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Sunday, August 30
Lawrence, KS
1:00 p.m.
University of Tulsa
at
Kansas
Women's Soccer Heads to Lawrence to Face No. 17 Kansas
8/30/2026 9:24:00 AM | Women's Soccer
GAME 5:
Tulsa (3-1-0) at Kansas (3-2-0)
1:00 p.m. CT - Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026
Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, Kan.
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Jim Rhein (Northeastern State '93), 6th year
Career Record: 37-41-19
School Record: Same
KU: Nate Lie (Miami '00), 3rd year
Career Record: 114-51-26
School Record: 32-14-7
Notes on the Kansas Jayhawks
- The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are set for their second road matchup in a row, heading to Lawrence, Kan., to match up with the No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30.
- Tulsa holds a 3-2-1 advantage in the all-time series against Kansas.
- The Golden Hurricane are unbeaten in three previous meetings in Lawrence.
- The most recent matchup ended in a 2-2 draw on Aug. 22, 2024, with KU holding the home field advantage.
- Kansas enters the match with two losses, most recently falling 2-1 to Utah Valley Thursday night.
Last Time Out: Golden Hurricane Fall 4-1 to Sooners in Norman
- The University of Tulsa fell to the University of Oklahoma 4-1 on Thursday night at John Crain Field. Despite the loss, Addison Castleberry sent one in the back of the net in the second half, but Oklahoma's four first-half goals secured the victory.
- The match commenced with Oklahoma taking an early lead through a goal by Narissa Fults in the 7th minute, assisted by Lexi Dendis and Ally Laccinole. The home team extended its advantage when Laccinole scored in the 30th minute, assisted by Paige Califf, making it 2-0. Kayla Keefer added a third goal in the 34th minute. Oklahoma's offensive pressure continued, and Kennedy Kaiser notched a goal in the 39th minute, assisted by Avery Brand, bringing the score to 4-0 before the conclusion of the first period.
- Tulsa's Addison Castleberry scored the first goal against OU this season, notching one in the 57th minute with an assist from Aniya Facen.
- This was Castleberry's fifth career goal and second this season. Facen's assist marked her 10th career assist and third this season.
A Regionally Ranked Program
- Following their undefeated start to the season, the Golden Hurricane sit ranked eighth in the south region in the IWSOC Coaches Poll in partnership with United Soccer Coaches for the week of Aug. 25.
- This is the second week of IWSOC and United Soccer Coach rankings for the 2026 season.
Kizer Earns American Midfielder of the Week Honors
- Tulsa's Kyrsten Kizer earned the first American Midfielder of the Week honor of the 2026 season, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
- The transfer from Houston played all 90 minutes in both of Tulsa's matches this week, helping the Golden Hurricane secure a pair of victories. Kizer recorded five shots, including two on goal, in Tulsa's win at SFA before converting a penalty kick for her first goal as a Golden Hurricane in a 2-0 shutout win over Little Rock at home.
- Through three games this season, the senior has recorded three points for Tulsa, bringing her career total to 18 points.
- Tulsa's Lauren McIntyre also earned American Conference honorable mention honors this week.
Bumgardner Part of First Group of 2026 American Weekly Honorable Mentions
- Tulsa junior Brooklyn Bumgardner was selected as a honorable mention in first round of American Conference weekly women's soccer awards of 2026.
- Bumgardner earned the mention following her first career goal against Central Arkansas on Sunday, with her header to the back of the net off a corner from Kyrsten Kizer securing the win for Tulsa.
Schutte Named Among Hermann Trophy Forwards to Watch
- University of Tulsa women's soccer junior Blaine Schutte has been named one of the 2026 IWSOC/United Soccer Coaches Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Positional Players to Watch for Forwards.
- Schutte was a key contributor for Tulsa during the 2025 season, scoring the game-winning goal in the Golden Hurricane's season opener at Central Arkansas. She later recorded a brace against East Texas A&M and scored in the final game of the regular season against Rice, helping Tulsa earn the No. 3 seed in the American Conference Championship, the highest seed in program history.
- As a freshman, Schutte led the Golden Hurricane with nine goals, recording braces in two matches and Tulsa's first hat trick in two seasons. She was also ranked No. 96 among freshmen in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.
Three Golden Hurricane Named to American Preseason Watch List
- Addison Castleberry, Blaine Schutte and Kaylyn Simmons have been named to the American Conference Women's Soccer Watch List, the league announced on July 31.
- Three players from each program were selected for this year's watch list.
- Castleberry returns from a promising freshman year with even more experience to boost her potential. In 2025, she scored three goals and recorded four assists. Her first career goal came against ORU in Sept. last year. She racked up three points against South Florida as well, with one goal and an assist. Across the season, the current sophomore fired 22 shots, with eight being on goal.
- Schutte is coming off a strong sophomore season, earning 2025 American All-Conference Second Team honors and the 2025 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-South Region. In the 2025 season, the Eureka, Mo., native scored the opening goal of the season and assisted the game-winner against Central Arkansas. She tallied a brace and another game-winner by the end of the year. The current junior led the team in shots over 2025, firing off 50, with 23 on target.
- Hailing from Norman, Okla., Simmons is set to continue growing her momentum after a major injury caused her to miss the first two games of 2025 and almost the entirety of the 2024 season. She has been listed on the preseason watchlist all of her years returning to the squad. In 2025, Simmons scored her first goal back from injury against SFA. She tallied another goal later in the season at East Texas A&M and multiple assists along the way.
2026 Preseason Coaches Poll
- The Golden Hurricane women's soccer team was picked to finish fifth of 11 teams in the preseason coaches poll.
- The Memphis Tigers were selected as the preseason favorite after collecting all 10 first-place votes and 100 total points. Memphis has won three of the last five American Championship titles, claiming conference crowns from 2021-23.
- Reigning American Championship tournament champion UTSA was picked to finish second in the preseason poll with 80 points.
- Behind UTSA are Rice and South Florida, earning 73 and 71 points, respectively.
- Tulsa sits in fifth place, one slot higher than its preseason selection last season.
- Following behind Tulsa is Charlotte, East Carolina, UAB, North Texas, Florida Atlantic and finally Temple.
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