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The WVU women’s soccer team hits the road tonight to open its last regular-season road swing at Kansas. Kickoff’s set for 7:00PM ET on ESPN+ from Rock Chalk Park.
The No. 24 Mountaineers (9-2-2, 4-0-2 Big 12) haven’t lost since mid-September and sit third in the conference behind Baylor and Texas Tech. They’re unbeaten in ten straight and still pushing for a top seed heading into the postseason.
Taylor White was the star of last week’s comeback over Houston, scoring twice in the final ten minutes to steal a 3-2 win. That earned her Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while Ava Arnold picked up Co-Freshman of the Week after assisting on both equalizers. White leads WVU with eight goals, seven assists, and 23 points — all top-five marks in the league.
Kansas (9-3-2, 3-3 Big 12) comes in off a 3-1 win over Iowa State, led by Lexi Watts with six goals and 14 points. The Jayhawks knocked WVU out of last year’s Big 12 Tournament in a double overtime quarterfinal, but the Mountaineers still lead the all-time series 10-4-2 and have taken five of seven in Lawrence.
Nikki Izzo-Brown’s squad has three matches left before the postseason, and they’ll try to make another statement tonight — keeping that unbeaten streak alive and the Big 12 race interesting deep into October.
AROUND THE LEAGUE (AND BEYOND)
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