1-2) clinched a thrilling 2-1 victory over St. Thomas 2-5-4 (0-3-1) working tirelessly to create goal-scoring opportunities. The Roos' tenacity paid off when Gigi Mir found the back of the net and tied the game, offering the glimmer of hope Kansas City needed. The defining moment of this nail-biter unfolded in the last 17 seconds, as Brianna Castleberry blitzed through St. Thomas's backline. Castelberry fired off a shot that struck the crossbar before landing safely in the goal. The 90-minute goal secured the Roos' first conference win of the season.

KEY MOMENTS

19' / 0-0 | Lily Stedman showed determination with a crafty shot that veered slightly to the left, narrowly missing the mark. The Tommies retaliated driving the ball down the field and finding the back of the net.
23' / 0-1 | Riley Moore stood strong in front of the net, deflecting a fierce strike from St. Thomas, and denying the visiting team a lead-extending goal.
28' / 0-1 | Holland Hawkins threaded a precise pass down the field and found Mir in stride. Mir capitalized on the opportunity, firing a shot low and left that caught St. Thomas's goalkeeper off guard. Mir's shot found the back of the net to bring the score even.
90' / 1-1 | The Roos organized one final push in the last minute of the matchup. Stedman knocked the ball to Castleberry who carried it down the field before firing off a shot with 17 seconds remaining on the clock. Castleberry's shot first contacted the crossbar, before finding the back of the net to clinch the Roos' first win of conference play.

Speechless. @lilystedman18 ?? @brigrace29 https://t.co/qdraZH8dWA pic.twitter.com/q29vEfi9RB
— Kansas City Women's Soccer (@KCRoosWSoccer) October 6, 2023

STATS TO NOTE

After being outshot 8-4 in the first half, the Roos outshot the Tommies 12-4 in the second half.
Castleberry's 90^th-minute goal was the first 90^th-minute game-winner by a Roo since Rylan Childers on Sep. 23, 2018, and was just the second such goal in program history.
Gigi Mir now has three goals on the season, the second most on the team and the most by a true freshman since Rileigh Kuhns in 2020.
Castleberry has now scored three goals in the past two matches, giving her a team-leading five on the season. That mark is tied for fourth in the Summit League.

UP NEXT
The Kansas City Women's Soccer will travel to Denver 6-1-5 (2-0-1) next week to take on the Pioneers Thursday, Oct 12th at 7 p.m.