KU-Oklahoma women’s soccer match postponed because of COVID-19 issues on OU roster

By Matt Tait     Sep 16, 2020
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The soccer stadium at Rock Chalk Park is pictured in this file photo from Aug. 22, 2014.

The University of Kansas women’s soccer team’s home opener against Oklahoma on Friday has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues with the OU roster.

According to a news release from KU, the number of positive tests and contacts on OU’s roster exceeded the Big 12 Conference’s minimum standard for competition which states that teams must have 14 student-athletes available to play, including at least one goalkeeper.

OU’s 2020-21 roster, listed on the school’s official website, features 33 total players, including three goalkeepers.

The news release indicated that the two programs would seek to reschedule the match for a later date.

KU’s next contest is its nine-game, pandemic-shortened 2020 season is slated for 7 p.m. on Sept. 25 against Texas Tech at Rock Chalk Park.

The Jayhawks opened the 2020-21 season with a 1-0 victory last Friday at Texas.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.