Kansas Hosts No. 24 West Virginia in Annual Community Kindness Match in Honor of Regan Gibbs

Thursday, October 16

Lawrence, Kan.

6 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

West Virginia

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Kansas Hosts No. 24 West Virginia in Annual Community Kindness Match in Honor of Regan Gibbs

10/15/2025 4:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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No. 24 West Virginia (9-2-2, 4-0-2 Big 12) vs. Kansas (9-3-2, 3-3-0 Big 12)
When	Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. CT
Where	Lawrence, Kan. // Rock Chalk Park
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas soccer will return home on Thursday, Oct. 16 to take on No. 24 West Virginia in the Annual Community Kindness Match in Honor of Regan Gibbs. The match is slated for 6 p.m. CT at Rock Chalk Park and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

"We're coming off a good result at a tough place to play," Kansas head coach Nate Lie said. "We have to build on that this week as we enter a critical part of the season. Our hope is that we compete at a high level for 90 minutes on Thursday against West Virginia."

Kansas (9-3-2, 3-3-0 in Big 12) went 1-0 last week as the Jayhawks won a road contest at Iowa State 3-1 on Oct. 10. Kate Langfelder scored the first goal of her career, while Jillian Gregorski scored her sixth of the season and Emika Kawagishi netted her first goal of the season.

The Jayhawks are currently ranked 12th in RPI. Kansas currently sits in sixth place in the Big 12 conference standings with a 3-3-0 record and has nine points. The top eight teams in the conference qualify for the Big 12 Tournament between Nov. 3-8.

Lexi Watts and Jillian Gregorski are tied for seventh in the Big 12 and lead Kansas with six goals each. Watts also leads Kansas in points with 14. Caroline Castans leads Kansas and is third in the Big 12 with seven assists.

ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia has a record of 9-2-2 (4-0-2 in Big 12), as the Mountaineers are coming off of a 3-2 win against Houston on Oct. 10. WVU is ranked No. 22 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll and No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. WVU is led by Taylor White, who has scored eight goals and tallied 23 points.

This match will serve as KU's annual Community Kindness Match in Honor of Regan Gibbs. In May 2022, Gibbs was a victim of domestic violence. Gibbs, who was 25, played goalkeeper at KU from 2015-18 and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams. A moment of silence will be held for Gibbs and all victims of domestic violence before the match. KU will be wearing a patch on its uniforms for the match in honor of Gibbs and will also have her initials of "RG" painted on the field.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 17th meeting between Kansas and West Virginia, with WVU leading the series 10-4-2. The last matchup was in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Big 12 Tournament on Nov. 2, 2024, where KU won 1-0 in double overtime.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Thursday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Josh Klingler (play-by-play) and Sarah Gonzales (analyst) on the call. Fans can watch by clicking here.

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

UP NEXT
Kansas will host Cincinnati in the final game of its two-game home stand on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Rock Chalk Park. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.