Arizona visits Kansas State on Thursday, Sept. 24, then Kansas on Sunday, seeking points against two top-100 RPI teams. K-State lost 3-0 to Houston, while Kansas drew 1-1 at Cincinnati in their Big 12 openers; Arizona is 3-4-2 after drawing BYU.
Arizona has an RPI of 124 and is 0-3-1 against top-100 RPI opponents. Thursday’s match starts at 4:30 p.m. MST at Buser Family Park in Manhattan; Sunday’s kickoff is 11 a.m. MST at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence. Both games stream on ESPN+.
Midfielder Shanti Weddington made her first appearance of the season against BYU, entering with under 25 minutes left. Her long-range shot prompted a poor clearance that bounced to Lainey Swanson, who scored the equalizer about five minutes from the end. Arizona has averaged 1.11 goals per game this season, compared with 1.16 last year.
