{"id":482189,"date":"2026-10-31T07:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482189\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T07:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:44:34","slug":"ku-soccer-suffers-key-road-loss-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482189\/","title":{"rendered":"KU soccer suffers key road loss to Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Kansas soccer team sustained a 2-0 loss at Houston on Friday night in its last road match of the season, dealing a blow to the Jayhawks\u2019 positioning in the Big 12 Conference.<\/p>\n

With Texas Tech having beaten Baylor on Friday to move into first place, KU can no longer compete for the league title when it hosts the Red Raiders for senior day on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Jayhawks fell to 6-2-2 in the conference, 10-4-2 overall, and have 20 points to Tech\u2019s 25. They also could end Friday night in fifth or sixth place depending on results elsewhere in the league.<\/p>\n

KU and Houston went into the half scoreless at the Carl Lewis International Complex, but Ella Morgan volleyed a goal over a leaping Sophie Dawe in the opening minutes of the second half, and instead of the Jayhawks\u2019 typical late-game heroics, Ava Shannon doubled the lead from outside the box in the 79th minute.<\/p>\n

Houston goalkeeper Sierra McCluer was only needed for two saves on KU\u2019s eight total shots, despite the Jayhawks attempting 11 corner kicks on the night. Jillian Gregorski took three shots for KU, which had not been shut out since its 1-0 loss at Ohio State on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n

After its match with Texas Tech, KU will be headed for the Big 12 tournament, which features the top eight teams in the conference and begins on Nov. 9 in Mansfield, Texas.<\/p>\n

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Written By Henry Greenstein<\/p>\n


\n Henry is the sports editor at the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com, and serves as the KU beat writer while managing day-to-day sports coverage. He previously worked as a sports reporter at The Bakersfield Californian and is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Linguistics) and Arizona State University (M.A., Sports Journalism). Though a native of Los Angeles, he has frequently been told he does not give off “California vibes,” whatever that means. <\/p>\n

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