K-State Falls to Baylor on Sunday

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State looked to right itself on Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park against Baylor, however the visiting Bears pushed in three goals in the second half to capture a 3-0 win over the Wildcats. This is the first time this season K-State has lost consecutive matches this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (5-3-2, 0-2-1 Big 12) recorded its 16th shutout half, as sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing registered three saves in the first half.
- After the Wildcats attempted four corner kicks in the of span of four minutes in the opening moments of the second half, Baylor (7-1-2, 2-1-0) countered with a goal from Olivia Hess in the 55th minute.
- The Bears added two insurance goals on a pair of penalty kicks. The first was scored by Tyler Isgrig in the 59th minute and the second was tallied by Kai Hayes in the 82nd minute.
- K-State ended the match with a 13-11 advantage in total shots, including an 11-6 edge in the second half. The Wildcats also tallied a 7-3 lead in corner kicks.

QUICK FACTS
- Baylor leads the series with K-State, 6-1-1. Head coach Colleen Corbin faced Baylor for the first time in her career.
- The Wildcats are 9-58-8 all-time in Big 12 Conference matches.
- Corbin is 27-27-14 in her three career seasons as a head coach, including a 5-3-2 mark at K-State.
- K-State is 25-47-8 all-time in matches played at Buser Family Park including a 3-2-0 record this season.
- The Wildcats are 17-43-11 in its history in matches played in the month of September including a 1-3-2 record this season.
- When K-State is tied at halftime in its history, the Wildcats are 16-36-19 including a 2-3-2 mark this season.
- With its 16 shutout halves this season, K-State is approaching the school record of 20 in the 2021 season.
- K-State has been held without a goal for a season-high 305:47.

FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Colleen Corbin
On overall performance today…
"I don't think we were good enough. I think they know we weren't good enough. And we talked about it before the game, everything is earned. We're not owed anything, wins and losses. And I felt like we earned a loss today. I think Baylor came out and competed harder than we did, and executed their game plan better than we did, and unfortunately for us, it's just part of our journey right now. It's not all gonna be sunshine and rainbows, but at the same time, this only needs to be uncomfortable for however long we allow it to be uncomfortable. We get to choose how we respond. We get to choose how we show up tomorrow. And so I just asked the kids to go back, and be honest and transparent with themselves, and when they watch the game back, take accountability for what needs to be better, and myself and the staff will do the same, and then we'll show up to work tomorrow and be ready to go for the next one. "

On what went wrong in the second half…
"It's a bummer, because we felt like we came out of the locker room pushing the tempo and generating offensive momentum, and it's just a missed pressing rotation that generated the first goal, and Baylor's good enough to punish you for those mistakes. And Olivia Hess is a player that we're very familiar with, and like I said, she's good enough to punish you. So it was just unfortunate for that to go the way it did. But obviously, in that scenario, you still have plenty of time to go and get another one, and then to draw two PKS at the end is such a bummer. One is a double defending moment. There's just too much pressure on the player, and then an unfortunate handball that, you can't really control those scenarios, but at the same time, if we're not doing enough to win the game, the soccer Gods will punish you. I just felt like that we earned everything that we got today, good and bad, so it's unfortunate, but like I said, it's part of our journey, and we just have to show up and decide how we respond tomorrow."

On how the offense can improve …
"I think we need to be more collective in what we're doing. I still feel like there's a lot of individuality, like when we get into those spaces and people are not necessarily thinking about how to play with the people around them. They're just thinking about, how do I score a goal and against good teams that are organized, it's not going to be one versus five. That's just never going to work, so we have to stop trying to generate our own luck and just be more disciplined in trying to play with our friends in the final third instead of taking it ourselves and hoping that that works."

On what the team will do to prepare for KU…
"I mean, you never know, this is the first time we've been in this position. So I challenge them that every single one matters. This one, the next one, the one after that, and obviously, KU, there's a different level of pride and intensity associated with that match. But at the same time, we have to just continue to show up and compete with every single group the same way. We don't ever want to go down two losses in a row, especially at home like that. That hurts. And the expectation here now with K-State soccer is we don't lose at home, and we don't lose two in a row. So to do both in the same weekend is tough, but we're still growing, we're still trying to build that identity and to build that culture. So we'll learn from it and we'll move on, and the only choice is to show up tomorrow and get better and compete and be ready to beat Kansas on Thursday."

UP NEXT
K-State will embark on a three-match road trip, as the Wildcats will face (14) Kansas in the 2025 edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Thursday in Lawrence at 6 p.m. The Wildcats will continue the weekend at UCF on Sunday, October 5, at 12 p.m. (CT). Both matches will stream on ESPN+.

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