K-State Prepped for Final Big 12 Road Test

MATCH #17
Kansas State (6-8-2, 1-4-2 Big 12) at (11) TCU (13-2-1, 5-1-1 Big 12)
Friday, October 22, 2021 | 7 p.m. | Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas

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SERIES HISTORY
TCU leads, 4-0-0
Last meeting: October 25, 2020 in Manhattan; TCU won 3-2 (ot)

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will end its Big 12 road schedule this weekend, as the Wildcats travel to Fort Worth, Texas to face (11) TCU on Friday at 7 p.m.

• Friday's match can be followed through live stats at kstatesports.com or on the official K-State Soccer Twitter account (@KStateSOC).
• With a win on Friday, K-State would set the school records for wins in a season and road wins in a season.
• With two wins in its final two matches, K-State would tie the school record for wins in Big 12 play and set the school record for points in the Big 12 standings with 11. The Wildcats set its school record for Big 12 wins (3) and points (9) in 2020.

Last Time Out
• Last week, K-State (6-8-2, 1-4-2 Big 12) dropped a pair of road matches in the state of Oklahoma. The Wildcats fell by a 2-0 decision at Oklahoma State on October 14 and then lost 2-1 at Oklahoma on October 17.
• On Sunday, junior Kyler Goins scored her team-leading third Big 12 goal of the season to square the match at Oklahoma in the 46th minute. Goins has scored three of K-State's four goals in league play this season.
• Goins is tied for sixth in goals in Big 12-only matches with her three goals and is tied for ninth in the league for points in league-only matches with six. For the season, Goins has scored a career-high four goals and ranks second on the team in goals scored and points (8).

Wildcats Tie Goals Record
• K-State has registered 18 goals (1.13 goals/game) through 16 matches this season. With its 18 goals, K-State has tied the school record for goals in a season, matching the total from the 2017 season.
• This season, the Wildcats set the school record for goals in non-conference play with 14.
• The 18 goals have been scored by 10 different players.
• The Wildcats have registered 54 total points (3.38 pts/game). The 54 points mark the second time in program history in which K-State has surpassed the 50-point mark as a team in a season and ranks second behind the school record of 55 in the 2017 season. The mark for points per game is 2.89 in the 2020 season.

Helpers for All
• K-State has been helpful on its goals this season, as the Wildcats have registered 18 assists on their 18 goals. K-State has two unassisted goals this season.
• The 18 assists this season ranks second in program history for assists in a season. The school record for assists in a season is 19 in the 2017 season.
• K-State's 18 assists have come from 10 different players, which is tied for the school record for players with an assist in a season which was set in the 2017 season.
• Kansas State set the school record for assists in a match with six at Austin Peay on Aug. 27. In the same match, sophomore Maddie Weichel set the school record for assists in a match with three.

Defending the Second Half
• This season, Kansas State has been rock solid defensively in the second half of matches.
• The Wildcats have conceded five goals in the second half and overtime this season. K-State has allowed three total second half and overtime goals in Big 12 action this season, with all three coming last weekend in Oklahoma.
• The school record for fewest goals allowed in a second half and overtime in a season is nine in the 2016 season.

Goins With Goals
• Junior Kyler Goins has achieved career season-highs for goals (4), points (8), shots (35) and shots on goal (13) in her second season with K-State.
• The transfer from Arkansas has recorded four goals and eight points in 16 matches played this season. She ranks second on the team for goals, points, shots (35) and shots on goal (13).
• The product of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, leads the Wildcats in goals (3) and points (6) in Big 12-only matches. She has scored three of K-State's four goals in league action this season. Goins is the second player in program history to register five or more points in a league season.
• Goins scored the game-tying goal against ninth-ranked West Virginia on October 7 with a rocket shot from 20 yards into the upper right corner in the 18th minute. This was just the third game-tying goal in program history and the first in the six-year history of Buser Family Park.

Gillispie Adds Helpers
• Freshman defender Kenzi Gillispie has been a distributor out of the backline for the Wildcats in her first season in Manhattan, as she has two assists and is tied for third on the team in assists.
• Gillispie, a product of Newton, Kansas, recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Omaha on Aug. 22. She headed the ball down off a corner kick which resulted in a goal from Marisa Weichel in the seventh minute.
• Gillispie was the first K-State freshman to record an assist in the first two games of a season. She was the third freshman to record at least one point in the first two matches of the season, joining Katie Cramer (2016) and Chloe Fisher (2018).
• She then pocketed her second career assist with a long pass on Weichel's goal in the 60th minute at Colorado State on Sept. 5.
• This season, Gillispie has started all 16 matches and is second on the Wildcats in minutes played with 1,239 including all 110 in both matches against ninth-ranked West Virginia and 23rd-ranked Baylor in the same weekend.
• Among freshmen in program history, Gillispie ranks third for minutes played and is just the third freshman to play 1,200 or more minutes in a season.

Entz Adds to Career Totals
• Senior forward/midfielder Brookelynn Entz is adding on to her impressive career resume at Kansas State.
• Entz, a 2021 Preseason All-Big 12 selection, registered her first goal of the season with a tally at Austin Peay on Aug. 27. She is the first Wildcat to score a goal in five straight seasons.
• This season, Entz is third on the team in total points (7) and has one goal and a team-high five assists. Her five assists tied the school record for assists in a season and are a new program record for assists in a senior season.
• She ranks tied for seventh in the Big 12 for assists and eighth for assists per game (0.31) and tied for 10th in the Big 12 for shots (41).
• In her five seasons with the Wildcats, Entz owns or is tied for a combined 29 career, single season or match records in program history. (see bio on pg. 11 for list of records)
• Among her school career records, Entz owns the records for career goals (18), career assists (13) and career points (49). She is the first player in program history to score at least two or more goals in four consecutive seasons and the only player to notch 10 or more points in three of four seasons.

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Players Mentioned

Brookelynn Entz

Kenzi Gillispie

Kyler Goins

Maddie Weichel

Marisa Weichel

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