Thursday, August 15
Manhattan, Kan.
7 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Nevada
K-State Begins Ninth Season on Thursday Against Nevada
Aug 13, 2024 | Soccer
GAME #1
Nevada (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Mountain West) at Kansas State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 7 p.m. | Buser Family Park | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Oscar Montenegro
Sideline: Sophie Smith
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Nevada
0-0-0
• This is the first meeting in the series between the schools.
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is facing Nevada for the first time.
• K-State is 3-0-1 against members of the Mountain West Conference.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State soccer begins its ninth season of action and its eighth in Big 12 play in 2024.
• The Wildcats open a season at home for the fifth time in program history, as the Wildcats will face first time opponent Nevada on Thursday, August 15, at 7 p.m., at Buser Family Park.
• Thursday's match can be seen live on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Oscar Montenegro (analyst) and Sophie Smith (sideline) will have the call.
2023 Season in Review
• K-State soccer completed its eighth season of action and its seventh in Big 12 play in 2023.
• The Wildcats (3-12-3, 1-8-1 Big 12) ended the 2023 season with a league win over Houston on October 5, which was the 300th career coaching victory for head coach Mike Dibbini.
• K-State's points leaders for the 2023 season was Jo Sees with seven points (3 goals, 1 assist) and Jazmin Brown with career-highs of three goals and six points.
Odds and Ends from the 2023 Season
• The Wildcats tied the school record for draws in a season (3).
• In the 2023 season-opener at Green Bay, K-State set the school record for goals in a season-opener with four.
• K-State's 87 corner kicks this season ranked second in school history for a season, while its corner kicks per game mark of 4.8 ranked third.
• K-State set the school record for consecutive shutout minutes, 416:44 of game action, which came in four plus matches from August 17 to Aug. 31. Goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff was responsible for all 416:44 of the shutout streak, setting the school record for consecutive shutout minutes by one goalkeeper.
• The Wildcats allowed the lowest opponent shots on goal percentage in school history (.360).
• The Wildcats allowed the fourth-fewest goals in a season
• Senior Kiran Singh became the fifth player in program history to register two or more assists in a match, earning the distinction in the season-opener at Green Bay on August 17. Singh is tied for sixth in school history for assists in a single season with three helpers this season.
• Junior Jazmin Brown and sophomore Jo Sees each scored three goals and tied for eighth in school history for goals in a single-season.
• Brown tied the school record for goals in a single match with two in the season-opener at Green Bay on August 17.
• Brown played 1,616 of a possible 1,620 minutes. Brown's minutes total ranked fifth in school history for minutes played in a single season and was a career-high. In the last two seasons, Brown has played a total of 3,092 minutes which is 92.9 percent (3,330:00) of the available minutes in the last 37 matches K-State has played.
• Sees owned three goals in her debut season and is tied for second in school history for goals in a freshman season. Her seven points are fourth in a freshman season and she is the first freshman since Brookelynn Entz in 2017 to lead the Wildcats in points. Sees tied for third in school history for shots on goal (10) in a freshman season and is tied for fifth for total shots (19).
• Morgan Struttmann was third in school history for total shots (27) in a freshman season.
• Sheaff played 1,590:29 minutes in frame, which ranks fourth in school history for a single season.
• She faced the second most shots in a single season (291) in program history and the most by a K-State keeper since 2017.
• Sheaff carded the fourth-best goals against average in a single season in school history (1.30). Her 82 saves were also the fourth most in a single season.
At a Glance: Nevada
• Nevada enters the 2024 season in year two of head coach Vanessa Valentine's tenure.
• Valentine guided the Wolf Pack to six victories in 2023 (6-10-5), the most for the program since 2015 and qualified for the Mountain West Conference tourament for the first time since 2013.
• The Wolf Pack are paced by three-time All-Mountain West selection Emily Rich and 2023 All-Mountain West Newcomer Team honoreee Ally Larkin.
• As a junior in 2023, Rich led Nevada in goals scored (5) and total points (13) on her way to her second straight All-Mountain West Second Team citation.
• In her debut collegiate season in 2023, Larking pocketed three shutouts, a .769 save percentage and four victories in 14 appearances with 11 starts.
K-State in Season Openers
• The Wildcats are 2-5-1 in its previous eight season-openers.
• K-State has scored at least one goal in five of the eight season-openers.
• In 2023, K-State set a school record for goals in a season-opener with four at Green Bay on Aug. 17.
K-State in Home Openers
• The Wildcats will play their ninth home-opener in program history.
• K-State is 3-5-0 in its previous eight home-openers.
• Kansas State has been outscored by its opponents in the five home-openers, 11-8 (-3).
Wildcats to Make Debut
• K-State's 2024 roster includes 15 newcomers featuring 12 true freshmen. Of the 15 newcomers, Anna Emperador (37 matches; Oregon), Ryann Reynolds (17 matches; Oregon) and Jayce Woodward (10 matches; USC) have collegiate soccer experience.
• During its brief history, K-State has seen three freshmen score in a season-opener. Katie Cramer delivered the first goal in program history scoring directly on a corner kick at Saint Louis on August 19, 2016. Sophie Harlan became the second as she deflected a K-State shot into the Northwestern net in the 6th minute to open the 2022 season. Jo Sees added her name last season with a 90th minute tally at Green Bay in 2023.
2024 Roster Items
• K-State and head coach Mike Dibbini will carry 35 players on its 2024 roster.
• The Wildcats feature five seniors (Porter List [fifth-year], Adah Anderson, Riley Baker, Kenzi Gillispie and Kiran Singh) and 12 juniors.
• Overall, K-State returns 16 letter winners and eight of the 10 point scorers from 2023.
• K-State added 15 newcomers, including 12 true freshmen, in the offseason.
• Of note, junior Sophie Simmons competed with the K-State cross country team in her freshman season in the fall of 2022 and finished her first K-State soccer season in 2023.
Sheaff Gets Olympic Call
• Goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff had a busy summer in 2024.
• Sheaff was tapped as a traveling reserve for the New Zealand National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics. She returned to K-State on August 2 following the conclusion of New Zealand's pool play.
• Sheaff has been among the New Zealand National Team program for a number of stints, as she helped the Junior Football Ferns to a pair of draws at the 2022 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and was among the active roster for New Zealand for two friendlies against the U.S. Women'S National Team in 2023 for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nevada (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Mountain West) at Kansas State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 7 p.m. | Buser Family Park | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Oscar Montenegro
Sideline: Sophie Smith
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Nevada
0-0-0
• This is the first meeting in the series between the schools.
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is facing Nevada for the first time.
• K-State is 3-0-1 against members of the Mountain West Conference.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State soccer begins its ninth season of action and its eighth in Big 12 play in 2024.
• The Wildcats open a season at home for the fifth time in program history, as the Wildcats will face first time opponent Nevada on Thursday, August 15, at 7 p.m., at Buser Family Park.
• Thursday's match can be seen live on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Oscar Montenegro (analyst) and Sophie Smith (sideline) will have the call.
2023 Season in Review
• K-State soccer completed its eighth season of action and its seventh in Big 12 play in 2023.
• The Wildcats (3-12-3, 1-8-1 Big 12) ended the 2023 season with a league win over Houston on October 5, which was the 300th career coaching victory for head coach Mike Dibbini.
• K-State's points leaders for the 2023 season was Jo Sees with seven points (3 goals, 1 assist) and Jazmin Brown with career-highs of three goals and six points.
Odds and Ends from the 2023 Season
• The Wildcats tied the school record for draws in a season (3).
• In the 2023 season-opener at Green Bay, K-State set the school record for goals in a season-opener with four.
• K-State's 87 corner kicks this season ranked second in school history for a season, while its corner kicks per game mark of 4.8 ranked third.
• K-State set the school record for consecutive shutout minutes, 416:44 of game action, which came in four plus matches from August 17 to Aug. 31. Goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff was responsible for all 416:44 of the shutout streak, setting the school record for consecutive shutout minutes by one goalkeeper.
• The Wildcats allowed the lowest opponent shots on goal percentage in school history (.360).
• The Wildcats allowed the fourth-fewest goals in a season
• Senior Kiran Singh became the fifth player in program history to register two or more assists in a match, earning the distinction in the season-opener at Green Bay on August 17. Singh is tied for sixth in school history for assists in a single season with three helpers this season.
• Junior Jazmin Brown and sophomore Jo Sees each scored three goals and tied for eighth in school history for goals in a single-season.
• Brown tied the school record for goals in a single match with two in the season-opener at Green Bay on August 17.
• Brown played 1,616 of a possible 1,620 minutes. Brown's minutes total ranked fifth in school history for minutes played in a single season and was a career-high. In the last two seasons, Brown has played a total of 3,092 minutes which is 92.9 percent (3,330:00) of the available minutes in the last 37 matches K-State has played.
• Sees owned three goals in her debut season and is tied for second in school history for goals in a freshman season. Her seven points are fourth in a freshman season and she is the first freshman since Brookelynn Entz in 2017 to lead the Wildcats in points. Sees tied for third in school history for shots on goal (10) in a freshman season and is tied for fifth for total shots (19).
• Morgan Struttmann was third in school history for total shots (27) in a freshman season.
• Sheaff played 1,590:29 minutes in frame, which ranks fourth in school history for a single season.
• She faced the second most shots in a single season (291) in program history and the most by a K-State keeper since 2017.
• Sheaff carded the fourth-best goals against average in a single season in school history (1.30). Her 82 saves were also the fourth most in a single season.
At a Glance: Nevada
• Nevada enters the 2024 season in year two of head coach Vanessa Valentine's tenure.
• Valentine guided the Wolf Pack to six victories in 2023 (6-10-5), the most for the program since 2015 and qualified for the Mountain West Conference tourament for the first time since 2013.
• The Wolf Pack are paced by three-time All-Mountain West selection Emily Rich and 2023 All-Mountain West Newcomer Team honoreee Ally Larkin.
• As a junior in 2023, Rich led Nevada in goals scored (5) and total points (13) on her way to her second straight All-Mountain West Second Team citation.
• In her debut collegiate season in 2023, Larking pocketed three shutouts, a .769 save percentage and four victories in 14 appearances with 11 starts.
K-State in Season Openers
• The Wildcats are 2-5-1 in its previous eight season-openers.
• K-State has scored at least one goal in five of the eight season-openers.
• In 2023, K-State set a school record for goals in a season-opener with four at Green Bay on Aug. 17.
K-State in Home Openers
• The Wildcats will play their ninth home-opener in program history.
• K-State is 3-5-0 in its previous eight home-openers.
• Kansas State has been outscored by its opponents in the five home-openers, 11-8 (-3).
Wildcats to Make Debut
• K-State's 2024 roster includes 15 newcomers featuring 12 true freshmen. Of the 15 newcomers, Anna Emperador (37 matches; Oregon), Ryann Reynolds (17 matches; Oregon) and Jayce Woodward (10 matches; USC) have collegiate soccer experience.
• During its brief history, K-State has seen three freshmen score in a season-opener. Katie Cramer delivered the first goal in program history scoring directly on a corner kick at Saint Louis on August 19, 2016. Sophie Harlan became the second as she deflected a K-State shot into the Northwestern net in the 6th minute to open the 2022 season. Jo Sees added her name last season with a 90th minute tally at Green Bay in 2023.
2024 Roster Items
• K-State and head coach Mike Dibbini will carry 35 players on its 2024 roster.
• The Wildcats feature five seniors (Porter List [fifth-year], Adah Anderson, Riley Baker, Kenzi Gillispie and Kiran Singh) and 12 juniors.
• Overall, K-State returns 16 letter winners and eight of the 10 point scorers from 2023.
• K-State added 15 newcomers, including 12 true freshmen, in the offseason.
• Of note, junior Sophie Simmons competed with the K-State cross country team in her freshman season in the fall of 2022 and finished her first K-State soccer season in 2023.
Sheaff Gets Olympic Call
• Goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff had a busy summer in 2024.
• Sheaff was tapped as a traveling reserve for the New Zealand National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics. She returned to K-State on August 2 following the conclusion of New Zealand's pool play.
• Sheaff has been among the New Zealand National Team program for a number of stints, as she helped the Junior Football Ferns to a pair of draws at the 2022 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and was among the active roster for New Zealand for two friendlies against the U.S. Women'S National Team in 2023 for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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