On senior night at Rock Chalk Park, Kansas defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 2-1 in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. Junior Raena Childers and freshman Jocelyn Herrema both scored goals in the match to lift the Jayhawks to a win over their in-state foe.
Kansas finishes the 2023 season and will celebrate Senior Night with a match against rival Kansas State on Monday night in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Kansas fell 1-0 in a close match to West Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Rock Chalk Park. A goal by Dilary Heredia-Beltran in the 56th minute was the difference.
Kansas soccer wraps up the 2023 season with a pair of home matches, beginning on Sunday against West Virginia. The match is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Iowa State offense is coming off back-to-back games where they have found the back of the net. However, they still find themselves toward the bottom of Big 12 play. Iowa State welcomes the Kansas Jayhawks (3-6-6) on Thursday at the Cyclone Soccer Complex. Kansas comes into the match on a three-game skid, having not.