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K-State Falls in Upset Bid Against Sixth-Ranked Kansas
Oct 02, 2020 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State strung together solid chances at the Kansas net on Friday night at Buser Family Park, but the sixth-ranked Jayhawks found the back of the net with a second half attempt to edge past the Wildcats, 1-0.
K-State is now 0-3-0 this season, while Kansas improves to 3-0-0.
K-State redshirt freshman goalkeeper Cameron Illingworth registered her first career start and finished with four saves.
"I thought she stepped up big," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about Illingworth's performance. "She made some big plays and she came off her line really good and aggressive. Her punts were really good and her goal kicks were really good. She did some positive things for us."
In the 13th minute, K-State senior Brookelynn Entz nearly gave the Wildcats an early advantage for the second straight match. After gathering a long ball, Entz was one-on-one with Kansas goalkeeper Sarah Peters. Entz's shot from 10 yards on the right side of the field beat Peters but narrowly went over the crossbar.
"It was part of our plan, we're trying to get better in certain areas and that is something we have been working on strategically as far as having a lot more intensity in our first ten, fifteen minutes," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about the team's tempo to start the match."
K-State junior Riley Dietrich, making her first career start and the 21st appearance of her career, threatened the Kansas frame in the 30th minute. Dietrich outmaneuvered the Kansas defense and sent a shot from 20 yards but was just wide of the left post.
The Wildcats and Jayhawks were all square on shot attempts with three each in the first half, with neither team registering a shot on goal.
In the 54th minute, K-State's Avery Green forced Peters to make a save. It would be her only one of the night. Five minutes later, K-State's Kyler Goins threatened the top right corner with a left-footed effort from 30 yards but the attempt sailed just over the bar.
Kansas would score the only goal of the match in the 60th minute, as Mandi Duggan finished from eight yards.
The Jayhawks finished the night with an 8-6 edge in total shots which included a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal. Kansas held the lead in corner kicks, 7-2.
The Wildcats will make the first of two trips to the state of Texas next week, as K-State travels to Austin to face Texas at 5 p.m., on Friday, October 9. The match can be seen on the Longhorn Network and can be heard on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
What They Said
Mike Dibbini, Head Coach
On the struggles the offense is having...
"We have the offense, we just need to be better at executing our chances. Today I think we had two or three really good looks, especially at this level you're only going to get two or three really good looks. We had our two really good looks, we just need to be a little more patient and tuck those away."
On how Kansas scored...
"Our ball security in one moment, we turned the ball over and they punished us on a 3 v 2 counter attack. It started with that ball security moment. It was just one clear moment for them, they probably had one clear moment and that was their only clear moment. They converted it and executed it, that's experience right there. We had two or three moments like that but we couldn't buy ourselves one."
On how many players will be available after tonight...
"We had eighteen in this game and are hoping to get a couple more. We'll see."
Cameron Illingworth, Redshirt Freshman Goalkeeper
On what Cameron's thoughts were when she found out she would be starting tonight...
"Honestly it was very puzzling, because I was coming out of quarantine. I came out of quarantine on Thursday, yesterday, so I have been out for two weeks. It was very different."
On how long it took Cameron to get dialed into the game...
"I was so nervous coming onto the field but I was trying my best to just hide it as best as I could. As soon as I caught the first cross by the near post, everything just faded away, all the nerves, and nothing mattered. The only thing that mattered was the game.
On the difficulties of organizing the team all while it's your first game...
"It's not because it's my first start. It's because everyone is screaming, the coaches are screaming and the crowd is screaming. It's hard for everyone to just focus in on your voice with all the chaos going on around them. I think they did very well."
On improving after the half…
"In the halftime talk, we were trying to figure out where the disconnect was between our teammates and just trying to get the ball and switching it so I think coming together at halftime and trying to get the whole team on the same page and having more fire in us. So I think that was part of the reason."
K-State is now 0-3-0 this season, while Kansas improves to 3-0-0.
K-State redshirt freshman goalkeeper Cameron Illingworth registered her first career start and finished with four saves.
"I thought she stepped up big," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about Illingworth's performance. "She made some big plays and she came off her line really good and aggressive. Her punts were really good and her goal kicks were really good. She did some positive things for us."
In the 13th minute, K-State senior Brookelynn Entz nearly gave the Wildcats an early advantage for the second straight match. After gathering a long ball, Entz was one-on-one with Kansas goalkeeper Sarah Peters. Entz's shot from 10 yards on the right side of the field beat Peters but narrowly went over the crossbar.
"It was part of our plan, we're trying to get better in certain areas and that is something we have been working on strategically as far as having a lot more intensity in our first ten, fifteen minutes," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini about the team's tempo to start the match."
K-State junior Riley Dietrich, making her first career start and the 21st appearance of her career, threatened the Kansas frame in the 30th minute. Dietrich outmaneuvered the Kansas defense and sent a shot from 20 yards but was just wide of the left post.
The Wildcats and Jayhawks were all square on shot attempts with three each in the first half, with neither team registering a shot on goal.
In the 54th minute, K-State's Avery Green forced Peters to make a save. It would be her only one of the night. Five minutes later, K-State's Kyler Goins threatened the top right corner with a left-footed effort from 30 yards but the attempt sailed just over the bar.
Kansas would score the only goal of the match in the 60th minute, as Mandi Duggan finished from eight yards.
The Jayhawks finished the night with an 8-6 edge in total shots which included a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal. Kansas held the lead in corner kicks, 7-2.
The Wildcats will make the first of two trips to the state of Texas next week, as K-State travels to Austin to face Texas at 5 p.m., on Friday, October 9. The match can be seen on the Longhorn Network and can be heard on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
What They Said
Mike Dibbini, Head Coach
On the struggles the offense is having...
"We have the offense, we just need to be better at executing our chances. Today I think we had two or three really good looks, especially at this level you're only going to get two or three really good looks. We had our two really good looks, we just need to be a little more patient and tuck those away."
On how Kansas scored...
"Our ball security in one moment, we turned the ball over and they punished us on a 3 v 2 counter attack. It started with that ball security moment. It was just one clear moment for them, they probably had one clear moment and that was their only clear moment. They converted it and executed it, that's experience right there. We had two or three moments like that but we couldn't buy ourselves one."
On how many players will be available after tonight...
"We had eighteen in this game and are hoping to get a couple more. We'll see."
Cameron Illingworth, Redshirt Freshman Goalkeeper
On what Cameron's thoughts were when she found out she would be starting tonight...
"Honestly it was very puzzling, because I was coming out of quarantine. I came out of quarantine on Thursday, yesterday, so I have been out for two weeks. It was very different."
On how long it took Cameron to get dialed into the game...
"I was so nervous coming onto the field but I was trying my best to just hide it as best as I could. As soon as I caught the first cross by the near post, everything just faded away, all the nerves, and nothing mattered. The only thing that mattered was the game.
On the difficulties of organizing the team all while it's your first game...
"It's not because it's my first start. It's because everyone is screaming, the coaches are screaming and the crowd is screaming. It's hard for everyone to just focus in on your voice with all the chaos going on around them. I think they did very well."
On improving after the half…
"In the halftime talk, we were trying to figure out where the disconnect was between our teammates and just trying to get the ball and switching it so I think coming together at halftime and trying to get the whole team on the same page and having more fire in us. So I think that was part of the reason."
Team Stats
Kansas
KState
Goals
1
0
Shots
8
6
Shots on Goal
5
1
Saves
1
4
Corners
7
2
Fouls
13
19
Scoring Plays
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Mandi Duggan (1)
Assisted By: Rylan Childers , Kathryn Castro
GOAL by Kansas Duggan, Mandi Assist by Childers, Rylan and Castro, Kathryn.
59:42
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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