(TOURNAMENT BRACKET | TICKETS | LIVE VIDEO (UEN) | LIVE VIDEO (KCAC Network) | LIVE STATS) Kansas Wesleyan Women's Soccer is the No. 3 seed in the KCAC Women's Soccer Tournament and hosts sixth-seeded Tabor on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex.
Tickets for the match are on sale now, and
advance purchase online is required by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the entry gate on the day of the match. Tickets can be purchased online on the Tickets link at
www.kcacsports.com.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (55+), and $6 for children aged 6-17 and KCAC institutional faculty and staff. KCAC institution students receive free admission by showing their school ID.
KWU is unbeaten in its last 11 matches, posting an 8-0-3 record during the streak. The Coyotes are the No. 3 seed after finishing in a tie for second place in the conference standings with Friends, but Friends held the head-to-head tiebreaker to receive the No. 2 seed. KWU is 10-4-4 overall and finished with a 9-1-3 record in the conference.
KWU picked up a 4-1 win in the regular season meeting between the two teams on October 7 in Salina. Four different players scored goals for the Coyotes in the victory.
Brooklyn Velotta leads the Coyotes with 15 goals and 33 offensive points.
Lexi Jack and
Ashlynn Adcock have four assists each to lead the Coyotes in assists.
Bianka Waxman is KWU's primary netminder logging 1449 minutes in goal with a 1.12 goals against average. She has eight shutouts on her record.
Velotta ranks second in the KCAC in goals scored and third in points. She ranks No. 29 in the NAIA in goals. Waxman ranks eighth in the conference in GAA, but ranks third among keepers with over 1000 minutes in goal.
Tabor enters the match with an 8-8-2 record and a 7-6 KCAC mark. The Bluejays have won three of their last four matches.
Haven Deckinger leads the Bluejays with nine goals. Six different players have two assists each to pace the Bluejays. Neve Mulrooney in Tabor's primary keeper with 1025 minutes in goal and a 0.53 goals against average.
Wednesday's winner will advance to the KCAC semifinals at the home site of the higher seeded team. The winner will face the winner between No. 2 seed Friends and No. 7 seed Ottawa on Saturday. Semifinal winners will meet on November 11 at Scheels-Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita for the tournament championship match.
