Kansas City Women’s Soccer Falls to St. Thomas in Final Road Match

Sunday, October 20

St. Paul, MN

1:00 PM

Kansas City

7-7-3, 1-6-0

St. Thomas

5-8-2, 1-4-1

Kansas City

St. Thomas (MN)

Photo by: Syd Siemens

Kansas City Women’s Soccer Falls to St. Thomas in Final Road Match

10/20/2024 4:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Highlights

Adriana Benassi led the Roos earning three of the nine shots on goal

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An early goal sealed Kansas City Women's Soccer's (7-7-3, 1-6) fate against St. Thomas (5-8-2, 1-4-1) with the Roos falling,1-0. The Tommies came out hot firing off 11 shots compared to Kansas City's three in the first half. St. Thomas found the back of the net in the 18^th minute but the Blue and Gold were not backing down without a fight. Following the break, the Roos out-shot the Tommies 11 to three ultimately landing five more shots on frame. Sound goalkeeping from St. Thomas silenced an offensive KC squad and prevented what would have been the Roos' second comeback win of the season.

KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS

18' / 1 – 0 | St. Thomas formed an attack around center field with two Tommies bringing the ball down the field. Tatum Trettel forced Maddie Sibbing off her line and laid off a cross to Lexi Huber who knocked in the goal.
27' / 1 – 0 | The Roos found Adriana Benassi outside the top of the box. She took a few touches to reach the top of the box and fired off a shot. The kick marked Kansas City's first shot on goal and forced a diving save from St. Thomas keeper Kendell Ellis.
58' / 1 – 0 | Madison Page found Brianna Castleberry to the left of goal. Castleberry knocked in a dangerous cross, forcing a move from the St. Thomas goalie and earning the Roos' first corner kick. Emery Ruliffson took the corner, an in-swinging ball, that was punched away by the keeper. Kayda Kamolz gained control of the rebound, but her shot was blocked giving way to another Kansas City corner.
59' / 1 – 0 | Ruliffson once again took the kick for Kansas City, causing chaos in front of the net. The ball bounced out to Sophia Limongi who knocked a well-placed shot to the top left, but the St. Thomas keeper made the save just in time.

STATS TO NOTE

Benassi added another three shots on goal in the match, bringing her to 16 on the season. Last year, Castleberry led the Roos in the same category with 18 shots on goal.
Kansas City brought seven players off the bench in the match. Page led the bench in shots on goal with one. In the past three games, Kansas City has made six or fewer substitutions.
Sibbing, Limongi, Ruliffson and Madelyn Muhr played the full match today. The four combine for over 5,000 minutes this season. Ruliffson leads the team with 1,424 minutes.

UP NEXT
Kansas City returns home for its final game of the regular season. The Roos take on Omaha (9-2-5, 3-1-3) Sunday at 1 p.m.