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Sheaff Registers Career Night, as K-State Battles Seventh-Ranked BYU
Oct 09, 2023 | Soccer
PROVO, Utah – K-State used a career night from sophomore goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff in its upset bid, however seventh-ranked BYU secured its first Big 12 home win on Monday night with a pair of late second half goals at South Field for a 2-0 result.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sheaff finished the match with a career-high 12 saves. Her 12 saves were the most in a match this season by any goalkeeper in the Big 12. She tied for the second-most saves in a match in program history and were the most since Alaina Werremeyer set the school record with 13 against Baylor on October 10, 2021.
- K-State (3-9-3, 1-5-1 Big 12) kept the nation's number one offense (3.4 goals per game) off the scoreboard in the first half. Sheaff, while staring into the sunset on the east-west oriented field, registered seven saves and her defensive mates blocked a number of other shots.
- Sheaff's seven first half saves were the most by a K-State goalkeeper in a Big 12 first half since Werremeyer tallied eight on October 10, 2021. Sheaff's seven saves tied her season-high of seven which she had achieved twice before Monday night.
- BYU (11-1-3, 4-0-3) held a 23-2 advantage in total shots and a 7-1 lead in shots on goal at the end of the first 45 minutes.
- The Cougars would eventually score, doing so on its 32nd shot of the night in the 76th minute. Allie Fryer back heeled a slow rolling pass to the left post for the 1-0 lead.
- BYU scored an insurance goal in the 83rd minute, as Kendell Petersen found the lower right corner with a shot.
- The Cougars ended the night with a 38-6 advantage in total shots and a 14-1 edge in shots on goal.
QUICK FACTS
- Monday was the first meeting between K-State and BYU, as the Cougars hold a 2-0-0 edge in the series.
- Monday night's crowd of 4,881 at South Field was the largest crowd K-State has ever played a match in front of. The previous high was 2,680 at TCU on Oct. 22, 2021. BYU entered the evening ranked second in the nation for average attendance (3,854).
- The Wildcats are 9-51-6 in Big 12 matches.
- Dibbini owns an overall career record of 300-161-49. At K-State, Dibbini is 35-83-18 in eight seasons as the only head coach in K-State history.
- K-State is 0-19-3 against ranked opponents. The Wildcats are 0-2-1 this season against ranked teams. The Wildcats are 0-8-1 all-time against teams ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches poll.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sheaff owns six matches this season with five or more saves. Sheaff has three career matches with 10 or more saves which were two 11-save matches at Jacksonville last season.
- For the season, Sheaff has faced the third-most shots in program history with 242 and the most since Emma Malsy stood in frame against 287 shots in 2018.
- Sheaff moved into fifth in school history for goalie minutes in a season with 1:320:29.
- With her start on Monday, junior Kenzi Gillispie ranks fifth in school history for career starts with 52. Gillispie has started every match of her career and owns the longest active consecutive start streak on the 2023 roster.
- With her 78 minutes played on Monday, Gillispie moved into fourth in program history for career minutes played with 4,416.
- Senior Maddie Weichel played in her 66th career match on Monday. She ranks fifth in school history for career matches played.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On Murphy Sheaff's performance...
"A really nice job. She came up with save after save and kept us in the game."
On the match overall...
"We played a really, really good BYU team on the road. Great environment. I'm proud of our players. We competed hard for 90 minutes we just didn't get the result and I get that, but we came in and played hard and made them earn the three points. We did everything we could to try to compete which we did. I couldn't be more proud of our effort tonight."
On the defensive game plan...
"They executed the game plan in the first half. We knew they were going to come at us a lot more in the second half. We escaped first half scoreless. We tried to throw a little bit of a counter attack against them in the second half and we transitioned to our attack a little bit better. We had some opportunities, but just couldn't execute our chances. We stayed organized defensively and over-communicated and then tried to get them in transition moments."
UP NEXT
K-State returns to Buser Family Park for its final two home matches of the season, as the Wildcats host West Virginia at 7 p.m. Thursday night's match is Senior Night, as the Wildcats will honor seven seniors: Aliyah El-Naggar, Keila Gillispie, Erin Morrissey, Porter List, Kiran Singh, Maddie Weichel and Alaina Werremeyer. For tickets, call 800-221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Thursday's match will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sheaff finished the match with a career-high 12 saves. Her 12 saves were the most in a match this season by any goalkeeper in the Big 12. She tied for the second-most saves in a match in program history and were the most since Alaina Werremeyer set the school record with 13 against Baylor on October 10, 2021.
- K-State (3-9-3, 1-5-1 Big 12) kept the nation's number one offense (3.4 goals per game) off the scoreboard in the first half. Sheaff, while staring into the sunset on the east-west oriented field, registered seven saves and her defensive mates blocked a number of other shots.
- Sheaff's seven first half saves were the most by a K-State goalkeeper in a Big 12 first half since Werremeyer tallied eight on October 10, 2021. Sheaff's seven saves tied her season-high of seven which she had achieved twice before Monday night.
- BYU (11-1-3, 4-0-3) held a 23-2 advantage in total shots and a 7-1 lead in shots on goal at the end of the first 45 minutes.
- The Cougars would eventually score, doing so on its 32nd shot of the night in the 76th minute. Allie Fryer back heeled a slow rolling pass to the left post for the 1-0 lead.
- BYU scored an insurance goal in the 83rd minute, as Kendell Petersen found the lower right corner with a shot.
- The Cougars ended the night with a 38-6 advantage in total shots and a 14-1 edge in shots on goal.
QUICK FACTS
- Monday was the first meeting between K-State and BYU, as the Cougars hold a 2-0-0 edge in the series.
- Monday night's crowd of 4,881 at South Field was the largest crowd K-State has ever played a match in front of. The previous high was 2,680 at TCU on Oct. 22, 2021. BYU entered the evening ranked second in the nation for average attendance (3,854).
- The Wildcats are 9-51-6 in Big 12 matches.
- Dibbini owns an overall career record of 300-161-49. At K-State, Dibbini is 35-83-18 in eight seasons as the only head coach in K-State history.
- K-State is 0-19-3 against ranked opponents. The Wildcats are 0-2-1 this season against ranked teams. The Wildcats are 0-8-1 all-time against teams ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches poll.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sheaff owns six matches this season with five or more saves. Sheaff has three career matches with 10 or more saves which were two 11-save matches at Jacksonville last season.
- For the season, Sheaff has faced the third-most shots in program history with 242 and the most since Emma Malsy stood in frame against 287 shots in 2018.
- Sheaff moved into fifth in school history for goalie minutes in a season with 1:320:29.
- With her start on Monday, junior Kenzi Gillispie ranks fifth in school history for career starts with 52. Gillispie has started every match of her career and owns the longest active consecutive start streak on the 2023 roster.
- With her 78 minutes played on Monday, Gillispie moved into fourth in program history for career minutes played with 4,416.
- Senior Maddie Weichel played in her 66th career match on Monday. She ranks fifth in school history for career matches played.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On Murphy Sheaff's performance...
"A really nice job. She came up with save after save and kept us in the game."
On the match overall...
"We played a really, really good BYU team on the road. Great environment. I'm proud of our players. We competed hard for 90 minutes we just didn't get the result and I get that, but we came in and played hard and made them earn the three points. We did everything we could to try to compete which we did. I couldn't be more proud of our effort tonight."
On the defensive game plan...
"They executed the game plan in the first half. We knew they were going to come at us a lot more in the second half. We escaped first half scoreless. We tried to throw a little bit of a counter attack against them in the second half and we transitioned to our attack a little bit better. We had some opportunities, but just couldn't execute our chances. We stayed organized defensively and over-communicated and then tried to get them in transition moments."
UP NEXT
K-State returns to Buser Family Park for its final two home matches of the season, as the Wildcats host West Virginia at 7 p.m. Thursday night's match is Senior Night, as the Wildcats will honor seven seniors: Aliyah El-Naggar, Keila Gillispie, Erin Morrissey, Porter List, Kiran Singh, Maddie Weichel and Alaina Werremeyer. For tickets, call 800-221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Thursday's match will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
KSU
BYU
Goals
0
2
Shots
6
38
Shots on Goal
1
14
Saves
12
1
Corners
0
13
Fouls
13
7
Scoring Plays
Allie Fryer (7)
Assisted By: Brecken Mozingo , Camryn Jorgensen
GOAL by BYU Fryer, Allie Assist by Mozingo, Brecken and Jorgensen, Camryn.
75:03
Kendell Petersen (1)
Assisted By: Tara Warner , Brecken Mozingo
GOAL by BYU Petersen, Kendell Assist by Warner, Tara and Mozingo, Brecken.
82:48
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