Soccer

KU soccer holds off ASU to advance in Big 12 tournament

Kansas City, Mo. — First-team all-conference selections Lexi Watts and Caroline Castans scored once each, and the Kansas soccer team weathered a sudden momentum swing midway through the second half to beat Arizona State 2-1 at CPKC Stadium. In the 58th minute of Wednesday’s match, with KU ...

KU soccer hosts final home game ahead of push for Big 12 tournament

As Kansas coach Nate Lie put it on Thursday, after his Jayhawks battled back twice to earn a hard-won 2-2 draw against BYU, "A tie is nothing to celebrate." Lie, in a press release, praised his team's effort and resilience, particularly after it had struggled in a 3-0 home loss to Oklahoma ...

KU notebook: Volleyball hits the road after pair of Big 12 wins

The Kansas volleyball team has lived up to expectations early in its Big 12 slate, sweeping UCF in its nationally televised league opener (25-16, 31-29, 25-22) on Wednesday and taking down a solid Houston team 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 26-24) on Friday to advance to 11-1 overall on the ...

KU soccer capitalizes on early mistakes, beats UCF 4-0

The Kansas soccer team hasn’t always been able to rack up goals this season. So when UCF gave the Jayhawks a couple of golden opportunities early on Thursday night, it was essential that they took advantage. Lexi Watts and Saige Wimes did just that, forcing and then capitalizing on mistakes ...

KU soccer loses conference opener on late goal

As in six of its seven games thus far this season, the Kansas soccer team outshot its opponent. The Jayhawks had eight attempts to Iowa State's four, and four on target to the Cyclones' one. But the Cyclones made their one count, and they got it at a critical stage of the match on Thursday ...

KU soccer falls short of comeback win in home opener, ties Tulsa 2-2

KU’s soccer home opener came short of a rally win against Tulsa on Thursday night, as the match ended in a 2-2 tie at Rock Chalk Park. The strengths of KU’s team popped out from the start of the match. The Jayhawks played fast and aggressively, which led to them taking a dramatic lead in ...