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K-State Comeback Falls Short on Sunday
Sep 22, 2024 | Soccer
CINCINNATI, Ohio – K-State registered an early second half goal to square Sunday's Big 12 match at Gettler Stadium, but Cincinnati found the winner in the 68th minute to down the Wildcats, 2-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-6-1, 0-3-0 Big 12), trailing 1-0 at halftime, squared the match just 40 seconds into the second half. Sophomore Jo Sees played a ball back to junior midfielder Paige Dickson who trailed the initial attack. Dickson, attempting K-State's first shot of the afternoon, booted her left-footed attempt from 28 yards into the upper right corner for her first career goal.
- This was the second assist of the season for Sees.
- Cincinnati (5-4-1, 1-2-0 Big 12) retook the lead, 2-1, in the 68th minute. A slotted ball played Coley Sidloski onside and behind the K-State defense. Sidloski's shot found the twine in the left corner from 16 yards.
- The Bearcats ended the afternoon with a 15-3 advantage in total shots, including a 7-2 edge in shots on goal.
- K-State junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made five saves on the day. This was Sheaff's sixth match this season and the 14th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On message at halftime to generate the early second half goal...
"We just talked to them about making sure that we play with more urgency, with an attitude, care that we want to be out here and compete. Compete harder, just motivating things that needed to be done and said in the locker room. But even before I got in there, I think the girls understood that and knew what needed to be done as they were conversing with each other."
On the momentum of the match in the second half...
"I thought the momentum kept shifting back and forth. Whoever scored had the momentum for the next few moments. We grabbed the momentum early in the second half, and then once they scored the second it broke our backs there for a little bit of time. It was a game of momentum for the final 45. I didn't think we had a good first half in terms of urgency, and I thought we played much better in the second half. But it's still not there for us with our shot count. We have to take more risks in the attack. To give ourselves more luck and give us more opportunities than we did today with our two shots on goal."
QUICK FACTS
- Cincinnati leads the series, 1-0-1.
- The Wildcats are 16-39-8 in matches played in the month of September, including a 1-4-1 mark this season.
- With Dickson's goal, K-State has had nine different players score a goal this season – fifth in a single-season in program history.
- K-State has scored nine of its 13 goals in the second half this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sees dished the third assist of her career. Sees is tied for 12th in school history for career assists. With the assist, Sees improved her career points total to 11 and ranks 10th in program history.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown played 90 minutes on Sunday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 3,866 and ranks eighth in program history for career minutes played.
- Senior forward Riley Baker registered the 31st shot on goal of her career. Baker ranks fifth in school history for career shots on goal.
- With her start in frame, Sheaff remains in third in program history for career starts in goal with 28. Sheaff is third in program history for career matches in goal with 28.
- Senior midfielder Adah Anderson played in her 65th career match, which moves her into sole possession of sixth in school history for career matches played.
UP NEXT
K-State begins a two-match home stand on Thursday night, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS. Thursday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-6-1, 0-3-0 Big 12), trailing 1-0 at halftime, squared the match just 40 seconds into the second half. Sophomore Jo Sees played a ball back to junior midfielder Paige Dickson who trailed the initial attack. Dickson, attempting K-State's first shot of the afternoon, booted her left-footed attempt from 28 yards into the upper right corner for her first career goal.
- This was the second assist of the season for Sees.
- Cincinnati (5-4-1, 1-2-0 Big 12) retook the lead, 2-1, in the 68th minute. A slotted ball played Coley Sidloski onside and behind the K-State defense. Sidloski's shot found the twine in the left corner from 16 yards.
- The Bearcats ended the afternoon with a 15-3 advantage in total shots, including a 7-2 edge in shots on goal.
- K-State junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made five saves on the day. This was Sheaff's sixth match this season and the 14th of her K-State career with five or more saves.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On message at halftime to generate the early second half goal...
"We just talked to them about making sure that we play with more urgency, with an attitude, care that we want to be out here and compete. Compete harder, just motivating things that needed to be done and said in the locker room. But even before I got in there, I think the girls understood that and knew what needed to be done as they were conversing with each other."
On the momentum of the match in the second half...
"I thought the momentum kept shifting back and forth. Whoever scored had the momentum for the next few moments. We grabbed the momentum early in the second half, and then once they scored the second it broke our backs there for a little bit of time. It was a game of momentum for the final 45. I didn't think we had a good first half in terms of urgency, and I thought we played much better in the second half. But it's still not there for us with our shot count. We have to take more risks in the attack. To give ourselves more luck and give us more opportunities than we did today with our two shots on goal."
QUICK FACTS
- Cincinnati leads the series, 1-0-1.
- The Wildcats are 16-39-8 in matches played in the month of September, including a 1-4-1 mark this season.
- With Dickson's goal, K-State has had nine different players score a goal this season – fifth in a single-season in program history.
- K-State has scored nine of its 13 goals in the second half this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sees dished the third assist of her career. Sees is tied for 12th in school history for career assists. With the assist, Sees improved her career points total to 11 and ranks 10th in program history.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown played 90 minutes on Sunday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 3,866 and ranks eighth in program history for career minutes played.
- Senior forward Riley Baker registered the 31st shot on goal of her career. Baker ranks fifth in school history for career shots on goal.
- With her start in frame, Sheaff remains in third in program history for career starts in goal with 28. Sheaff is third in program history for career matches in goal with 28.
- Senior midfielder Adah Anderson played in her 65th career match, which moves her into sole possession of sixth in school history for career matches played.
UP NEXT
K-State begins a two-match home stand on Thursday night, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS. Thursday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Soccer, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
KSU
CIN
Goals
1
2
Shots
3
15
Shots on Goal
2
7
Saves
5
1
Corners
2
4
Fouls
9
14
Scoring Plays
Lauren Bastian (1)
GOAL by CIN Bastian, Lauren.
16:30
Paige Dickson (1)
Assisted By: Jo Sees
GOAL by KSU Dickson, Paige Assist by Sees, Jo.
45:39
Coley Sidloski (2)
GOAL by CIN Sidloski, Coley.
67:57
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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