Notes: Kansas City Wraps Up Non-Conference Play with Trip to Michigan State

Sunday, October 26

East Lansing, MI

1:00 PM

Kansas City

Michigan State

Photo by: Josh Walker

10/24/2025 12:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

The Roos and Spartans will kick off on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Kansas City Notes

Kansas City Men's Soccer closes its non-conference slate at Michigan State on Sunday afternoon, traveling to East Lansing for a meeting with the Spartans. It will be the latest in the year that the Roos have played an out-of-conference opponent on the road since the 2010 season, when KC traveled to Saint Louis for a match against the Billikens on Oct. 26.
The Roos are coming off a 2-0 victory at Tulsa on Wednesday evening, taking down Head Coach Ryan Pore's alma mater in his 100th game on the Kansas City sidelines and winning the program's first-ever match at Tulsa in 12 games played.
Jeremy Francou scored the game-winner in the 32nd minute on Wednesday, his seventh goal of the season. The junior forward currently ranks 34th in the NCAA in total goals, and with four game-winners on the year he is tied for third nation-wide.
Freshman Bryce Outman tallied his fourth assist of the season on Raphael Kistmann's 59th-minute goal, moving him into a tie for the team-lead. All four of Outman's assists have come in the past six games, including three in the last four.
The Roos are currently on a four-match winning streak and have won six of their last seven. A victory over the Spartans would match the team's longest winning streak since 1999, when Kansas City strung together a program-record six-straight wins from Sep. 19 through Oct. 9.

Michigan State Notes

Michigan State enters Sunday's contest with a 5-6-2 record and most recently played UCLA to a 0-0 draw on Monday evening.
The Spartans have been held scoreless in their last three contests. Their last goal came from Richie Ludwig against Penn State on Oct. 3, his third goal of the season.
MSU's Zac Kelly has posted five shutouts in goal this season, ranking 44th in the NCAA.
As a team, the Spartans average 12.85 shots per game, ranking 77th in the nation.
This will be the first-ever meeting between KC and Michigan State. The Roos hold a 1-6-2 all-time record against current members of the Big Ten with games played against Rutgers (0-1-1), Wisconsin (0-1-1) and Northwestern (1-4-0).