November 02, 2016

RCW: Inside Soccer 3.11

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Kansas saw six representatives named to the postseason All-Big 12 teams announced Monday. This marked the most Jayhawks picked to All-Big 12 squads since Kansas also saw six in 2006. KU had a first team honoree (Grace Hagan) for the sixth-straight season.

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The No. 25 Jayhawks closed out the regular season with a 1-0 win over Iowa State Friday night at Rock Chalk Park. Freshman Katie McClure scored the game-winner with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.
The victory moved Kansas to 10-4-4 on the year and concluded its league slate with a 5-1-2 record, earning the team a second-place finish in the Big 12.
KU’s win elevated its record on Senior Day matches to 14-6-1. The Jayhawks are now unbeaten in five-straight regular-season home finales.
Katie McClure scored her fifth goal of the season in the win over the Cyclones and it was her second time scoring in the last five minutes of regulation.
Junior goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns collected her fourth shutout of the season and 10^th of her KU career.
The Jayhawks earned a No. 2 seed in this week’s Big 12 Championship to be held in Kansas City, Missouri. That’s KU’s highest seed in the league tournament since the Jayhawks were the No. 1 overall seed in 2004.
Kansas reached the 10-win plateau for the 13^th time in Mark Francis’ 18-year tenure, as well as the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Sophomore Grace Hagan was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the first time in her career. Hagan scored seven goals during the regular season, the fourth-most among Big 12 players.
KU saw three players named to the All-Big 12 Second Team: seniors Tayler Estrada and Hanna Kallmaier, as well as junior Kayla Morrison. The all-league honor was the first for Estrada and Kallmaier and the second for Morrison, who was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2014.
Katie McClure and Addisyn Merrick were the KU representatives on the All-Freshman Team. The Jayhawks had players named to the All-Freshman squad for the sixth-straight season.
The Jayhawks will meet No. 7 seed TCU in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday at Swope Soccer Village. Kansas topped the Horned Frogs, 2-1, on Sept. 30 in Fort Worth.