Kansas Celebrates Senior Day Sunday Against Utah

Sunday, October 13

Lawrence, Kan.

12:00 PM

University of Kansas

Utah

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Kansas Celebrates Senior Day Sunday Against Utah

10/12/2024 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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Utah (6-4-4, 3-2-2 Big 12) vs. Kansas (5-5-4, 2-4-1 Big 12)
When	Sunday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m. CT
Where	Lawrence, Kan. // Rock Chalk Park
Watch	ESPN+
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas soccer will host their final home game of the 2024 season on Sunday against the Utah Utes. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. CT and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can purchase tickets for the match by clicking here.

"We were pleased to see the competitiveness out of our group on Thursday night," head coach Nate Lie said. "Coming off the loss to Oklahoma State, we needed that type of effort. We're not necessarily satisfied with the draw, but we'll certainly take the result and the point as we come down the stretch of the conference season. It's critical that we build off Thursday's performance against a tough Utah team on Sunday."

Kansas (5-5-4, 2-4-1 Big 12) played to a 2-2 draw against BYU on Thursday evening. The Jayhawks trailed twice in the game and fought back both times to even up the match. Junior Lexi Watts scored a goal for the Jayhawks and redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sophie Dawe had a career-high six saves.

Watts now has five goals this season, which is tied for the most on the team with freshman Jillian Gregorski. She has scored all five of those goals in the last seven matches. Her four goals in conference games are tied for the second most in the league.

This season, the Jayhawks have limited opponents to significantly fewer shots than a year ago at this point. Opponents had 189 shots through 14 matches last year compared to 104 shots this season.

ABOUT UTAH
Utah (6-4-4, 3-2-2 Big 12) is riding back-to-back wins against Arizona State and Kansas State. On Thursday night at K-State, the Utes scored a game-winning goal in the 85th minute for a 2-1 victory. Utah is led offensively by Taliana Kaufusi and Katie O'Kane who have accounted for 16 of the team's 23 goals this season. Kaufusi currently leads the Big 12 with 10 goals this year.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Utah will be playing for the fourth time in program history. Utah holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series. The last time the teams faced off was Aug. 31, 2018 in Lawrence. The Jayhawks won 2-1 in double overtime on a golden goal by Katie McClure.

SENIOR DAY
Prior to the start of Sunday's match, Kansas will honor five senior student-athletes. Raena Knust, Makayla Merlo, Hallie Klanke, Hayven Harrison and Avery Smith will all be recognized.

MATCH PROMOTION
Fans attending Sunday's game will receive a poster of the five seniors, while supplies last. Following the match, the seniors and the rest of the team will be signing autographs on the field.

The final Bark in the Park of the season is also on Sunday.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Sunday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Josh Klingler (play-by-play) and Sarah Gonzalez (analyst) on the call.

Live statistics can be found here, while live updates will also be provided on the team's official X page @KUWSoccer.

UP NEXT
Kansas will close out the 2024 regular season with three matches on the road. The Jayhawks will spend the week in Arizona with a match against Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. CT and a contest at Arizona State on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. CT.