The Kansas women’s soccer team is a few days away from starting Big 12 play, with the Jayhawks sitting at 6-2 after eight non-conference games.

 

Kansas’ only losses came against a ranked Ohio State team and a tough Utah Valley squad, while the Jayhawks closed out non-conference play with a 1-0 win over St. Louis last Saturday.

 

St. Louis knocked Kansas out of the tournament two years ago, and the Jayhawks had never won on the road against the Billikens before last weekend. Head coach Nate Lie says he was pleased with how his team battled through the grueling match to come away with the victory.

 

Lie says he was proud of the way Kansas performed and believes the way the Jayhawks finished their non-conference schedule will help prepare them for the challenges of Big 12 play.

 

The Jayhawks will begin conference action this Friday when they travel to Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats, a team Kansas defeated 1-0 last season.