Kansas State University Athletics
Sunday, September 29
Manhattan, Kan.
12 p.m.
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K-State, UCF Register Draw on Sunday Afternoon
Sep 29, 2024 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State owned possession for much of Sunday's match and the Wildcats came away with a 1-1 draw with UCF at Buser Family Park.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-7-2, 0-4-1 Big 12) dominated possession for a majority of the first half and were rewarded for their efforts in the 43rd minute. Deep in UCF territory, sophomore Morgan Struttmann played a ball to senior Adah Anderson who found herself alone from 17 yards just outside the left post. Anderson's left-footed shot went into the right side of the net for a 1-0 Wildcat lead.
- This was Struttmann's team-leading third assist of the season, while Anderson tallied her first goal of the season.
- The Wildcats outshot the Knights in the opening half, 10-4, including a 5-1 edge in shots on goal.
- UCF (3-2-4, 1-1-2 Big 12) knotted the match at one in the 71st minute. A scramble for a loose ball at the top of K-State's 18-yard box resulted in UCF's Mia Asenjo finding possession at 17 yards on the right post. Her shot attempt skimmed the grass and found the net just inside the left post.
- K-State ended the afternoon with a 20-11 advantage in total shots and a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Wildcats registered a 6-2 lead in corner kicks.
- K-State junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made four saves on the day.
QUICK FACTS
- First meeting in the series between K-State and UCF.
- Sunday's draw for K-State ends an eight-match Big 12 losing streak dating back to the final four matches of the 2023 season.
- The Wildcats are 16-40-9 in matches played in the month of September, including a 1-5-2 mark this season.
- With Anderson's goal, K-State has had 11 different players score a goal this season – tying the school record in a single-season (2016 & 2017). K-State's last four goals have been scored by a player recording their first of the season.
- K-State has 15 goals on the season, which is tied for the fourth-most in a season in program history.
- Anderson's goal was the 14th assisted goal this season by the Wildcats.
- K-State's 16 assists this season rank third in school history for a single-season.
- The Wildcats are 2-1-2 this season and 26-18-7 in its history when outshooting its opponents.
- K-State is 2-1-1 this season and 25-26-6 in program history when it holds the edge in corner kicks.
- K-State has held opponents without a goal in 11 halves this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Anderson registered the third goal of her career. Sunday's goal was her first since scoring against Northern Colorado on Aug. 21, 2022.
- Anderson played in her 67th career match, which is tied for fifth in school history for career matches played (Bailey Nemechek, 2018-22).
- Struttmann's three assists this season move her into a tie for sixth in school history for assists in a single season.
- Senior forward Riley Baker recorded two shots on goal on Sunday. This improved her career total to 33 and ranks fifth in school history for career shots on goal.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown played 90 minutes on Sunday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 4,046 and ranks eighth in program history for career minutes played. She is the eighth player in program history to play 4,000 or more minutes in her career.
- Brown has started 47 career matches in her career. She is tied for ninth in program history for career starts (Megan Kalkofen, 2016-18).
- With her start in frame, Sheaff remains in third in program history for career starts in goal with 30. She is the third K-State goalkeeper to start 30 or more matches in goal in program history. Sheaff is third in program history for career matches in goal with 30.
- Sheaff has played 2,670 minutes in frame in her K-State career. She moves into third in school history for minutes played in goal, passing Emma Malsy (2,631; 2018-19).
- Freshman forward Farrah Stephens-Martin made her first collegiate start on Sunday.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On keeping possession of the ball for the majority of the match…
"You know, just play the way we're capable of playing. Focus on us, things that we need to do to be successful. I felt like we had a good game plan, we prepared well. I thought 89 minutes we were solid, effective, we just fell asleep for a minute. But overall, that was a good game."
On putting energy into the ball for 90 minutes…
"Yeah absolutely. I thought we did a really nice job defensively and adding pressure. We had waves of players coming in, continuing that pressure. It was a tough one because we felt like we controlled the match, and you know this game can be cruel at times, and today was cruel to us."
On Adah Anderson coming off the bench and scoring the goal…
"It was a really good buildup, finding the right players. [Morgan] Struttman did a good job of finding Adah running through vertically and Adah did a good job of putting it away for us."
On getting more players towards the box to score…
"Yeah we've been working a little bit on our combination play in the final third and we saw a little bit of that today. We need to do a little bit better job of cutting the ball back a little bit more instead of square. But I thought overall we had our chances today, especially when you see 20 shots on goal."
FROM THE FIELD
K-State Senior Midfielder Adah Anderson
On trailing the play to score…
"I mean honestly yeah, just trying to get shots up. We've kind of struggled with that and so that was really a focus. And I think that stat line, at least at halftime, I don't know what it was at the end of the game, we did a really good job putting shots up. So just trying to find a way even though I was probably not supposed to go up that high, I kind of wanted to get a goal for us and it worked."
On scoring for the first time since 2022…
"Yes, a little bit. I did not get one last year and so I wanted to end my senior season on a high, help this team win and succeed. And so I was able to do that today, so it felt really good."
On possessing the ball for more than 66 percent of the game…
"We know we're a good team. We know we can possess well and we thought we matched up really well against them with the style of play we've been doing. And we really just wanted to own the game and I think we did. We just couldn't get the result. The process is really going well. We had the objective to get shots up and we did, so, I'm excited to see how this is going to keep going and lead us into the rest of Big 12 play."
UP NEXT
K-State makes a quick trip to Ames, Iowa, next Sunday to face Iowa State at 1 p.m., at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Sunday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-7-2, 0-4-1 Big 12) dominated possession for a majority of the first half and were rewarded for their efforts in the 43rd minute. Deep in UCF territory, sophomore Morgan Struttmann played a ball to senior Adah Anderson who found herself alone from 17 yards just outside the left post. Anderson's left-footed shot went into the right side of the net for a 1-0 Wildcat lead.
- This was Struttmann's team-leading third assist of the season, while Anderson tallied her first goal of the season.
- The Wildcats outshot the Knights in the opening half, 10-4, including a 5-1 edge in shots on goal.
- UCF (3-2-4, 1-1-2 Big 12) knotted the match at one in the 71st minute. A scramble for a loose ball at the top of K-State's 18-yard box resulted in UCF's Mia Asenjo finding possession at 17 yards on the right post. Her shot attempt skimmed the grass and found the net just inside the left post.
- K-State ended the afternoon with a 20-11 advantage in total shots and a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Wildcats registered a 6-2 lead in corner kicks.
- K-State junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made four saves on the day.
QUICK FACTS
- First meeting in the series between K-State and UCF.
- Sunday's draw for K-State ends an eight-match Big 12 losing streak dating back to the final four matches of the 2023 season.
- The Wildcats are 16-40-9 in matches played in the month of September, including a 1-5-2 mark this season.
- With Anderson's goal, K-State has had 11 different players score a goal this season – tying the school record in a single-season (2016 & 2017). K-State's last four goals have been scored by a player recording their first of the season.
- K-State has 15 goals on the season, which is tied for the fourth-most in a season in program history.
- Anderson's goal was the 14th assisted goal this season by the Wildcats.
- K-State's 16 assists this season rank third in school history for a single-season.
- The Wildcats are 2-1-2 this season and 26-18-7 in its history when outshooting its opponents.
- K-State is 2-1-1 this season and 25-26-6 in program history when it holds the edge in corner kicks.
- K-State has held opponents without a goal in 11 halves this season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Anderson registered the third goal of her career. Sunday's goal was her first since scoring against Northern Colorado on Aug. 21, 2022.
- Anderson played in her 67th career match, which is tied for fifth in school history for career matches played (Bailey Nemechek, 2018-22).
- Struttmann's three assists this season move her into a tie for sixth in school history for assists in a single season.
- Senior forward Riley Baker recorded two shots on goal on Sunday. This improved her career total to 33 and ranks fifth in school history for career shots on goal.
- Junior defender Jazmin Brown played 90 minutes on Sunday. With the effort, Brown boosted her career minutes played total to 4,046 and ranks eighth in program history for career minutes played. She is the eighth player in program history to play 4,000 or more minutes in her career.
- Brown has started 47 career matches in her career. She is tied for ninth in program history for career starts (Megan Kalkofen, 2016-18).
- With her start in frame, Sheaff remains in third in program history for career starts in goal with 30. She is the third K-State goalkeeper to start 30 or more matches in goal in program history. Sheaff is third in program history for career matches in goal with 30.
- Sheaff has played 2,670 minutes in frame in her K-State career. She moves into third in school history for minutes played in goal, passing Emma Malsy (2,631; 2018-19).
- Freshman forward Farrah Stephens-Martin made her first collegiate start on Sunday.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On keeping possession of the ball for the majority of the match…
"You know, just play the way we're capable of playing. Focus on us, things that we need to do to be successful. I felt like we had a good game plan, we prepared well. I thought 89 minutes we were solid, effective, we just fell asleep for a minute. But overall, that was a good game."
On putting energy into the ball for 90 minutes…
"Yeah absolutely. I thought we did a really nice job defensively and adding pressure. We had waves of players coming in, continuing that pressure. It was a tough one because we felt like we controlled the match, and you know this game can be cruel at times, and today was cruel to us."
On Adah Anderson coming off the bench and scoring the goal…
"It was a really good buildup, finding the right players. [Morgan] Struttman did a good job of finding Adah running through vertically and Adah did a good job of putting it away for us."
On getting more players towards the box to score…
"Yeah we've been working a little bit on our combination play in the final third and we saw a little bit of that today. We need to do a little bit better job of cutting the ball back a little bit more instead of square. But I thought overall we had our chances today, especially when you see 20 shots on goal."
FROM THE FIELD
K-State Senior Midfielder Adah Anderson
On trailing the play to score…
"I mean honestly yeah, just trying to get shots up. We've kind of struggled with that and so that was really a focus. And I think that stat line, at least at halftime, I don't know what it was at the end of the game, we did a really good job putting shots up. So just trying to find a way even though I was probably not supposed to go up that high, I kind of wanted to get a goal for us and it worked."
On scoring for the first time since 2022…
"Yes, a little bit. I did not get one last year and so I wanted to end my senior season on a high, help this team win and succeed. And so I was able to do that today, so it felt really good."
On possessing the ball for more than 66 percent of the game…
"We know we're a good team. We know we can possess well and we thought we matched up really well against them with the style of play we've been doing. And we really just wanted to own the game and I think we did. We just couldn't get the result. The process is really going well. We had the objective to get shots up and we did, so, I'm excited to see how this is going to keep going and lead us into the rest of Big 12 play."
UP NEXT
K-State makes a quick trip to Ames, Iowa, next Sunday to face Iowa State at 1 p.m., at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Sunday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UCF
KState
Goals
1
1
Shots
11
20
Shots on Goal
5
7
Saves
5
4
Corners
2
6
Fouls
12
14
Scoring Plays
Adah Anderson (1)
Assisted By: Morgan Struttmann
Shot from 17 yds w/ left foot
42:54
Mia Asenjo (2)
Assisted By: Honoka Hamano
Gathered loose ball & shot from 16 yds
70:20
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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