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K-State Outlasts Kansas in Overtime on Thornhill Winner
Sep 30, 2021 | Soccer
LAWRENCE, Kansas – In a match that saw a pair of lengthy delays, K-State and Kansas needed an extra eight minutes and 21 seconds to decide a winner as the Wildcats' Caylee Thornhill scored the overtime golden goal to send K-State to a 2-1 overtime win at Rock Chalk Park on Thursday night.
The start of Thursday night's match was delayed for 85 minutes due to severe weather in the Lawrence-area. The game was then delayed for 25 minutes with three minutes until halftime, as a large downpour swept through Lawrence which resulted in a power outage with both teams in the middle of action on the field.
K-State head coach Mike Dibbini was proud of how his team dealt with the adversity of the night.
"The delays took away a lot of momentum for both sides. But we were able to get back out here and take care of business and I'm proud of our effort today."
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With the score tied in the first overtime session, K-State (6-6-0, 1-2-0 Big 12) sent a ball forward to Thornhill, who collected it at midfield. After two dribbles, she played a pass toward the left corner to senior Brookelynn Entz. Entz danced on her defender at the top corner of the 18-yard box, but the ball bounced away toward the top of the 18 in the middle of the field.
Thornhill dashed forward and blasted her left-footed shot into the right side of the net to end the match at 98:21, the latest goal in K-State history and the second overtime game-winner since the program started in 2016.
The redshirt sophomore from Lenexa, Kansas, stated that her instinct to finish the match was to follow the play.
"I think that's somewhere where I, individually, can improve on a lot I think in following the play. We're all tired but it's just a matter of who wants it more and so it came down to a case they just wanted to finish this game and I was like I'm keeping this run even if I don't make it at least I can say I made the run and we were all putting our effort in there and I'm pretty sure we had so many girls in the box we were just, we were putting that ball away and we were winning the overtime we were just ready for the game to be over and win it."
The goal was the second of the season for Thornhill.
The Wildcats opened the game with the early advantage in the seventh minute. Junior Kyler Goins hit an arcing shot towards the Kansas net from roughly 40 yards away. Kansas goalkeeper Emilie Gavillet attempted to catch the ball above her head but the moisture on the ball sent the orb through her gloves and across the goal line for the 1-0 K-State lead.
Goins admitted that she attempted a cross but also took the weather into account.
"Honestly, I felt her coming up on me. Was it a shot? Not really, somebody was going to come on and defend me. I knew it was slick because it was raining so I was like, 'okay maybe if I shoot from right here I might touch on her hands and thankfully it did. But was it a shot? Not really. It was more of a cross, but I'm glad it went in."
The goal was the second of the season for Goins and the third of her career.
The first half continued as a high-tempo affair, with Kansas (5-7-1, 0-3-0 Big 12) tying the score in the 36th minute. K-State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer made two incredible saves, one a leaping effort and the second a dive. However, Shira Elinav punched in the rebound to square the match, 1-1.
With just three minutes remaining in the first half, sheets of rain overtook Rock Chalk Park. The ball was near midfield when the lights of the stadium went out, blanketing the entire stadium in darkness. Both teams were safely ushered off the field, as the delay lasted 25 minutes.
The Jayhawks used a 10-3 shot edge in the second half, including a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal. However, Werremeyer was up to the task by making all four saves and punching crosses and corners away from danger.
Werremeyer made a career-high 10 saves on the night. This was her seventh career match with five or more saves. The 10 saves are tied for the third-most in a Big 12 match in school history and tied for the fourth-highest total for all matches.
Dibbini was pleased with how the team executed the game plan on Thursday night.
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"Tactically, they executed the game plan. We wanted to disrupt them as much as possible and not let them get into any kind of rhythm, and that's what we did today. And they probably didn't expect that. They probably thought we were going to play out of the back a little bit. We can possess a little bit more but this was what we wanted to do. We watched them through scout and we felt like this is our best chance."
With the win, K-State tied the school record for road wins in a season with its third in 2021. The Wildcats also tied the school record for wins in the month of September with its third. The Wildcats have won three matches in September two other times, joining the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
K-State will play a pair of home matches next week. The Wildcats host 12th-ranked West Virginia on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. Thursday's match will be Pride Night, as the first 125 fans will receive a custom K-State Pride sticker. For tickets, call (800) 221-CATS, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or walk up on match day to the Buser Family Park ticket windows
Thursday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The start of Thursday night's match was delayed for 85 minutes due to severe weather in the Lawrence-area. The game was then delayed for 25 minutes with three minutes until halftime, as a large downpour swept through Lawrence which resulted in a power outage with both teams in the middle of action on the field.
K-State head coach Mike Dibbini was proud of how his team dealt with the adversity of the night.
"The delays took away a lot of momentum for both sides. But we were able to get back out here and take care of business and I'm proud of our effort today."
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With the score tied in the first overtime session, K-State (6-6-0, 1-2-0 Big 12) sent a ball forward to Thornhill, who collected it at midfield. After two dribbles, she played a pass toward the left corner to senior Brookelynn Entz. Entz danced on her defender at the top corner of the 18-yard box, but the ball bounced away toward the top of the 18 in the middle of the field.
Thornhill dashed forward and blasted her left-footed shot into the right side of the net to end the match at 98:21, the latest goal in K-State history and the second overtime game-winner since the program started in 2016.
The redshirt sophomore from Lenexa, Kansas, stated that her instinct to finish the match was to follow the play.
"I think that's somewhere where I, individually, can improve on a lot I think in following the play. We're all tired but it's just a matter of who wants it more and so it came down to a case they just wanted to finish this game and I was like I'm keeping this run even if I don't make it at least I can say I made the run and we were all putting our effort in there and I'm pretty sure we had so many girls in the box we were just, we were putting that ball away and we were winning the overtime we were just ready for the game to be over and win it."
The goal was the second of the season for Thornhill.
The Wildcats opened the game with the early advantage in the seventh minute. Junior Kyler Goins hit an arcing shot towards the Kansas net from roughly 40 yards away. Kansas goalkeeper Emilie Gavillet attempted to catch the ball above her head but the moisture on the ball sent the orb through her gloves and across the goal line for the 1-0 K-State lead.
Goins admitted that she attempted a cross but also took the weather into account.
"Honestly, I felt her coming up on me. Was it a shot? Not really, somebody was going to come on and defend me. I knew it was slick because it was raining so I was like, 'okay maybe if I shoot from right here I might touch on her hands and thankfully it did. But was it a shot? Not really. It was more of a cross, but I'm glad it went in."
The goal was the second of the season for Goins and the third of her career.
The first half continued as a high-tempo affair, with Kansas (5-7-1, 0-3-0 Big 12) tying the score in the 36th minute. K-State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer made two incredible saves, one a leaping effort and the second a dive. However, Shira Elinav punched in the rebound to square the match, 1-1.
With just three minutes remaining in the first half, sheets of rain overtook Rock Chalk Park. The ball was near midfield when the lights of the stadium went out, blanketing the entire stadium in darkness. Both teams were safely ushered off the field, as the delay lasted 25 minutes.
The Jayhawks used a 10-3 shot edge in the second half, including a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal. However, Werremeyer was up to the task by making all four saves and punching crosses and corners away from danger.
Werremeyer made a career-high 10 saves on the night. This was her seventh career match with five or more saves. The 10 saves are tied for the third-most in a Big 12 match in school history and tied for the fourth-highest total for all matches.
Dibbini was pleased with how the team executed the game plan on Thursday night.
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"Tactically, they executed the game plan. We wanted to disrupt them as much as possible and not let them get into any kind of rhythm, and that's what we did today. And they probably didn't expect that. They probably thought we were going to play out of the back a little bit. We can possess a little bit more but this was what we wanted to do. We watched them through scout and we felt like this is our best chance."
With the win, K-State tied the school record for road wins in a season with its third in 2021. The Wildcats also tied the school record for wins in the month of September with its third. The Wildcats have won three matches in September two other times, joining the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
K-State will play a pair of home matches next week. The Wildcats host 12th-ranked West Virginia on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. Thursday's match will be Pride Night, as the first 125 fans will receive a custom K-State Pride sticker. For tickets, call (800) 221-CATS, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or walk up on match day to the Buser Family Park ticket windows
Thursday's match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
CATS WIN!!!!!!!#KStateSOC pic.twitter.com/7YFL0vvxcC
— K-State Soccer (@KStateSOC) October 1, 2021
Winner Winner #KStateSOC 🌻 Sunflower Showdown pic.twitter.com/6ANHlVEclR
— K-State Soccer (@KStateSOC) October 1, 2021
Team Stats
222
111
Goals
2
1
Shots
9
19
Shots on Goal
5
11
Saves
10
3
Corners
4
10
Fouls
10
8
Scoring Plays
Kyler Goins (2)
GOAL by 222 Goins, Kyler.
06:16
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Shira Elinav (3)
Assisted By: Brie Severns
GOAL by 111 Elinav, Shira Assist by Severns, Brie.
35:43
Caylee Thornhill (2)
Assisted By: Brookelynn Entz
GOAL by 222 Thornhill, Caylee Assist by Entz, Brookelynn.
98:21
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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