Kansas State University Athletics
Sunday, September 15
Manhattan, Kan.
1 p.m.
Kansas State University
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Tulsa
4-3-0
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Tulsa
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K-State Scores Pair in Second Half for Win on Sunday
Sep 15, 2019 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Second half goals from seniors Katie Cramer and Laramie Hall propelled Kansas State to a 2-0 win on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park.
"It was an emotional drain on Thursday night," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about Sunday afternoon's match. "For us to respond against this team in this grinder of a game. You know we kept plugging along and figuring it out, and we just needed to find separation. That Katie Cramer goal was the separation we needed, and then we felt a lot more comfortable. But you know it's a difficult environment especially when you have a big high and that same high going against an opponent that's really good, however we got the win."
In the 47th minute, Kansas State (2-4-2) opened the scoring on a corner kick. Freshman Silke Bonnen took the corner for the Wildcats and drove a ball to the near post. Bonnen's service found the head of Cramer, who was dashing to the post.
"I would say it was the setup of the play," said Cramer about her goal. "(Assistant coach) Kat (Benton) is in charge of our attacking set pieces, she puts a lot of effort into it and honestly, right before we came back out she told me we're going do this play and you're going be in this position and I just went exactly where she told me to go. Silke was serving the ball and she gave me a dime, all I really had to do was touch it, so that girl had no idea where I was going. That's a big shoutout to Kat and all of her hard work in setting us up for success. I'm glad we could finally put one in for her."
The goal by Cramer was her third of the season, which is tied for the team lead with Hall. Cramer, a product of Wichita, Kansas, is tied for first in program history for career goals scored with seven and career game-winning goals with two. She holds the top mark for career points with 20.
In the 58th minute, the Wildcats pushed in an insurance goal. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Harris made a stop of a Tulsa attempt. Harris then sent a kick over the heads of every player on the field.
Hall chased the ball down behind the Golden Hurricane defense and was solo with the Tulsa goalkeeper, Mica Mackay. Mackay made a lunging attempt at the top of the 18-yard box to stop Hall, but Hall pushed the ball around her to the right and sent her shot into the wide-open frame. It was the first time in program history a goalkeeper has been credited with an assist on a goal.
Hall was excited to finish the unique play.
"Honestly, I don't think it's happened (assist from a goalkeeper) that often but it was super exciting and obviously she saw the early ball so she went for it and we did our job."
Harris, who noted she had assisted on a goal before, saw Hall with an advantage and took the chance.
"The ball came to me and I just saw Laramie up there and my kicking game was a little off today but I thought 'I'm just going to send it' and their girl misjudged it and Laramie, she worked her butt off and scored a goal for us."
The goal was also the third of the season for Hall. This was the fifth career goal for Hall, becoming the fourth player in program history to score five or more goals in a career.
Harris finished the afternoon with four saves on the way to her first shutout as a Wildcat. In her career, Harris has four shutouts, with the first three coming at Arkansas. Sunday marked her first shutout since August 24, 2018, against Omaha.
"It was exciting, it was definitely a team shutout," said Harris about the clean sheet. "Emily (Crain) had my back on a ball that I let over my head. But we let up three on Thursday and not normally how the goals are supposed to be scored so we were happy to come out and get the win and get the shutout."
Kansas State completed the afternoon with a 20-10 advantage in total shots and held a 12-4 advantage in shots on goal. K-State also outdid the Golden Hurricane in corner kicks, 8-2.
Kansas State will remain at Buser Family Park for its next match, as the Wildcats host 10th-ranked BYU on Saturday at 7 p.m. Saturday's match is K-State's annual "Cats for the Cure" match. K-State will celebrate cancer survivors during the game and fans will have the opportunity to learn about local cancer fighting efforts. Fans who enter the match wearing pink can purchase a $3 general admission ticket at the gate. The first 200 fans will receive a pink jersey rally towel.
Saturday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free on kstatesports.com.
What They Said
MIKE DIBBINI, HEAD COACH
Opening statement...
"It was an emotional drain on Thursday night, and for us to respond against this team in this grinder of a game. You know we kept plugging along and figuring it out, and we just needed to find separation. That Katie Cramer goal was the separation we needed, and then we felt a lot more comfortable. But you know it's a difficult environment especially when you have a big high and that same high going against an opponent that's really good, however we got the win."
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On the corner kick from Silke Bonnen...
"She played a near post ball and lofted for Katie (Cramer) to come in, and it was right there for her."
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On the second goal by Laramie Hall...
"I think with Laramie up top you can always gamble and you can definitely count on her to gamble, to use her speed and get the 1 on 1 separation point."
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On his feelings about this weekend and the next game...
"I felt pretty good, gotta get some rest here. I'm glad we get a long break in before BYU comes to us. It's going to be a big challenge because we're banged up right now, and hopefully we can rebound and recover, and be ready to go."
LARAMIE HALL, SENIOR FORWARD
On how often she's assisted by a goalkeeper...
"Honestly, I don't think it's happened that often but it was super exciting and obviously she saw the early ball so she went for it and we did our job."
On how she felt about this game compared to last…
"I think just taking Thursday in the back of our minds and knowing that it felt like a win but we didn't actually win so we need to come out here and take care of business. I think that was the main mindset, come and do what we need to do, work hard and get some goals and get a shutout."
RACHEL HARRIS, REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER
On shutting out Tulsa…
"It was exciting. It was definitely a team shutout. Emily (Crain) had my back on a ball that I let over my head. But we let up three on Thursday and not normally how the goals are supposed to be scored so we were happy to come out and get the win and get the shutout."
On communication being the same today as on Thursday…
"I think so. I think we came out a little slow. We came in today like we beat Gonzaga and I think that was shown in the first few minutes."
On if she's had an assist on goal before…
"I have, yes, off of a punt."
On what she saw on the assist to Laramie…
"The ball came to me and I just saw Laramie up there and my kicking game was a little off today but I thought 'I'm just going to send it' and their girl misjudged it and Laramie, she worked her butt off and scored a goal for us."
KATIE CRAMER, SENIOR FORWARD
On her goal today...
"I would say it was the set up of the play. (Assistant coach) Kat (Benton) is in charge of our attacking set pieces, she puts a lot of effort into it and honestly, right before we came back out she told me we're going do this play and you're going be in this position and I just went exactly where she told me to go, Silke was serving the ball and she gave me a dime, all I really had to do was touch it, so that girl had no idea where I was going and that's a big shoutout to Kat and all of her hard work in setting us up for success. I'm glad we could finally put one in for her."
On the defense today...
"The defense was spectacular. There was a lot of times where we'd be like 'oh no' when they'd have a counter attack but they just handled it so calm and like they do, they play out of the back, they play at our feet and then we go forward again. As a midfielder, it's nice to have them back there telling me just a little bit of direction. Then they're talking to me and I'm talking to the forwards, it's a good communication thing, a leadership thing. And I'm really proud of our back line today. A shutout is huge for us."
On a ranked opponent coming here on Saturday...
"I think it gets us excited, you know, BYU, that's a big opponent. But it's in our home and Manhattan always comes out and shows up for us and so I think it's exciting. We're going to be so high on adrenaline and just spirit going into that game."
"It was an emotional drain on Thursday night," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about Sunday afternoon's match. "For us to respond against this team in this grinder of a game. You know we kept plugging along and figuring it out, and we just needed to find separation. That Katie Cramer goal was the separation we needed, and then we felt a lot more comfortable. But you know it's a difficult environment especially when you have a big high and that same high going against an opponent that's really good, however we got the win."
In the 47th minute, Kansas State (2-4-2) opened the scoring on a corner kick. Freshman Silke Bonnen took the corner for the Wildcats and drove a ball to the near post. Bonnen's service found the head of Cramer, who was dashing to the post.
"I would say it was the setup of the play," said Cramer about her goal. "(Assistant coach) Kat (Benton) is in charge of our attacking set pieces, she puts a lot of effort into it and honestly, right before we came back out she told me we're going do this play and you're going be in this position and I just went exactly where she told me to go. Silke was serving the ball and she gave me a dime, all I really had to do was touch it, so that girl had no idea where I was going. That's a big shoutout to Kat and all of her hard work in setting us up for success. I'm glad we could finally put one in for her."
The goal by Cramer was her third of the season, which is tied for the team lead with Hall. Cramer, a product of Wichita, Kansas, is tied for first in program history for career goals scored with seven and career game-winning goals with two. She holds the top mark for career points with 20.
In the 58th minute, the Wildcats pushed in an insurance goal. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Harris made a stop of a Tulsa attempt. Harris then sent a kick over the heads of every player on the field.
Hall chased the ball down behind the Golden Hurricane defense and was solo with the Tulsa goalkeeper, Mica Mackay. Mackay made a lunging attempt at the top of the 18-yard box to stop Hall, but Hall pushed the ball around her to the right and sent her shot into the wide-open frame. It was the first time in program history a goalkeeper has been credited with an assist on a goal.
Hall was excited to finish the unique play.
"Honestly, I don't think it's happened (assist from a goalkeeper) that often but it was super exciting and obviously she saw the early ball so she went for it and we did our job."
Harris, who noted she had assisted on a goal before, saw Hall with an advantage and took the chance.
"The ball came to me and I just saw Laramie up there and my kicking game was a little off today but I thought 'I'm just going to send it' and their girl misjudged it and Laramie, she worked her butt off and scored a goal for us."
The goal was also the third of the season for Hall. This was the fifth career goal for Hall, becoming the fourth player in program history to score five or more goals in a career.
Harris finished the afternoon with four saves on the way to her first shutout as a Wildcat. In her career, Harris has four shutouts, with the first three coming at Arkansas. Sunday marked her first shutout since August 24, 2018, against Omaha.
"It was exciting, it was definitely a team shutout," said Harris about the clean sheet. "Emily (Crain) had my back on a ball that I let over my head. But we let up three on Thursday and not normally how the goals are supposed to be scored so we were happy to come out and get the win and get the shutout."
Kansas State completed the afternoon with a 20-10 advantage in total shots and held a 12-4 advantage in shots on goal. K-State also outdid the Golden Hurricane in corner kicks, 8-2.
Kansas State will remain at Buser Family Park for its next match, as the Wildcats host 10th-ranked BYU on Saturday at 7 p.m. Saturday's match is K-State's annual "Cats for the Cure" match. K-State will celebrate cancer survivors during the game and fans will have the opportunity to learn about local cancer fighting efforts. Fans who enter the match wearing pink can purchase a $3 general admission ticket at the gate. The first 200 fans will receive a pink jersey rally towel.
Saturday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free on kstatesports.com.
What They Said
MIKE DIBBINI, HEAD COACH
Opening statement...
"It was an emotional drain on Thursday night, and for us to respond against this team in this grinder of a game. You know we kept plugging along and figuring it out, and we just needed to find separation. That Katie Cramer goal was the separation we needed, and then we felt a lot more comfortable. But you know it's a difficult environment especially when you have a big high and that same high going against an opponent that's really good, however we got the win."
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On the corner kick from Silke Bonnen...
"She played a near post ball and lofted for Katie (Cramer) to come in, and it was right there for her."
Â
On the second goal by Laramie Hall...
"I think with Laramie up top you can always gamble and you can definitely count on her to gamble, to use her speed and get the 1 on 1 separation point."
Â
On his feelings about this weekend and the next game...
"I felt pretty good, gotta get some rest here. I'm glad we get a long break in before BYU comes to us. It's going to be a big challenge because we're banged up right now, and hopefully we can rebound and recover, and be ready to go."
LARAMIE HALL, SENIOR FORWARD
On how often she's assisted by a goalkeeper...
"Honestly, I don't think it's happened that often but it was super exciting and obviously she saw the early ball so she went for it and we did our job."
On how she felt about this game compared to last…
"I think just taking Thursday in the back of our minds and knowing that it felt like a win but we didn't actually win so we need to come out here and take care of business. I think that was the main mindset, come and do what we need to do, work hard and get some goals and get a shutout."
RACHEL HARRIS, REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER
On shutting out Tulsa…
"It was exciting. It was definitely a team shutout. Emily (Crain) had my back on a ball that I let over my head. But we let up three on Thursday and not normally how the goals are supposed to be scored so we were happy to come out and get the win and get the shutout."
On communication being the same today as on Thursday…
"I think so. I think we came out a little slow. We came in today like we beat Gonzaga and I think that was shown in the first few minutes."
On if she's had an assist on goal before…
"I have, yes, off of a punt."
On what she saw on the assist to Laramie…
"The ball came to me and I just saw Laramie up there and my kicking game was a little off today but I thought 'I'm just going to send it' and their girl misjudged it and Laramie, she worked her butt off and scored a goal for us."
KATIE CRAMER, SENIOR FORWARD
On her goal today...
"I would say it was the set up of the play. (Assistant coach) Kat (Benton) is in charge of our attacking set pieces, she puts a lot of effort into it and honestly, right before we came back out she told me we're going do this play and you're going be in this position and I just went exactly where she told me to go, Silke was serving the ball and she gave me a dime, all I really had to do was touch it, so that girl had no idea where I was going and that's a big shoutout to Kat and all of her hard work in setting us up for success. I'm glad we could finally put one in for her."
On the defense today...
"The defense was spectacular. There was a lot of times where we'd be like 'oh no' when they'd have a counter attack but they just handled it so calm and like they do, they play out of the back, they play at our feet and then we go forward again. As a midfielder, it's nice to have them back there telling me just a little bit of direction. Then they're talking to me and I'm talking to the forwards, it's a good communication thing, a leadership thing. And I'm really proud of our back line today. A shutout is huge for us."
On a ranked opponent coming here on Saturday...
"I think it gets us excited, you know, BYU, that's a big opponent. But it's in our home and Manhattan always comes out and shows up for us and so I think it's exciting. We're going to be so high on adrenaline and just spirit going into that game."
Team Stats
TLSW
K-STATE
Goals
0
2
Shots
10
20
Shots on Goal
4
12
Saves
10
4
Corners
2
8
Fouls
9
16
Scoring Plays
Cramer, Katie (3)
Assisted By: Bonnen, Silke
Header off a corner
46:34
Hall, Laramie (3)
Assisted By: Harris, Rachel
Breakaway & beat the keeper
57:14
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
K-State SOC | Media Availability 8/26 (Hannah Palmer)
Tuesday, August 26
K-State SOC | Media Availability 8/26 (Colleen Corbin)
Tuesday, August 26
K-State SOC | Media Availability 8/19 (Colleen Corbin)
Tuesday, August 19
K-State SOC | Media Availability 8/19 (Maddie Sibbing)
Tuesday, August 19