K-State Makes First Trip to Arizona, Arizona State

GAME #16
Kansas State (3-9-3, 0-6-2 Big 12) at Arizona State (7-5-3, 2-5-1 Big 12)
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 9 p.m. (CT) | Sun Devil Soccer Stadium | Tempe, Ariz.

TELEVISION
ESPN+

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Arizona State
0-0-0
• First meeting in the series
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is 0-0-0 against Arizona State in his career.
• Current streak: -

GAME #17
Kansas State (3-9-3, 0-6-2 Big 12) at Arizona (9-4-2, 4-3-1 Big 12)
Sunday, October 20, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. (CT) | Mulcahy Soccer Stadium | Tucson, Ariz.

TELEVISION
ESPN+

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Arizona
0-0-0
• First meeting in the series
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is 0-0-0 against Arizona in his career.
• Current streak: -

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Arizona State		K-State		Arizona
7-5-3, 2-5-1 Big 12	W-L-D	3-9-3, 0-6-2 Big 12	W-L-D	9-4-2, 4-3-1 Big 12
LLLWL	Last 5	LLDDL	Last 5	LWWDW
1.87	Goals/Game	1.07	Goals/Game	1.67
14.1	Shots/Game	11.9	Shots/game	10.2
.132	Shot %	.089	Shot %	.163
.453	SOG %	.419	SOG %	.490
1.47	Goals Allowed/Game	1.20	Goals Allowed/Game	0.67
4.2	Saves/Game	5.7	Saves/Game	3.5
.741	Save %	.827	Save %	.841

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (3-9-3, 0-6-2 Big 12) concludes its 2024 road schedule in Week 10 as the Wildcats travel to the state of Arizona for the first time.

• K-State will face Arizona State (7-5-3, 2-5-1 Big 12) on Thursday at 9 p.m. (CT) and ends the trip at Arizona (9-4-2, 4-3-1 Big 12) on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. (CT).
• Both matches can been seen on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
• To end Week 9 of the season, K-State dropped a tough 1-0 decision to BYU on Monday, Oct. 14.
• K-State is winless in its last 10 matches (0-7-3).
• Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff finished with 11 saves. The stops were one off her season-high of 12 against Colorado. This was Sheaff's ninth match this season with five or more saves and her 17th of her K-State career.
• Sheaff was the first Big 12 goalkeeper this season to pocket 10 or more saves in two or more Big 12 games (Colorado and BYU).
• The product of Sunshine Coast, Australia, made eight saves in the first half. The eight saves in the first half tied the school records for saves in a first half in any match and saves in a first half in a Big 12 match.
• Sheaff set the school record for saves in a junior season with 86.
• Monday's match marked just the second time this season the Wildcats were shutout at home.

At a Glance: Arizona State
• Arizona State (7-5-3, 2-5-1 Big 12) enters Thursday with a three-match losing streak and have one win in their last six matches (1-4-1) including a 5-1 loss at TCU on Sunday.
• The Sun Devils are led on the sideline by eighth-year head coach Graham Winkworth. During his time in Tempe, Winkworth has guided the squad to a 66-61-21 record.
• Offensively, Arizona State is led by Kierra Blundell and Enasia Colon. Blundell has notched eight goals and four assists, while Colon has tallied seven goals and six assists.

At a Glance: Arizona
• Arizona (9-4-2, 4-3-1 Big 12) had gone unbeaten in previous four matches before suffering a 1-0 loss at Houston on Sunday.
• The Wildcats are led on the sideline by fourth-year head coach Becca Moros. During her time in Tucson, Moros has led the program to a 28-32-10 record. The nine wins this season for Arizona are their most under Moros and the most since 2020 (9-5-1).
• Arizona is led on the field by Gianna Christiansen and Nicole Dallin. Each has recorded seven goals and two assists this season.

Blank Sheaff
• Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff has added a handful of shutouts to her career ledger this season.
• At Portland State on Aug. 22, Sheaff made six saves to record her first shutout of 2024. Against South Dakota on Sept. 1, Sheaff made two saves for her second shutout this season. Her final shutout of non-con play came at Arkansas State on Sept. 5, a six-save performance.
• At Iowa State on Oct. 6, Sheaff pocketed a comfortable four saves to earn her second career shutout in Big 12 action.
• Sheaff owns 13 shutouts in her collegiate career, notching eight at K-State and five at Jacksonville. She ranks fourth in school history for career shutouts.
• Against 19th-ranked Colorado on Sept. 12, Sheaff recorded a season-high 12 saves. The effort equaled her career-high for saves in a match and tied for the second-most saves in a match in program history.
• The product of Sunshine Coast, Australia, has 17 matches at K-State with five or more saves. Sheaff has 168 saves in her two seasons with the Wildcats and ranks third in program history for career saves.
• Sheaff is the only goalkeeper amongst the Big 12 with two or more league matches with 10 or more saves this season.
• For the season, Sheaff leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th in the nation with 86 saves and leads the Big 12 and ranks 21st in the nation for saves per game (5.73). She is 11th in the nation for goalie minutes at 1350:00.

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