LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas junior defender
Caroline Castans was selected to the TopDrawerSoccer's Women's Team of the Week, the publication announced Tuesday. Castans was one of 11 Division I women's soccer players selected to the team.
A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Castans helped the Jayhawks defeat California Baptist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 14. She recorded her 12th and 13th assists of the season, which puts her in a tie for the most assists in a single season in program history with Whitney Berry in 2011. Her two assists matched Caroline Smith for the most ever by a Jayhawk in an NCAA Tournament game.
This marks the third time that Castans has been selected to the TDS National Team of the Week in her career. She was chosen to the team this season on Sept. 23 and last season on Oct. 29, 2024.
Kansas has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history. The Jayhawks also set two new program records in the first round of the NCAA Tournament , with 12 shots on goal and three goals in a half.
Kansas will play in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Louisville on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The match is slated to begin at 3 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.