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K-State Takes Fifth-Ranked TCU into Overtime
Oct 25, 2020 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Playing its first match against a top-five opponent, K-State received a pair of first half goals from seniors to hold an early lead, but fifth-ranked TCU scored a pair in the second half to send the match to overtime and capped the comeback with an overtime winner to down the Wildcats, 3-2, at Buser Family Park on Sunday afternoon.
K-State falls to 1-6-0, while TCU moves into the lead in the Big 12 with a 6-0-1 mark.
"I thought we had a really good performance despite the result," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini. "I thought we competed really well. We were very disruptive in defense, had some really nice goals, but that's an experienced team and they just never seem to go away. When you have a bunch of juniors and seniors in the Big 12 that play together for a long time, it shows and that's what they did today. They had a lot of experience on the field and they just never looked rattled and stayed composed. It's unfortunate, it's a tough loss, but we learned a lot about ourselves today."
On its second corner of the afternoon in the 18th minute, K-State freshman Maddie Weichel played a ball to the far-left post. TCU cleared the ball into the middle of the field, roughly 40 yards from the net. The ball fell to the feet of K-State senior midfielder Maddie Souder, who was wide-open. Souder unleashed a rocket of a shot that found the upper left corner of the net to give K-State a 1-0 lead.
"I can't wait to see the replay of my face, because I know it left my foot and I turned around and my jaw dropped," said Souder of her strike. "It was a great feeling to get that goal early in the game and get the energy flowing through the team. It was definitely a good moment. I wish we could've executed, but it's alright."
The goal was Souder's first this season and the fourth of her career. She ranks tied for fifth for career goals in school history.
The Wildcats went up 2-0 in the 26th minute. Senior Brookelynn Entz held possession and advanced through the TCU defense. She brought the ball back towards the middle of the field and took two dribbles before she fired a laser beam toward TCU goalkeeper Emily Alvarado. The shot forced Alvarado to jump and the ball slipped off her fingertips and into the net.
"It was a really fun moment for me," said Entz. "I've wanted to score a pretty goal like that. I've scored on a PK and a hard-work goal against West Virginia, so I wanted to score a pretty goal. But honestly, it doesn't really matter to me if we don't win. I would rather me never score and we win all our games than for me to score a bunch of goals."
With her goal, Entz boosted her season total to three and improved her school record for career goals to 13. She tied her own school record for goals in a Big 12 season, a mark she originally set in 2019. She also improved her school record for career points with 33.
The Horned Frogs would hold a 9-6 edge in total shots in the first half, but the teams were equal in shots on goal with three apiece.
"I think the energy was really high going into the locker room," said Souder about the team's mindset at halftime with a 2-0 lead. "We kind of got ahead of ourselves. We've been in this position before and we were going to try to come out and keep that 2-0 lead. Then that first goal in the first two minutes of the half, again the five minutes of the half is where we've got to be better."
TCU pulled within a goal in the 47th minute. Gracie Brian redirected a cross from Grace Collins and banged the ball off the bottom of the crossbar and in.
In the 77th minute, TCU's Olivia Hasler attempted a shot from 28 yards to the left of the net. The ball was just inside the right post and found the netting to square the match at two.
In the overtime session, Collins beat the K-State defense by toeing a ball from 12 yards toward the left post. The low shot bounced off the post and in to end the match and keep the Horned Frogs unbeaten.
K-State would finish the afternoon with a 17-15 edge in total shots, but TCU would hold a 6-4 lead in shots on goal. The teams were tied in corner kicks at five each.
K-State will make its final road trip of the 2020 season, as the Wildcats travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State on Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. Friday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and will be available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
What They Said
MIKE DIBBINI, K-STATE HEAD COACH
On the team's performance…
"I thought we had a really good performance despite the result. I thought we competed really well. We were very disruptive in defense, had some really nice goals, but that's an experienced team and they just never seem to go away. When you have a bunch of Junior and Seniors in the Big 12 that play together for a long time, it shows and that's what they did today. They had a lot of experience on the field and they just never looked rattled and stayed composed. It's unfortunate, it's a tough loss, but we learned a lot about ourselves today."
On his message to the team at halftime…
"Think of it as 0-0 coming into the second half. We just kind of let them get back into it right away. We were trying to deny them any kind of rhythm, or any kind of spark. If we could get through the first 15 minutes, I felt like we would have control of the game. Despite that, I thought we had a lot of chances to extend the lead. It was a good game on our half. They just kept plugging along and kept chipping away and we didn't execute our chances in the second half and they capitalized on theirs."
On the first and last five minutes of the second half…
"Those are key moments, the first five minutes, as far as getting tempo and rhythm of games and figuring out what they're going to throw at us. The last five minutes when there's desperation, same thing. Those are key moments, key parts of the game that you have to be extra focused. We turned it off the first five minutes of the second half, that's when they got their rhythm."
On the team's offensive productivity…
"We worked a lot on our offense this week - build out of the back, play out of the back, play through the middle, get numbers more into the attack as we join, and obviously playing a little bit more to feet in the attack. I thought in the second half we got a little bit away from that. We tried to play spaced a little bit more. We had our chances. It could've went either way, and their experience took over."
On how freshman forward Maddie Weichel's growth has impacted the team…
"It's been tremendous. She's got some wheels, she's a threat for us, she's got a left foot, and she's going to continue to grow and develop. Got to continue to work on the defensive side of things, but from an offensive standpoint she does a lot for us that goes unnoticed. I think you saw a little bit of it today."
On the next step for the program after challenging a top-5 team…
"Just continue to understand and believe, and play through adversity. It's a challenge. This is a mental hurdle, and we're in that situation where we have the pieces and we have the tools, it's just that we're younger. If you look at our lineup, you have six or seven underclassmen playing most of the minutes. Besides an Entz, and a Souder, and Shelby Lierz, our seniors, you're talking freshmen and sophomores that are having to understudy and learn and be in these moments and learn something new from each game. The Baylor game, obviously from a physicality standpoint was a matchup nightmare for us. You come here and you've got two soccer teams playing and battling and that's what it was. It's always matchups in the Big 12, but experience is a key factor. You have to be juniors and seniors - been around, done that - for us to get over these key moments."
On playing two matches in three days…
"It's been an adjustment. From a weather perspective too. You go from 80-something degrees to this. But I think we did a good job of bouncing back and rebounding from that match and it showed tonight. We had a lot of pep in our step, a nothing to lose mentality and it was fun to watch. I just wish these girls could've won this one today. It would've been a monumental win for them. What do they call these losses? It's a moral victory."
BROOKELYNN ENTZ, SENIOR MIDFIELDER
On her thoughts following the game…
"I was really happy in the first half when we were up 2-0, but we talked about it in the locker room, that 2-0 is a dangerous lead. We've been there before against Oklahoma, and we put the game away with them. We let TCU get back in the game in the first five minutes. I think we really wish we had this game back."
On the first five minutes of the second half…
"In soccer, I think like 60% of the goals are scored either in the first five minutes of the game, last five minutes of the game, or five minutes after another goal was scored. Those are the moments we need to work on and we really need to turn on. I think we came out and we just thought we were going to win the game. TCU came at us and we just kind of let them play around us and we were just playing defense. We just let them keep coming at us."
On her goal in the first half…
"It was a really fun moment for me. I've wanted to score a pretty goal like that. I've scored on a PK and a hard-work goal against West Virginia, so I wanted to score a pretty goal. But honestly, it doesn't really matter to me if we don't win. I would rather me never score and we win all our games than for me to score a bunch of goals."
On how the offense produced against TCU's defense…
"I think Maddie just taking that hit early on, it gave us confidence and we wanted to keep going. We also had more chances that I think we could've put away. I think we could've scored even more, but it's a really good sign that we are getting these goals and keeping up with these top teams."
MADDIE SOUDER, SENIOR MIDFIELDER
On the team challenging their first ever top-5 opponent…
"I mean obviously it's a tough loss. Those difficult moments for us - first five minutes, last five minutes of each half and the first five minutes after a goal's scored - we've got to work on those moments and I think that's where they got us today. They won those battles and it's a tough loss."
On the team's mindset entering halftime with a 2-0 lead…
"I think the energy was really high going into the locker room. We kind of got ahead of ourselves. We've been in this position before and we were going to try to come out and keep that 2-0 lead. Then that first goal in the first two minutes of the half, again the power five minutes of the half is where we've got to be better."
On her goal in the first half…
"I can't wait to see the replay on my face, because I know it left my foot and I turned around and my jaw dropped. It was a great feeling to get that goal early in the game and get the energy flowing through the team. It was definitely a good moment. I wish we could've executed, but it's alright."
On how the offense produced against TCU Goaltender Emily Alvarado…
"I think we definitely challenged her and we saw that she was struggling a little bit there in the first couple of minutes with our shots from afar. I think it was just building our attack and shooting from distance. That wind definitely helped us in the first half, and I think that's what got us those first two goals, mine at least."
K-State falls to 1-6-0, while TCU moves into the lead in the Big 12 with a 6-0-1 mark.
"I thought we had a really good performance despite the result," said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini. "I thought we competed really well. We were very disruptive in defense, had some really nice goals, but that's an experienced team and they just never seem to go away. When you have a bunch of juniors and seniors in the Big 12 that play together for a long time, it shows and that's what they did today. They had a lot of experience on the field and they just never looked rattled and stayed composed. It's unfortunate, it's a tough loss, but we learned a lot about ourselves today."
On its second corner of the afternoon in the 18th minute, K-State freshman Maddie Weichel played a ball to the far-left post. TCU cleared the ball into the middle of the field, roughly 40 yards from the net. The ball fell to the feet of K-State senior midfielder Maddie Souder, who was wide-open. Souder unleashed a rocket of a shot that found the upper left corner of the net to give K-State a 1-0 lead.
"I can't wait to see the replay of my face, because I know it left my foot and I turned around and my jaw dropped," said Souder of her strike. "It was a great feeling to get that goal early in the game and get the energy flowing through the team. It was definitely a good moment. I wish we could've executed, but it's alright."
The goal was Souder's first this season and the fourth of her career. She ranks tied for fifth for career goals in school history.
The Wildcats went up 2-0 in the 26th minute. Senior Brookelynn Entz held possession and advanced through the TCU defense. She brought the ball back towards the middle of the field and took two dribbles before she fired a laser beam toward TCU goalkeeper Emily Alvarado. The shot forced Alvarado to jump and the ball slipped off her fingertips and into the net.
"It was a really fun moment for me," said Entz. "I've wanted to score a pretty goal like that. I've scored on a PK and a hard-work goal against West Virginia, so I wanted to score a pretty goal. But honestly, it doesn't really matter to me if we don't win. I would rather me never score and we win all our games than for me to score a bunch of goals."
With her goal, Entz boosted her season total to three and improved her school record for career goals to 13. She tied her own school record for goals in a Big 12 season, a mark she originally set in 2019. She also improved her school record for career points with 33.
The Horned Frogs would hold a 9-6 edge in total shots in the first half, but the teams were equal in shots on goal with three apiece.
"I think the energy was really high going into the locker room," said Souder about the team's mindset at halftime with a 2-0 lead. "We kind of got ahead of ourselves. We've been in this position before and we were going to try to come out and keep that 2-0 lead. Then that first goal in the first two minutes of the half, again the five minutes of the half is where we've got to be better."
TCU pulled within a goal in the 47th minute. Gracie Brian redirected a cross from Grace Collins and banged the ball off the bottom of the crossbar and in.
In the 77th minute, TCU's Olivia Hasler attempted a shot from 28 yards to the left of the net. The ball was just inside the right post and found the netting to square the match at two.
In the overtime session, Collins beat the K-State defense by toeing a ball from 12 yards toward the left post. The low shot bounced off the post and in to end the match and keep the Horned Frogs unbeaten.
K-State would finish the afternoon with a 17-15 edge in total shots, but TCU would hold a 6-4 lead in shots on goal. The teams were tied in corner kicks at five each.
K-State will make its final road trip of the 2020 season, as the Wildcats travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State on Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. Friday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and will be available on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan and for free at kstatesports.com.
What They Said
MIKE DIBBINI, K-STATE HEAD COACH
On the team's performance…
"I thought we had a really good performance despite the result. I thought we competed really well. We were very disruptive in defense, had some really nice goals, but that's an experienced team and they just never seem to go away. When you have a bunch of Junior and Seniors in the Big 12 that play together for a long time, it shows and that's what they did today. They had a lot of experience on the field and they just never looked rattled and stayed composed. It's unfortunate, it's a tough loss, but we learned a lot about ourselves today."
On his message to the team at halftime…
"Think of it as 0-0 coming into the second half. We just kind of let them get back into it right away. We were trying to deny them any kind of rhythm, or any kind of spark. If we could get through the first 15 minutes, I felt like we would have control of the game. Despite that, I thought we had a lot of chances to extend the lead. It was a good game on our half. They just kept plugging along and kept chipping away and we didn't execute our chances in the second half and they capitalized on theirs."
On the first and last five minutes of the second half…
"Those are key moments, the first five minutes, as far as getting tempo and rhythm of games and figuring out what they're going to throw at us. The last five minutes when there's desperation, same thing. Those are key moments, key parts of the game that you have to be extra focused. We turned it off the first five minutes of the second half, that's when they got their rhythm."
On the team's offensive productivity…
"We worked a lot on our offense this week - build out of the back, play out of the back, play through the middle, get numbers more into the attack as we join, and obviously playing a little bit more to feet in the attack. I thought in the second half we got a little bit away from that. We tried to play spaced a little bit more. We had our chances. It could've went either way, and their experience took over."
On how freshman forward Maddie Weichel's growth has impacted the team…
"It's been tremendous. She's got some wheels, she's a threat for us, she's got a left foot, and she's going to continue to grow and develop. Got to continue to work on the defensive side of things, but from an offensive standpoint she does a lot for us that goes unnoticed. I think you saw a little bit of it today."
On the next step for the program after challenging a top-5 team…
"Just continue to understand and believe, and play through adversity. It's a challenge. This is a mental hurdle, and we're in that situation where we have the pieces and we have the tools, it's just that we're younger. If you look at our lineup, you have six or seven underclassmen playing most of the minutes. Besides an Entz, and a Souder, and Shelby Lierz, our seniors, you're talking freshmen and sophomores that are having to understudy and learn and be in these moments and learn something new from each game. The Baylor game, obviously from a physicality standpoint was a matchup nightmare for us. You come here and you've got two soccer teams playing and battling and that's what it was. It's always matchups in the Big 12, but experience is a key factor. You have to be juniors and seniors - been around, done that - for us to get over these key moments."
On playing two matches in three days…
"It's been an adjustment. From a weather perspective too. You go from 80-something degrees to this. But I think we did a good job of bouncing back and rebounding from that match and it showed tonight. We had a lot of pep in our step, a nothing to lose mentality and it was fun to watch. I just wish these girls could've won this one today. It would've been a monumental win for them. What do they call these losses? It's a moral victory."
BROOKELYNN ENTZ, SENIOR MIDFIELDER
On her thoughts following the game…
"I was really happy in the first half when we were up 2-0, but we talked about it in the locker room, that 2-0 is a dangerous lead. We've been there before against Oklahoma, and we put the game away with them. We let TCU get back in the game in the first five minutes. I think we really wish we had this game back."
On the first five minutes of the second half…
"In soccer, I think like 60% of the goals are scored either in the first five minutes of the game, last five minutes of the game, or five minutes after another goal was scored. Those are the moments we need to work on and we really need to turn on. I think we came out and we just thought we were going to win the game. TCU came at us and we just kind of let them play around us and we were just playing defense. We just let them keep coming at us."
On her goal in the first half…
"It was a really fun moment for me. I've wanted to score a pretty goal like that. I've scored on a PK and a hard-work goal against West Virginia, so I wanted to score a pretty goal. But honestly, it doesn't really matter to me if we don't win. I would rather me never score and we win all our games than for me to score a bunch of goals."
On how the offense produced against TCU's defense…
"I think Maddie just taking that hit early on, it gave us confidence and we wanted to keep going. We also had more chances that I think we could've put away. I think we could've scored even more, but it's a really good sign that we are getting these goals and keeping up with these top teams."
MADDIE SOUDER, SENIOR MIDFIELDER
On the team challenging their first ever top-5 opponent…
"I mean obviously it's a tough loss. Those difficult moments for us - first five minutes, last five minutes of each half and the first five minutes after a goal's scored - we've got to work on those moments and I think that's where they got us today. They won those battles and it's a tough loss."
On the team's mindset entering halftime with a 2-0 lead…
"I think the energy was really high going into the locker room. We kind of got ahead of ourselves. We've been in this position before and we were going to try to come out and keep that 2-0 lead. Then that first goal in the first two minutes of the half, again the power five minutes of the half is where we've got to be better."
On her goal in the first half…
"I can't wait to see the replay on my face, because I know it left my foot and I turned around and my jaw dropped. It was a great feeling to get that goal early in the game and get the energy flowing through the team. It was definitely a good moment. I wish we could've executed, but it's alright."
On how the offense produced against TCU Goaltender Emily Alvarado…
"I think we definitely challenged her and we saw that she was struggling a little bit there in the first couple of minutes with our shots from afar. I think it was just building our attack and shooting from distance. That wind definitely helped us in the first half, and I think that's what got us those first two goals, mine at least."
Team Stats
TCU
KState
Goals
3
2
Shots
15
17
Shots on Goal
6
4
Saves
2
3
Corners
5
5
Fouls
7
10
Scoring Plays
Maddie Souder (1)
Shot from 40 yds, upper left corner
17:37
Brookelynn Entz (3)
Shot from left side from 35 yds
25:19
Gracie Brian (1)
Assisted By: Grace Collins
Shot from 6 yds off the crossbar & down
46:44
Olivia Hasler (1)
Assisted By: Lexie Wallace
Shot from left of frame from 28 yds
77:39
Grace Collins (3)
GOAL by TCU Collins, Grace.
92:47
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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