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Kansas soccer drops game against Nebraska and ties Minnesota
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports
Kansas soccer lost 3-0 to Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday after giving up three first-half goals. The team then tied Minnesota 0-0 after overtime on Sunday in St. Paul.
"We were obviously very slow to get going at the start of the game," said Kansas Coach Mark Francis after the Nebraska game in the team's press release. "Our speed of play was way too slow in the first 15 minutes and we couldn't get into any kind of rhythm. I thought there were some good things that we did, but we need to come out ready to play from the first whistle. We have to learn from today and move
forward."
Francis, however, was more pleased with his team's performance against Minnesota.
"We settled into the game pretty quickly and had the better (play) for sure," Francis said. "We had more clear-cut opportunities and they didn't really have a good chance until right at the end, which we defended very well. I was really happy with how we competed today."
On Friday, the Jayhawks started slowly in the first regular season game of the year. Within 38 minutes, the game was already decided as Nebraska's Jaylyn Odermann scored from the penalty spot to extend the team's lead to 3-0. That goal was Odermann's
second; Katie Krautner also scored for the Cornhuskers.
The score may not have told the entire story of that game, however. The Jayhawks still came out in the second half playing well and outshot the Cornhuskers eight-to-one in the final 45 minutes.
Not a single score could separate Kansas and another Big Ten opponent, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, on Sunday. Kansas seemed to be the better team in the first half with eight shots to Minnesota's two, but the second half was more even as Minnesota recorded four shots to Kansas' two. Kansas took one shot in each of the two 10-minute overtime periods while Minnesota took two.
"We had more clear-cut opportunities and they didn't really have a good chance until right at the end, which we defended very well."
MARK FRANCIS Women's Soccer Coach
Freshman forward Grace Hagan led Kansas in shots with four against Minnesota. Liana Salazar and Parker Roberts led the team in shooting with three each against Nebraska.
The game was hardly a midfield battle, although it was scoreless, as the teams totaled 22 corner kicks. Minnesota goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs recorded eight saves. Freshman Maddie Dobyns started in goal for the Jayhawks and recorded three saves. Against Nebraska, Dobyns also played and made three saves.
- Edited by Emma LeGault
Nebraska 3
Kansas 0
10'- Krautner (NEB)
14'- Odermann (NEB)
38'- Odermann (NEB)
Minnesota 0
Kansas 0
13 (8) KU shots (on goal)
10 (3) MIN shots (on goal)
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