Kansas Faces No. 17 Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship Semifinals Wednesday

Kansas (11-5-4, 6-4-1 Big 12) vs. #17 Texas Tech (14-3-2, 8-1-2 Big 12)
When	Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. CT
Where	Kansas City, Mo. // CPKC Stadium
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	Stats
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The No. 6-seeded Kansas soccer team will face No. 2-seeded and nationally-ranked Texas Tech in the semifinals of the Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT at CPKC Stadium. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.

"Texas Tech has been on the national scene for a while," head coach Nate Lie said. "We're pretty aware of them and what they do well. It's a different challenge with someone that you haven't played. I'm looking forward to it. It's a nice professional challenge and I also think we tend to do better against teams that haven't seen us before because we feel that we're different than most."

Kansas (11-5-4, 6-4-1 Big 12) had a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory against West Virginia on Nov. 2 to extend the team's winning streak to six consecutive matches. Lexi Watts scored the game-winning goal in the 101st minute. She leads the Big 12 and is tied for 10th in the nation with five game-winning goals.

The win streak is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. Five of the six wins during the streak have come away from Lawrence. The last time Kansas won six matches in a row was during the 2019 season. The Jayhawks have not lost a game since Oct. 5 and have allowed only two goals during the six matches.

Sophie Dawe has played a big role in that as she recorded her seventh solo shutout of the season against West Virginia. Her seven solo shutouts are fourth-most in the conference. Dawe has also posted a 0.89 goals against average this season, which is the fourth-lowest in the league.

Kansas has outscored opponents 13-2 in the last six matches. Watts has scored four goals in the last five games and Saige Wimes has five assists in the last five contests. The duo of Watts and Wimes up front has been a key down the stretch for Kansas. Watts leads the team in goals and Wimes is tied for the most assists on the squad.

ABOUT TEXAS TECH
Texas Tech (14-3-2, 8-1-2 Big 12) is ranked No. 17 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 20 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll. The Red Raiders are in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive season. Peyton Parsons and Taylor Zdrojewski lead the team with nine goals apiece. Faith Nguyen has started 17 games in goal for Texas Tech and leads the conference with a 0.72 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas leads the all-time series 14-13-3 against Texas Tech. The last time the teams played was Oct. 18, 2022 when Texas Tech won 2-1 in Lawrence. Kansas and Texas Tech have played three times in the conference tournament, with the Red Raiders holding a 2-0-1 edge. The most recent meeting in the conference tournament was a 1-0 Texas Tech win on Nov. 8, 2015 in the championship game at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Wednesday night's match will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Chuckie Kempf (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 either advance to the championship game of the Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship to play the winner of TCU-BYU on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. CT or Kansas will await its fate to see if it's one of the 64 teams selected for the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas Faces No. 17 Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship Semifinals Wednesday

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Sophie Dawe

Lexi Watts

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Kansas Faces No. 17 Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship Semifinals Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Sophie Dawe

Lexi Watts

Saige Wimes

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