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Thursday, September 19
Morgantown, W. Va.
6 p.m.
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K-State Faces West Virginia, Cincinnati in Week 6
Sep 17, 2024 | Soccer
GAME #9
Kansas State (3-4-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, September 19, 2024  |  6 p.m. (CT) |  Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium  |  Morgantown, W. Va.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. West Virginia
0-6-1
• West Virginia leads the series, 6-0-1
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is owns a 0-6-1 career record against West Virginia.
• Current streak: West Virginia won two
GAME #10
Kansas State (3-4-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) at Cincinnati (4-3-1, 0-1-0 Big 12)
Sunday, September 22, 2024  |  12 p.m. (CT) |  Gettler Stadium  |  Cincinnati, Ohio
TELEVISION
ESPN+
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Cincinnati
0-0-1
• Series tied, 0-0-1
• Head coach Mike Dibbini 0-0-1 in his career against Cincinnati.
• Current streak: Draw one
Head-to-Head
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (3-4-1, 0-1-0) takes to the road for a two-match trip along the Ohio River valley in Week 6, as the Wildcats visit West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0) on Thursday at 6 p.m., and end the trip on Sunday at Cincinnati at 12 p.m.
• Both matches can be seen live on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
• K-State opened Big 12 action in Week 5, as the Wildcats faced its second straight United Soccer Coaches Poll ranked foe in 19th-ranked Colorado. The Buffaloes avoided the upset in Manhattan with a 1-0 win.
• The Wildcats went shot for shot with Colorado, as the Buffaloes held a slim 23-20 edge in total shots. The 20 shots by K-State tied its season-high and were the third-most by the Wildcats in a Big 12 match.
• Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made a season-high 12 saves on the night. Sheaff tied her career-high for saves and registered the second-most by a Big 12 goalkeeper this season with the effort. Â
- This was Sheaff's fourth match this season and the 12th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
• After piling up nine goals in two matches in Week 3 of the season, K-State has been held without a goal in three straight matches - a stretch of 276:31 of game action.
At a Glance: West Virginia
• West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0 Big 12) is unbeaten in its last four matches, including a 2-1 road win over Cincinnati in the Big 12 opener.
• The Mountaineers are led on the sideline by 29th-year head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. During her time in Morgantown, Izzo-Brown has guided the squad to a 395-142-73 record.
• West Virginia is led in scoring this season by Ajanae Respass with four goals and four assists and Taylor White with four goals and two assists.
At a Glance: Cincinnati
• Cincinnati (4-3-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) hosts Kansas and Kansas State this weekend to end a three-match home stand to begin Big 12 play. The Bearcats have lost two straight following a 2-1 loss to West Virginia in the league opener.
• The Bearcats are led on the sideline by second-year head coach Erica Demers. During her time in Cincinnati, Demers owns a record of 8-11-8.
• Cincinnati is led in scoring by Rylee Felton with six goals and one assist.
• In between the pipes, the Bearcats have been paced by Anna Rexford with 25 saves and one shutout.
Better Late than Never for K-State
• During its nine seasons of action, K-State has scored 77 of its 133 total goals in the second half or later of matches (57.9 percent).
• This season, K-State has scored eight of its 12 goals in the second half. Of the eight second half goals, six have been scored between the 61st and 90th minutes. The latest goal of the 2024 season for the Wildcats came from Langley Mayers at 83:29.
• Ryann Reynolds has scored two of her four goals this season in the second half.
• The Wildcats have scored 13 goals in the 85th minute or later in the history of the program. Of those 13 goals, four were game-winning goals (Brookelynn Entz, Colorado State, Sept. 17, 2017 [ot]; Adah Anderson, vs. North Alabama, Aug. 29, 2021; Caylee Thornhill, at Kansas, Sept. 30, 2021 [ot]; Riley Baker, at Baylor, Oct. 9, 2022) and two were game-tying goals (Aliyah El-Naggar, at Missouri, March 28, 2021; Laramie Hall, at Creighton, Sept. 2, 2016).
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Kansas State (3-4-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, September 19, 2024  |  6 p.m. (CT) |  Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium  |  Morgantown, W. Va.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. West Virginia
0-6-1
• West Virginia leads the series, 6-0-1
• Head coach Mike Dibbini is owns a 0-6-1 career record against West Virginia.
• Current streak: West Virginia won two
GAME #10
Kansas State (3-4-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) at Cincinnati (4-3-1, 0-1-0 Big 12)
Sunday, September 22, 2024  |  12 p.m. (CT) |  Gettler Stadium  |  Cincinnati, Ohio
TELEVISION
ESPN+
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Cincinnati
0-0-1
• Series tied, 0-0-1
• Head coach Mike Dibbini 0-0-1 in his career against Cincinnati.
• Current streak: Draw one
Head-to-Head
| West Virginia | K-State | Cincinnati | ||
| 5-2-1, 1-0-0 | W-L-D | 3-4-1, 0-1-0 | W-L-D | 4-3-1, 0-1-0 |
| WDWWL | Last 5 | LLDWW | Last 5 | LLWWD |
| 1.88 | Goals/Game | 1.50 | Goals/Game | 1.63 |
| 14.3 | Shots/Game | 13.4 | Shots/Game | 12.0 |
| .132 | Shot % | .112 | Shot % | .135 |
| .430 | SOG % | .449 | SOG % | .479 |
| 1.00 | Goals Allowed/Game | 1.00 | Goals Allowed/Game | 1.25 |
| 2.4 | Saves/Game | 5.4 | Saves/Game | 3.1 |
| .714 | Save % | .843 | Save % | .714 |
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (3-4-1, 0-1-0) takes to the road for a two-match trip along the Ohio River valley in Week 6, as the Wildcats visit West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0) on Thursday at 6 p.m., and end the trip on Sunday at Cincinnati at 12 p.m.
• Both matches can be seen live on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
• K-State opened Big 12 action in Week 5, as the Wildcats faced its second straight United Soccer Coaches Poll ranked foe in 19th-ranked Colorado. The Buffaloes avoided the upset in Manhattan with a 1-0 win.
• The Wildcats went shot for shot with Colorado, as the Buffaloes held a slim 23-20 edge in total shots. The 20 shots by K-State tied its season-high and were the third-most by the Wildcats in a Big 12 match.
• Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made a season-high 12 saves on the night. Sheaff tied her career-high for saves and registered the second-most by a Big 12 goalkeeper this season with the effort. Â
- This was Sheaff's fourth match this season and the 12th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
• After piling up nine goals in two matches in Week 3 of the season, K-State has been held without a goal in three straight matches - a stretch of 276:31 of game action.
At a Glance: West Virginia
• West Virginia (5-2-1, 1-0-0 Big 12) is unbeaten in its last four matches, including a 2-1 road win over Cincinnati in the Big 12 opener.
• The Mountaineers are led on the sideline by 29th-year head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. During her time in Morgantown, Izzo-Brown has guided the squad to a 395-142-73 record.
• West Virginia is led in scoring this season by Ajanae Respass with four goals and four assists and Taylor White with four goals and two assists.
At a Glance: Cincinnati
• Cincinnati (4-3-1, 0-1-0 Big 12) hosts Kansas and Kansas State this weekend to end a three-match home stand to begin Big 12 play. The Bearcats have lost two straight following a 2-1 loss to West Virginia in the league opener.
• The Bearcats are led on the sideline by second-year head coach Erica Demers. During her time in Cincinnati, Demers owns a record of 8-11-8.
• Cincinnati is led in scoring by Rylee Felton with six goals and one assist.
• In between the pipes, the Bearcats have been paced by Anna Rexford with 25 saves and one shutout.
Better Late than Never for K-State
• During its nine seasons of action, K-State has scored 77 of its 133 total goals in the second half or later of matches (57.9 percent).
• This season, K-State has scored eight of its 12 goals in the second half. Of the eight second half goals, six have been scored between the 61st and 90th minutes. The latest goal of the 2024 season for the Wildcats came from Langley Mayers at 83:29.
• Ryann Reynolds has scored two of her four goals this season in the second half.
• The Wildcats have scored 13 goals in the 85th minute or later in the history of the program. Of those 13 goals, four were game-winning goals (Brookelynn Entz, Colorado State, Sept. 17, 2017 [ot]; Adah Anderson, vs. North Alabama, Aug. 29, 2021; Caylee Thornhill, at Kansas, Sept. 30, 2021 [ot]; Riley Baker, at Baylor, Oct. 9, 2022) and two were game-tying goals (Aliyah El-Naggar, at Missouri, March 28, 2021; Laramie Hall, at Creighton, Sept. 2, 2016).
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