Roos Prepare for Round of 16 Clash with #2 Pittsburgh

Sunday, December 1

Pittsburgh, PA

4:00 PM

Kansas City

Pittsburgh

Photo by: Francie Wilson

Roos Prepare for Round of 16 Clash with #2 Pittsburgh

11/30/2024 2:47:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Full Notes

Kansas City and Pitt will kick off tomorrow at 4 p.m. CT

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Kansas City Notes

For the first time in program history, Kansas City Men's Soccer is in the NCAA Round of 16 following a thrilling 2-1 win over Missouri State that saw the Roos score both of their goals in the second half.
The Roos have now scored four goals in the first two rounds of play from four different goal scorers - none of whom were among the squad's top three goal-scorers in the regular season. On the year, Kansas City has had 19 different players score a goal and every outfield player that has played at least 400 minutes has scored a goal.
Kansas City's high-octane offense is a perfect mixture of skilled and electric - skelectric, if you will. The Roos rank top-five in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.57; 4th), assists per game (2.71; 5th) and points per game (7.86; 3rd). Since the start of November, KC has scored at least two goals in every game.
Summit League Offensive Player of the Year Elie Kisoka has scored a point in all three of the Roos' postseason contests. After scoring the 90th minute game-winner in the Summit League Championship against Denver, he has assisted in each of KC's NCAA Tournament games. His 32 total points are the eighth-most in the nation.
Of the five unseeded teams remaining in the championship, Kansas City is the lone squad to have won both of its games in a road environment. This is nothing new to the Roos, who have collected a program record nine road wins this season.
Five players have played all 180 minutes of NCAA Championship soccer for the Roos: Brandon McGaugh, Mathias Baucher, Brevyn Cole, Bryson Gosch and Fernando Somolinos Bravo.
McGaugh has faced 32 shots in the tournament, making 10 saves and allowing just one goal.

Pittsburgh Notes

Pittsburgh is the second overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, qualifying to the Round of 16 after a 1-0 win over Cornell despite playing with 10 men for a majority of the match.
The Panthers entered the NCAAs having lost four of their last six matches but picked up the #2 seed as the only team in the nation with six-plus Quad 1 wins.
Pitt's goal-scoring efforts are led by Luis Sahmkow with nine scores on the year. Guilherme Feitosa leads the team with nine assists.
The Roos and Panthers have never played each other before.
Both squads played Denver this year with the Roos going 2-1 across three meetings and Pitt earning a shutout win on Oct. 7.