The Basics
Game Eighteen
Oral Roberts (7-6-4, 4-3-1) vs. Kansas City (3-6-8, 2-3-3)
Date/Time: Friday, October 27 / 4 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: vs Kansas City
Location: Fishback Soccer Park (Brookings, S.D.)

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Oral Roberts women's soccer team will open up Summit League Championship play as they take on #6 Kansas City in the Quarterfinals on Friday, October 27 at 4 p.m. from Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings, South Dakota.

Important Links
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: vs Kansas City
Summit League Notes: Weekly Notebook: Quarterfinals/Semifinals Edition

Quick Hits

• The Golden Eagles are coming off of a dominant 5-1 win over South Dakota to secure the three seed in the Summit League Championship.
• Against South Dakota, All-Summit League Second Team honoree Samantha See put together a masterclass as she tallied her second career brace and recorded an assist in the match as well.
• All-Summit League Second Team honoree Gabrielle Abbey leads the Golden Eagles in goals scored this year with five.
• ORU leads the League in assists per game with 2.18 and total assists with 37.
• Senior Kennedy Langebartels led the Summit League in assists this year with six.
• Keeper Alexa Riefer finished the regular season with 60 saves with an average of four saves per game.
• The Golden Eagles continue their prolific offensive attack as they rank first in the conference in shot accuracy and shots on goal per game with a 0.515 percentage and 8.24 shots.
• ORU will face Kansas City for the second time this season after defeating the Roos 5-2 earlier this month.
• In the last match, Jordan Grigsby, Julia Thasaphong, Carty Kingsbury, Samantha See, and Kristi Keller all scored in the game as the Golden Eagles put together an offensive onslaught in Kansas City.
• ORU will make its 13th postseason appearance, and second in a row, on Friday.
• After falling just short in the championship match last year, second year Head Coach Austin Risenhoover and the Golden Eagles are primed and ready to make another run and capture ORU's first conference championship since 2004.

Opponent Information

• Kansas City sits at 3-6-8 on the season with its most recent match resulting in a 0-0 draw against South Dakota State.
• The 2023 Summit League Coach of the Year, Head Coach Jess Smith is in her third year at the helm for the Roos.
• All-Summit League First-Team honoree Brianna Castleberry leads Kansas City in goals this year with six and points with 14.

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