Notes: Kansas City Takes on #12 Stanford in NCAA Second Round Action

Sunday, November 23

Stanford, CA

7:00 PM

Kansas City

Stanford

Photo by: Ryan Weaver

11/22/2025 8:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer

The Roos and the Cardinal will kick off tomorrow at 7 p.m. CT

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Kansas City Notes

Kansas City Men's Soccer is in Palo Alto, Calif. for the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the second-consecutive year and the third time in program history that the Roos have moved past the first round. KC will be tasked with playing 12th-seeded Stanford, looking to match the 2024 team's round of 16 qualification for the best postseason result in program history.
The Roos' first round match came against Lindenwood in the first-ever NCAA Tournament game played at Durwood Soccer Stadium. KC earned a 1-0 win in front of 809 fans, the highest attended match on record since Durwood opened in 2009.
Kevin Nkumu scored the game-winner against the Lions in the 54th minute, assisted by Joackim Betina and Mathias Baucher. The goal was the first of Nkumu's collegiate career, having attempted just five shots on the season. Three of his five shot attempts have come in KC's last four contests.
Kansas City is 1-1 all-time in the NCAA Second Round. The Roos fell to fourth-seeded Saint Louis, 2-1, in the team's first-ever tournament appearance in 2001. Last year, the Roos defeated 15th-seeded Missouri State in a 2-1 thriller on goals by Sora Shibata and Ales Kohoutek.
Jeremy Francou remains just one goal away from tying the single-season program record. The junior striker is at 11 goals on the year and attempted a game-high four shots in the first round win over Lindenwood, matching the Lions' shot total by himself.

Stanford Notes

Stanford is the 12th-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament and was ranked eighth in the final United Soccer Coaches' poll of the regular season.
The Cardinal enter the NCAAs with a 13-3-2 record and have not played since a Nov. 9 loss to SMU in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Stanford's Rowan Schnebly has played 1607 minutes on the season and conceded just 16 goals, ranking fourth in the ACC and 39th in the nation with a 0.896 goals against average.
As a team, the Cardinal rank third in the nation in shot attempts per game (18.9) and fifth in shots on goal per game (7.4).
Head Coach Ryan Pore is no stranger to Stanford. While at Tulsa, Pore defeated the Cardinal as a player in 2002 and 2003 and as a coach in 2017. In '02 and '17, Stanford was No. 1 in the nation.