Originally published September 2, 2010 at 11:16 p.m., updated September 3, 2010 at 12:19 a.m.
Freshman midfielder Madi Hillis pushes past two Eastern Kentucky defenders during the second half last week. The Jayhawks defeated the Colonels 3-0 in the season opener.
The soccer team continues its five-game road trip tonight as it travels to Illinois to face Northwestern.
Kansas (1-1) comes into the weekend after losing to Georgia on Aug. 29.
Coach Mark Francis said it was good that the Georgia game was early in the season.
The game allowed the Jayhawks to see what they needed to improve on.
In order to prepare for Northwestern (2-1-1), the team focused on picking up the pace of play and having a better build-up in the midfield. They also worked on being more physical and stronger on the ball.
“We focused on winning balls in the air,” sophomore midfielder Sarah Robbins said.
Francis said during Media Day that the defense needed to improve, and he was pleased with its performance on Sunday. Francis said that the goals came because Bulldog players were not being covered properly. He thought that the defense played well and that sophomore goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau had a strong showing in goal.
The Jayhawks will need another strong performance from Liebetrau if they want to win against Northwestern.
The Wildcats, who come into the game ranked No. 14 in the Soccer America Poll and also received votes in the NSCAA poll, are led by freshman forward
Kate Allen, who has three of the team’s four goals.
The coaching staff watched film of Northwestern on Thursday and Francis thinks he has a good game plan.
The team needs to stay healthy as it enters the middle of its road trip.
“We need to take every opportunity to rest our bodies,” Robbins said.
The Jayhawks will travel to Normal, Ill., to face Illinois State (2-2) on Sunday.
the redbirds will come into Sunday’s game well-rested, not having played a Friday night game.
Junior forward Jessica Carlson and freshman forward Kyla Cross lead the attack for ISU with 12 and 11 shots, respectively. However, neither has been
able to find the back of the net.
The team cannot look ahead to Sunday until Friday’s game is finished.
“We need to keep sight of our goals,” freshman midfielder Caroline Kastor said. “We need to take it each game at a time.”
— Edited by David Cawthon
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