Thursday, October 31
Lubbock, Texas
7 p.m.
Kansas State University
at
(15) Texas Tech
K-State Travels to 15th Ranked Texas Tech
Oct 29, 2019 | Soccer
Match 18
K-State (3-12-2, 1-7-0 Big 12) at (15) Texas Tech (13-2-2, 5-1-2 Big 12)
Thursday, October 31, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas | John Walker Soccer Complex
Watch: FOX Sports Southwest
Listen: 101.5 KROCK & kstatesports.com (free)
Live Stats: kstatesports.com (free)
Series History: Texas Tech leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: October 12, 2018; Texas Tech won, 2-0, in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will conclude its fourth season on Thursday night at 7 p.m., in Lubbock, Texas, against 15th-ranked Texas Tech. This is the second straight season the Wildcats will face four ranked opponents in a season.
• Thursday's match will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest. The match will also be available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
• The Wildcats return to the site of the program's first Big 12 match, as K-State faced the Red Raiders at John Walker Soccer Complex on September 22, 2017, a 3-1 win for Texas Tech.
• K-State has set school records for total shots (261) and corner kicks (88).
• Entering the final match of the season, K-State has a tight race atop the team's scoring leaders. Junior Brookleynn Entz leads the Wildcats with 10 points (3 goals, 4 assists). Senior Laramie Hall is in second with nine points but is tied for the team lead for goals with four. Senior Katie Cramer has eight points and is tied with Hall with four goals.
Weekend in Review
• K-State had a split weekend, as the Wildcats traveled to TCU on October 24 and returned home for the final home match of 2019 against West Virginia on October 27.
• To avoid severe weather conditions, K-State and TCU agreed to play the match at 9 a.m. The Horned Frogs carded four first half goals to win, 4-0. The Wildcats outshot TCU, 18-17, but were unable to find the back of the net.
• Against West Virginia, K-State held a pregame ribbon cutting ceremony to officially signal the completion of Buser Family Park. In postgame festivities, the Wildcats honored the five-member senior class of: Cramer, Hall, Emma Malsy, Aly Rocha and Ashley Zane.
• The Wildcats controlled the first half of action with an 8-3 advantage in total shots, but West Virginia would eventually notch a 3-0 win on Sunday.
• K-State will look to snap a three-match scoreless stretch against the Red Raiders.
K-State vs. Ranked Opponents
• Kansas State has played 10 matches in its brief history against United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents.
• The Wildcats are 0-10-0 against ranked opponents.
• K-State has faced four opponents ranked among the top-10 in the United Soccer Coaches poll: (9, West Virginia, Sept. 29, 2017; 9, Texas, Oct. 15, 2017; 9, Santa Clara, Aug. 30, 2018; 7, BYU, Sept. 21, 2019).
The Road Mostly Traveled
• Since the start of the program in 2016, K-State has played over 35 matches away from Manhattan.
• K-State set a program best three-match road unbeaten streak (1-0-2) in the 2018 season. The stretch started with a 0-0 draw at San Jose State on September 2, continued with a second 0-0 draw at Indiana and the Wildcats picked up their first win in the stretch with a 3-0 decision at Tulsa on Sept. 16.
• Overall, the Wildcats are 6-25-7 in road matches in their history.
• In the 38 road matches, the Wildcats have been outscored by its opponents, 57-25 (-32).
• In 2017, K-State tallied a program best three road wins.
Shots, Shots and More Shots
• Kansas State has piled up a school record for total shot attempts this season.
• K-State ranks 56th in the nation and fifth in the Big 12 in shots per game at 15.4. Kansas State has set the school record for total shots in a season with 261 (chart below).
• If the season were to end today, K-State would set the school record for total shots per game at 15.4, a full 2.3 shots more per game than the record from 2018 of 13.1. The Wildcats would equal the school record for shots on goal per game (5.94).
• The Wildcats have three matches this season with 20 or more shots including a season-high 27 shots against Arkansas State on August 29. The 27 shots rank tied for second in program history for a single match.
• In the 2018 season, K-State had a total of three matches with 20 or more total shots.
Get Your Kicks in the Corner
• Outside of total goals and total shots, a solid indicator of possession in an opponent's end of the field is corner kicks taken.
• K-State has set a new program record for corner kicks in a season with 88, which stands at 5.18 per match. The Wildcats are tied for seventh in the Big 12 for total corner kicks attempted and seventh for corner kicks per game.
• The previous school record was 83 in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
• The Wildcats trail its opponents by one corner kick (89-88) this season. In the last two seasons, opponents had attempted 61 more corners than the Wildcats.
Entz Adds to Career Totals
• Junior forward/midfielder Brookelynn Entz continues to build upon her impressive career resume at Kansas State.
• Entz owns or is tied for a combined 16 career, single season or match records in program history.
• She added to her career ledger with two goals against Iowa State on October 11. Her four points against the Cyclones marked the most points scored by a K-State player in a Big 12 match.
• For the season, Entz has recorded three goals and four assists to book 10 points on the year. Her 10 points are the second most for a season in her career.
• She ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 34th in the nation for shot per game at 3.94.
• In her career, Entz owns the school record for career goals (10), career assists (7). She owns the school record for career points with 27.
K-State (3-12-2, 1-7-0 Big 12) at (15) Texas Tech (13-2-2, 5-1-2 Big 12)
Thursday, October 31, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas | John Walker Soccer Complex
Watch: FOX Sports Southwest
Listen: 101.5 KROCK & kstatesports.com (free)
Live Stats: kstatesports.com (free)
Series History: Texas Tech leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: October 12, 2018; Texas Tech won, 2-0, in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will conclude its fourth season on Thursday night at 7 p.m., in Lubbock, Texas, against 15th-ranked Texas Tech. This is the second straight season the Wildcats will face four ranked opponents in a season.
• Thursday's match will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest. The match will also be available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
• The Wildcats return to the site of the program's first Big 12 match, as K-State faced the Red Raiders at John Walker Soccer Complex on September 22, 2017, a 3-1 win for Texas Tech.
• K-State has set school records for total shots (261) and corner kicks (88).
• Entering the final match of the season, K-State has a tight race atop the team's scoring leaders. Junior Brookleynn Entz leads the Wildcats with 10 points (3 goals, 4 assists). Senior Laramie Hall is in second with nine points but is tied for the team lead for goals with four. Senior Katie Cramer has eight points and is tied with Hall with four goals.
Weekend in Review
• K-State had a split weekend, as the Wildcats traveled to TCU on October 24 and returned home for the final home match of 2019 against West Virginia on October 27.
• To avoid severe weather conditions, K-State and TCU agreed to play the match at 9 a.m. The Horned Frogs carded four first half goals to win, 4-0. The Wildcats outshot TCU, 18-17, but were unable to find the back of the net.
• Against West Virginia, K-State held a pregame ribbon cutting ceremony to officially signal the completion of Buser Family Park. In postgame festivities, the Wildcats honored the five-member senior class of: Cramer, Hall, Emma Malsy, Aly Rocha and Ashley Zane.
• The Wildcats controlled the first half of action with an 8-3 advantage in total shots, but West Virginia would eventually notch a 3-0 win on Sunday.
• K-State will look to snap a three-match scoreless stretch against the Red Raiders.
K-State vs. Ranked Opponents
• Kansas State has played 10 matches in its brief history against United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents.
• The Wildcats are 0-10-0 against ranked opponents.
• K-State has faced four opponents ranked among the top-10 in the United Soccer Coaches poll: (9, West Virginia, Sept. 29, 2017; 9, Texas, Oct. 15, 2017; 9, Santa Clara, Aug. 30, 2018; 7, BYU, Sept. 21, 2019).
The Road Mostly Traveled
• Since the start of the program in 2016, K-State has played over 35 matches away from Manhattan.
• K-State set a program best three-match road unbeaten streak (1-0-2) in the 2018 season. The stretch started with a 0-0 draw at San Jose State on September 2, continued with a second 0-0 draw at Indiana and the Wildcats picked up their first win in the stretch with a 3-0 decision at Tulsa on Sept. 16.
• Overall, the Wildcats are 6-25-7 in road matches in their history.
• In the 38 road matches, the Wildcats have been outscored by its opponents, 57-25 (-32).
• In 2017, K-State tallied a program best three road wins.
Shots, Shots and More Shots
• Kansas State has piled up a school record for total shot attempts this season.
• K-State ranks 56th in the nation and fifth in the Big 12 in shots per game at 15.4. Kansas State has set the school record for total shots in a season with 261 (chart below).
• If the season were to end today, K-State would set the school record for total shots per game at 15.4, a full 2.3 shots more per game than the record from 2018 of 13.1. The Wildcats would equal the school record for shots on goal per game (5.94).
• The Wildcats have three matches this season with 20 or more shots including a season-high 27 shots against Arkansas State on August 29. The 27 shots rank tied for second in program history for a single match.
• In the 2018 season, K-State had a total of three matches with 20 or more total shots.
Get Your Kicks in the Corner
• Outside of total goals and total shots, a solid indicator of possession in an opponent's end of the field is corner kicks taken.
• K-State has set a new program record for corner kicks in a season with 88, which stands at 5.18 per match. The Wildcats are tied for seventh in the Big 12 for total corner kicks attempted and seventh for corner kicks per game.
• The previous school record was 83 in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
• The Wildcats trail its opponents by one corner kick (89-88) this season. In the last two seasons, opponents had attempted 61 more corners than the Wildcats.
Entz Adds to Career Totals
• Junior forward/midfielder Brookelynn Entz continues to build upon her impressive career resume at Kansas State.
• Entz owns or is tied for a combined 16 career, single season or match records in program history.
• She added to her career ledger with two goals against Iowa State on October 11. Her four points against the Cyclones marked the most points scored by a K-State player in a Big 12 match.
• For the season, Entz has recorded three goals and four assists to book 10 points on the year. Her 10 points are the second most for a season in her career.
• She ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 34th in the nation for shot per game at 3.94.
• In her career, Entz owns the school record for career goals (10), career assists (7). She owns the school record for career points with 27.
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