Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, October 25
Manhattan, Kan.
7 p.m.
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K-State Falls to Kansas to End Season
Oct 25, 2024 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State concluded its ninth season of action on Friday night with the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas at Buser Family Park. The Jayhawks used a pair of second half goals to capture a 2-0 win over the Wildcats.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-12-3, 0-9-2 Big 12) went shot for shot with the Jayhawks in the opening half, as the teams each attempted six shots in the opening 45 minutes.
- Kansas (9-5-4, 6-4-1 Big 12) would push in front in the 54th minute. Caroline Castans floated an attempt toward the far-right post and nestled itself under the crossbar and just inside the right framework.
- Castans tallied her second of the night with a low shot that just slid inside the left post.
- Kansas outshot K-State, 17-7 for the night, including a 9-3 edge in shots on goal.
QUICK FACTS
- Kansas leads the series, 6-2-2.
- The Wildcats ended the season with a 2-6-1 record in matches played at Buser Family Park and own an overall mark of 22-45-8 in matches played at its home grounds.
- K-State had 17 goals on the season, which was the third-most in a season in program history.
- Of its 17 goals for the Wildcats, 16 were assisted tallies.
- K-State's 18 assists this season rank third in school history for a single-season.
- K-State held opponents without a goal in 16 halves this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- With her start in frame, junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff remains in second place in program history for career starts in goal with 36. Sheaff is also second in program history for career matches in goal with 36.
- Sheaff has played 3,210 minutes in frame in her K-State career and is second in K-State history for career minutes in goal (Alaina Werremeyer, 2020-22; 3,794).
- Sheaff made seven saves on Friday. This was Sheaff's 10th match this season and the 18th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
- Sheaff tallied 102 saves this season and ranked second in school history for saves in a season.
- With her seven saves, Sheaff moved into second in program history for career saves with 184. She trails former Wildcat netminder Alaina Werremeyer (2020-22; 207 saves) for the school record.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown has started 53 career matches in her career. She is tied for fifth in program history for career starts (Maddie Souder, 2017-20).
- Brown played 90 minutes on Friday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 4,541 and moves into fourth in program history for career minutes played.
- Senior Adah Anderson played in her 73rd career match, which is second in school history for career matches played, trailing only Brookelynn Entz (2017-21; 82).
- Senior Riley Baker played in her 63rd career match on Sunday. She is tied for eighth in school history for career matches played (Christina Baxter, 2017-20; Kenzi Gillispie, 2021-present).
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On starting strong in the first half…
"In the first half, the shots were six to six. And then, in the second half, we just didn't have that same momentum, same level of intensity in the attack. They scored that one goal to find separation, and they kind of got comfortable there, and we just couldn't find a way to get it back."
On playing the way they wanted to play and taking long-ball chances…
"Little bit of both. I mean, the direct play from us was because their pressure was so high. We didn't want to get dispossessed in our back half, so we intentionally played the ball. Started our possession higher, which worked really, really well in the first half. In the second half, we couldn't break that pressure as much. They had some chances. We dodged some opportunities from them, but I felt like we just didn't have the same energy and intensity in the second half."
On being in a good position for 2025…
"We will only lose three seniors. We have a lot of experience now coming back. We were decimated by some key, season-ending injuries that really put us back a couple of steps. We had some depth that came in and helped secure those positions, in terms of just giving us more depth. I think we have a good thing going forward. I thought we played a lot better this year than we have. The results may not have shown it, but the body of work has definitely shown in terms of possession, shots on goal, etc. So the numbers are increasing. We just have to work on the results now."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-12-3, 0-9-2 Big 12) went shot for shot with the Jayhawks in the opening half, as the teams each attempted six shots in the opening 45 minutes.
- Kansas (9-5-4, 6-4-1 Big 12) would push in front in the 54th minute. Caroline Castans floated an attempt toward the far-right post and nestled itself under the crossbar and just inside the right framework.
- Castans tallied her second of the night with a low shot that just slid inside the left post.
- Kansas outshot K-State, 17-7 for the night, including a 9-3 edge in shots on goal.
QUICK FACTS
- Kansas leads the series, 6-2-2.
- The Wildcats ended the season with a 2-6-1 record in matches played at Buser Family Park and own an overall mark of 22-45-8 in matches played at its home grounds.
- K-State had 17 goals on the season, which was the third-most in a season in program history.
- Of its 17 goals for the Wildcats, 16 were assisted tallies.
- K-State's 18 assists this season rank third in school history for a single-season.
- K-State held opponents without a goal in 16 halves this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- With her start in frame, junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff remains in second place in program history for career starts in goal with 36. Sheaff is also second in program history for career matches in goal with 36.
- Sheaff has played 3,210 minutes in frame in her K-State career and is second in K-State history for career minutes in goal (Alaina Werremeyer, 2020-22; 3,794).
- Sheaff made seven saves on Friday. This was Sheaff's 10th match this season and the 18th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
- Sheaff tallied 102 saves this season and ranked second in school history for saves in a season.
- With her seven saves, Sheaff moved into second in program history for career saves with 184. She trails former Wildcat netminder Alaina Werremeyer (2020-22; 207 saves) for the school record.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown has started 53 career matches in her career. She is tied for fifth in program history for career starts (Maddie Souder, 2017-20).
- Brown played 90 minutes on Friday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 4,541 and moves into fourth in program history for career minutes played.
- Senior Adah Anderson played in her 73rd career match, which is second in school history for career matches played, trailing only Brookelynn Entz (2017-21; 82).
- Senior Riley Baker played in her 63rd career match on Sunday. She is tied for eighth in school history for career matches played (Christina Baxter, 2017-20; Kenzi Gillispie, 2021-present).
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On starting strong in the first half…
"In the first half, the shots were six to six. And then, in the second half, we just didn't have that same momentum, same level of intensity in the attack. They scored that one goal to find separation, and they kind of got comfortable there, and we just couldn't find a way to get it back."
On playing the way they wanted to play and taking long-ball chances…
"Little bit of both. I mean, the direct play from us was because their pressure was so high. We didn't want to get dispossessed in our back half, so we intentionally played the ball. Started our possession higher, which worked really, really well in the first half. In the second half, we couldn't break that pressure as much. They had some chances. We dodged some opportunities from them, but I felt like we just didn't have the same energy and intensity in the second half."
On being in a good position for 2025…
"We will only lose three seniors. We have a lot of experience now coming back. We were decimated by some key, season-ending injuries that really put us back a couple of steps. We had some depth that came in and helped secure those positions, in terms of just giving us more depth. I think we have a good thing going forward. I thought we played a lot better this year than we have. The results may not have shown it, but the body of work has definitely shown in terms of possession, shots on goal, etc. So the numbers are increasing. We just have to work on the results now."
Team Stats
Kansas
KState
Goals
2
0
Shots
17
7
Shots on Goal
9
3
Saves
3
7
Corners
4
2
Fouls
14
13
Scoring Plays
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Caroline Castans (2)
Assisted By: Kate Langfelder
GOAL by Kansas Castans, Caroline Assist by Langfelder, Kate.
53:39
Caroline Castans (2)
GOAL by Kansas Castans, Caroline.
61:36
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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