{"id":932574,"date":"2026-10-14T09:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932574\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:54:12","slug":"umkc-mens-soccer-team-ranked-among-top-in-country-is-kansas-citys-best-kept-secret-kcur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932574\/","title":{"rendered":"UMKC men\u2019s soccer team, ranked among top in country, is Kansas City\u2019s \u2018best kept secret\u2019 | KCUR"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Missouri-Kansas City men\u2019s soccer team is having one of the best seasons in the program\u2019s 39-year history. With an 8-2-2 record<\/a> after a loss this past Sunday, the Roos are now ranked 11th in the nation<\/a> according to the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll (a system similar to the Associated Press rankings in college football).<\/p>\n

Both 2024 and 2025 were outstanding years for the program, when the team qualified for back-to-back NCAA Division I men’s soccer tournaments. The Roos came into this year ranked 25th, according to preseason polls.<\/p>\n

But just last week, they reached the No. 4 spot, their highest ranking ever.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u200aI think internally we knew this could be a special season for us,\u201d Pore told KCUR\u2019s Up to Date.<\/p>\n

Despite their success, Pore described the Roos as the \u201cbest kept secret\u201d in Kansas City. However, that\u2019s starting to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cWord has gotten trickled out,\u201d Pore said. \u201cWe’ve had attendance records almost all season in terms of, you know, 600, 700 people at games, and that’s been great to see. I think the guys deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before their 3-0 defeat by North Carolina State<\/a>, the Roos had gone nine games without a loss. That streak included a tie against Southern Methodist University, which is now ranked No. 1.<\/p>\n

Sunday was also the first game all season where the Roos failed to generate a goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way they celebrated after beating us was like they won the national championship,\u201d Pore said. \u201cI think that’s new to us, which is good and bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Roos have a stretch of games coming up against fellow Summit League teams. These conference games are especially important, as the Summit League champions receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

Their next game is an away game at the University of Delaware on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. Pore believes Delaware is the second-best team in the conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we get a win there, then they’re kind of out of the running for the top two seeds. So, we\u2019re excited for that game,\u201d Pore said.<\/p>\n

Local fans can see the next UMKC men\u2019s soccer home game at Durwood Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 12 p.m.<\/a>, where they\u2019ll face off against the University of Massachusetts, another Summit League opponent. This will be the final regular season game at home before the Roos begin their potential postseason run.<\/p>\n

Ryan Pore, head coach, University of Missouri-Kansas City men\u2019s soccer team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Missouri-Kansas City men\u2019s soccer team is having one of the best seasons in the program\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":932575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-932574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}