Sunday, August 30
Manhattan, Kan.
6:30 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Nebraska
K-State Ends Homestand on Sunday Night Against Nebraska
Aug 27, 2026 | Soccer
GAME #5
Nebraska (1-1-2, 0-0-0 Big Ten) at K-State (4-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. | Buser Family Park | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Oscar Montenegro
Sideline: Riley Schalk
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Nebraska
0-2-0
• Nebraska leads, 2-0-0
• Head coach Colleen Corbin vs. Nebraska: 0-1-0
• Current streak: Nebraska won 2
• K-State vs. Big Ten foes: 0-7-2
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State (4-0-0) wraps up its three-match home stand and the month of August by hosting Nebraska (1-1-2) at Buser Family Park on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday's match is a Wildcat 4-Pack, as fans can purchase a package of four general admission tickets and four $10 concession vouchers. The first 500 fans will receive thunder sticks. For tickets, call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
• Sunday's match can be seen on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Oscar Montenegro (analyst) and Riley Schalk (sideline) will have the call.
• The Wildcats have won nine straight matches in the month of August, dating back to the final match of August 2024.
Last Time Out
• K-State pushed its season-opening win streak to four straight, as the Wildcats downed Missouri State (3-0) and South Dakota State (2-0).
• When combined with the final game of 2025 in which K-State earned a draw against Iowa State, the Wildcats are unbeaten in its last five games which is tied for the longest unbeaten streak in program history.
• In the home-opening win over Missouri State, the Wildcats saw Rilyn Rintoul register a three-point evening (1 goal, 1 assist) while McKinnan Braswell notched the game-winner in the 6th minute.
• Freshman Kennedy Miller tallied her second goal of the season and her first at Buser Family Park.
• Against South Dakota State, K-State saw goals from Langley Mayers and Gabby DeMers to complete the winning weekend. Mayers tallied her first career game-winner in the 29th minute and registered her second career three-point match as she tallied an assist on DeMers' goal.
• With the two shutouts, K-State junior goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing registered her 10th and 11th career shutouts at K-State. She is now the career leader for shutouts in program history.
• In total for the weekend, K-State outshot its two opponents by a 54-7 count including a 21-2 margin in shots on goal.
August Has Been Sizzling
• K-State has been a strong squad in the month of August, especially under head coach Colleen Corbin.
• The Wildcats are 22-12-6 in its history in matches played in the month of August, including an 8-0-0 mark under Corbin. August is the only month in program history with a winning overall record in its 11 seasons.
• K-State has a current winning streak of nine straight in the month of August dating back to the last match in August of 2024.
• K-State's four wins in August 2025 set the program record for wins in a month.
Purple Pitch
• K-State has played 85 home matches in its 179-game history, but have felt more comfortable at Buser Family Park.
• The Wildcats are 28-48-9 (.382) at home, including a school record four-match home field winning streak and a five-match unbeaten streak which spanned the end of the 2016 home schedule and the start of the 2017 home slate.
• K-State set the school record for home wins and home field winning percentage in 2025 (4-3-1; .563).
• In the 85 home matches, the Wildcats have been outscored by its opponents, 109-94 (-15).
• Overall in matches played within the Sunflower State, Kansas State owns a record of 30-50-10 (.389).
At a Glance: Nebraska
• Nebraska (1-1-2, 0-0-0 Big Ten) ventures on the road for the second time this season following a four-match homestand.
• The Cornhuskers are led on the sideline by 33rd-year head coach John Walker. During his time in Lincoln, Walker has led the program to a 380-209-69 record.
• Nebraska is led on the field by Nathalie Lewis and Ella Rudney. Lewis has notched a pair of goals, while Rudney has carded a goal and an assist.
Corbin in Second Year at K-State
• On December 5, 2024, K-State announced the second head coach in program history as Colleen Corbin was selected to guide the program. She is the first female head coach in in K-State soccer history.
• Corbin is in her fifth season as a head coach overall, as she was the head coach at Wyoming from 2021-23. She owns a career mark of 33-30-17 (.519), including a 12-6-5 (.630) record at K-State.
• In her first season at the helm of K-State soccer, Corbin led the program to the best season in program history with a record of 7-6-5.
• During the 2025 season, Corbin guided the program to 48 school records including: wins in a season (7), home wins (4), goals scored (23), assists (22) and shutouts (9).
• A 2012 graduate of Oregon State where she was a highly decorated goalkeeper, Corbin came to the Little Apple after a stint in 2024 as the associate head coach at Saint Louis.
Cats Set Season Goals Record
• K-State has gotten off to a fast start in 2026 after setting the school record for goals in a season during the 2025 season.
• The Wildcats have opened the 2026 season with 12 goals (3.00 gpg) in its first four matches. K-State is tied for the league lead for total goals. The 12 goals are the most in the first four matches of a season.
• In the 2025 season, the Wildcats registered 23 goals, which was a school record 1.28 per match. This was the second season in program history with 20 or more goals scored.
• In Big 12 action, K-State scored 10 goals which tied the school record for goals in a league season.
• K-State scored mutiple goals in a match nine times last season, setting the single season school record for matches with two or more goals scored.
• In program history, the Wildcats have seen 52 players register at least one career goal and the overall goal total stands at 173.
Game-Winning Goals for All
• Through 179 matches in program history, K-State has registered 49 victories. In those 49 wins, K-State has had 30 different players register a game-winning goal.
• Midfielder McKinnan Braswell recorded her first career game-winner with a header against Seattle on Aug. 13 and added her second career game-winner against Missouri State. She has tied the school record for game-winning goals in a senior season.
• Braswell and Allison Marshall are two of six Wildcats in program history to record two or more game-winning goals in a season.
• Midfielder Anna Pagano recorded her first career goal and game-winner with a second half tally at Hawaii on Aug. 15.
• Midfielder Langley Mayers registered her first career game-winning goal and game-winner against South Dakota State on Aug. 23.
• In the 2024 season, Marshall added her name to the game-winner ledger. Marshall was credited with the game-winning goal against both Green Bay on Aug. 29 and South Dakota on Sept. 1. She was the first player in program history to register a game-winning goal in consecutive matches.
• On the current roster, five Wildcats own at least one game-winning goal: Marshall (2), Rilyn Rintoul, Braswell, Pagano and Mayers.
Early Cat Gets the Goal
• K-State recorded its earliest goal of the 2026 season against Missouri State on August 20.
• Senior McKinnan Braswell notched a goal in the 6th minute and officially at 5:34 against the Bears. It was the earliest K-State goal since Sophie Simmons scored the fifth-earliest goal in program history, as she tallied a goal at 4:28 of the first half against Utah on October 10, 2024. Braswell's goal is the seventh-fastest goal in program history.
• This season, K-State has scored five of its 12 goals in the first half.
Riled Up Rintoul
• After a successful return in 2025, senior forward Rilyn Rintoul started the 2026 season on the right foot.
• She leads the Wildcats in assists (3) and points (7) and is tied for the team lead for goals (2). She is tied for the Big 12 lead and tied for 11th in the nation for assists.
• Against Seattle U., in the season-opener on Aug. 13, she tallied an assist on the eventual game-winner and added a goal of her own for a three-point afternoon.
• Against Missouri State, she registered a second 3-point night with an assist in the game-winner and a second half goal. Against South Dakota State, she notched an assist on the eventual game-winner.
• In her career, Rintoul is tied for eighth in program history for career goals scored (6). She ranks seventh in program history for career goals per game (0.16) and tied for seventh in career points per game (0.43).
• In the 2025 season, Rintoul returned from a season-ending injury in 2024 to tally a career-high four goals and an assist. She also notched a career-best 23 shots with 11 on goal. She is tied for second in school history for goals in a junior season and ranked third for points in a junior season (9). Her 11 shots on goal ranks fourth in a junior season.
• Rintoul was the eighth player in program history to score two or more goals in Big 12 play and the third in the 2025 season (Andra Mohler and Hannah Palmer).
Braswell Playing Well
• Senior midfielder McKinnan Braswell has been a potent distributor in her two-season career at K-State.
• The native of North Richland Hills, Texas, has handed out five assists during her time in Manhattan. She ranks tied for sixth in program history for career assists and holds the school record for assists per game (0.23 apg).
• Braswell dished out an assist on the eventual game-winning goal at Hawaii on Aug. 15. Earlier in the weekend, she tallied the game-winning goal against Seattle U., on Aug. 13.
• Last season, Braswell tied for the team lead for assists with four.
• With her four assists in the 2025 season, Braswell tied for third in program history for assists in a season.
• At UMass Lowell on Aug. 28, Braswell handed out a career-high two assists.
• Braswell added to her stat ledger against West Virginia on Oct. 19, as she carded her first K-State goal. She was fourth on the squad in total shots (27). Her assists and total shots were new career-highs for a single season.
Sibbing in Frame
• Maddie Sibbing put her stamp on the 2025 season and has etched her name in the program record book early in 2026.
• Sibbing with her two shutouts in the second weekend of the 2026 season, Sibbing set the K-State career record for shutouts with 11. With the two victories in the second weekend, Sibbing tied the school record for wins in a career with 11.
• This season, Sibbing is 4-0-0 with two shutouts and a goals against average of 0.26. She ranks third in the Big 12 for shutouts and fifth for save percentage (.875).
• During the 2025 season, the two-time Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week, did not surrender a goal in the first five matches of her time with K-State and set the school record for consecutive shutout minutes (504:07).
• Sibbing was the first Wildcat keeper to register four straight shutout wins and the first to card five shutouts in her first five games in goal with the Wildcats.
• She tallied a career-best nine shutouts in the 2025 season to collect the school record for shutouts in a season.
• For the season, Sibbing was 7-6-5 with a 1.11 goals against average, a .737 save percentage and nine shutouts. Her seven wins were a new career-high. She was tied for second in the Big 12 for shutouts.
• She set the school record for wins in a season (7) and owns the school records for shutouts in a sophomore season and wins in a sophomore season.
• In her collegiate career, Sibbing owns a career record of 15-12-6 with 13 shutouts.
A Step Up for Demers
• Sophomore forward Gabby DeMers has achieved career highs in the first four matches of 2026.
• The product of Carlsbad, California, has notched two goals and an assist for five points on 13 shots with seven on goal, while starting all four matches. All are new career single-season highs.
• DeMers tallied her first goal of 2026 at Hawaii on Aug. 15 and added her second against South Dakota State on Aug. 23.
• For her career, she owns three goals and an assist with a shots on goal percentage of .522 (12-of-23).
It's (Kennedy) Miller Time
• Freshman forward Kennedy Miller has made her mark in the scoring ledger early in her collegiate career.
• The product of Overland Park, Kansas, has notched two goals on seven shots with four on goal.
• Miller became the fifth freshman in program history to score in a season-opener.
• Against Missouri State on Aug. 20, Miller scored the latest goal of the season by hammering in her own rebound at 75:23 of the second half.
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.
Nebraska (1-1-2, 0-0-0 Big Ten) at K-State (4-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. | Buser Family Park | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Oscar Montenegro
Sideline: Riley Schalk
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Nebraska
0-2-0
• Nebraska leads, 2-0-0
• Head coach Colleen Corbin vs. Nebraska: 0-1-0
• Current streak: Nebraska won 2
• K-State vs. Big Ten foes: 0-7-2
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State (4-0-0) wraps up its three-match home stand and the month of August by hosting Nebraska (1-1-2) at Buser Family Park on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday's match is a Wildcat 4-Pack, as fans can purchase a package of four general admission tickets and four $10 concession vouchers. The first 500 fans will receive thunder sticks. For tickets, call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
• Sunday's match can be seen on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Oscar Montenegro (analyst) and Riley Schalk (sideline) will have the call.
• The Wildcats have won nine straight matches in the month of August, dating back to the final match of August 2024.
Last Time Out
• K-State pushed its season-opening win streak to four straight, as the Wildcats downed Missouri State (3-0) and South Dakota State (2-0).
• When combined with the final game of 2025 in which K-State earned a draw against Iowa State, the Wildcats are unbeaten in its last five games which is tied for the longest unbeaten streak in program history.
• In the home-opening win over Missouri State, the Wildcats saw Rilyn Rintoul register a three-point evening (1 goal, 1 assist) while McKinnan Braswell notched the game-winner in the 6th minute.
• Freshman Kennedy Miller tallied her second goal of the season and her first at Buser Family Park.
• Against South Dakota State, K-State saw goals from Langley Mayers and Gabby DeMers to complete the winning weekend. Mayers tallied her first career game-winner in the 29th minute and registered her second career three-point match as she tallied an assist on DeMers' goal.
• With the two shutouts, K-State junior goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing registered her 10th and 11th career shutouts at K-State. She is now the career leader for shutouts in program history.
• In total for the weekend, K-State outshot its two opponents by a 54-7 count including a 21-2 margin in shots on goal.
August Has Been Sizzling
• K-State has been a strong squad in the month of August, especially under head coach Colleen Corbin.
• The Wildcats are 22-12-6 in its history in matches played in the month of August, including an 8-0-0 mark under Corbin. August is the only month in program history with a winning overall record in its 11 seasons.
• K-State has a current winning streak of nine straight in the month of August dating back to the last match in August of 2024.
• K-State's four wins in August 2025 set the program record for wins in a month.
Purple Pitch
• K-State has played 85 home matches in its 179-game history, but have felt more comfortable at Buser Family Park.
• The Wildcats are 28-48-9 (.382) at home, including a school record four-match home field winning streak and a five-match unbeaten streak which spanned the end of the 2016 home schedule and the start of the 2017 home slate.
• K-State set the school record for home wins and home field winning percentage in 2025 (4-3-1; .563).
• In the 85 home matches, the Wildcats have been outscored by its opponents, 109-94 (-15).
• Overall in matches played within the Sunflower State, Kansas State owns a record of 30-50-10 (.389).
At a Glance: Nebraska
• Nebraska (1-1-2, 0-0-0 Big Ten) ventures on the road for the second time this season following a four-match homestand.
• The Cornhuskers are led on the sideline by 33rd-year head coach John Walker. During his time in Lincoln, Walker has led the program to a 380-209-69 record.
• Nebraska is led on the field by Nathalie Lewis and Ella Rudney. Lewis has notched a pair of goals, while Rudney has carded a goal and an assist.
Corbin in Second Year at K-State
• On December 5, 2024, K-State announced the second head coach in program history as Colleen Corbin was selected to guide the program. She is the first female head coach in in K-State soccer history.
• Corbin is in her fifth season as a head coach overall, as she was the head coach at Wyoming from 2021-23. She owns a career mark of 33-30-17 (.519), including a 12-6-5 (.630) record at K-State.
• In her first season at the helm of K-State soccer, Corbin led the program to the best season in program history with a record of 7-6-5.
• During the 2025 season, Corbin guided the program to 48 school records including: wins in a season (7), home wins (4), goals scored (23), assists (22) and shutouts (9).
• A 2012 graduate of Oregon State where she was a highly decorated goalkeeper, Corbin came to the Little Apple after a stint in 2024 as the associate head coach at Saint Louis.
Cats Set Season Goals Record
• K-State has gotten off to a fast start in 2026 after setting the school record for goals in a season during the 2025 season.
• The Wildcats have opened the 2026 season with 12 goals (3.00 gpg) in its first four matches. K-State is tied for the league lead for total goals. The 12 goals are the most in the first four matches of a season.
• In the 2025 season, the Wildcats registered 23 goals, which was a school record 1.28 per match. This was the second season in program history with 20 or more goals scored.
• In Big 12 action, K-State scored 10 goals which tied the school record for goals in a league season.
• K-State scored mutiple goals in a match nine times last season, setting the single season school record for matches with two or more goals scored.
• In program history, the Wildcats have seen 52 players register at least one career goal and the overall goal total stands at 173.
Game-Winning Goals for All
• Through 179 matches in program history, K-State has registered 49 victories. In those 49 wins, K-State has had 30 different players register a game-winning goal.
• Midfielder McKinnan Braswell recorded her first career game-winner with a header against Seattle on Aug. 13 and added her second career game-winner against Missouri State. She has tied the school record for game-winning goals in a senior season.
• Braswell and Allison Marshall are two of six Wildcats in program history to record two or more game-winning goals in a season.
• Midfielder Anna Pagano recorded her first career goal and game-winner with a second half tally at Hawaii on Aug. 15.
• Midfielder Langley Mayers registered her first career game-winning goal and game-winner against South Dakota State on Aug. 23.
• In the 2024 season, Marshall added her name to the game-winner ledger. Marshall was credited with the game-winning goal against both Green Bay on Aug. 29 and South Dakota on Sept. 1. She was the first player in program history to register a game-winning goal in consecutive matches.
• On the current roster, five Wildcats own at least one game-winning goal: Marshall (2), Rilyn Rintoul, Braswell, Pagano and Mayers.
Early Cat Gets the Goal
• K-State recorded its earliest goal of the 2026 season against Missouri State on August 20.
• Senior McKinnan Braswell notched a goal in the 6th minute and officially at 5:34 against the Bears. It was the earliest K-State goal since Sophie Simmons scored the fifth-earliest goal in program history, as she tallied a goal at 4:28 of the first half against Utah on October 10, 2024. Braswell's goal is the seventh-fastest goal in program history.
• This season, K-State has scored five of its 12 goals in the first half.
Riled Up Rintoul
• After a successful return in 2025, senior forward Rilyn Rintoul started the 2026 season on the right foot.
• She leads the Wildcats in assists (3) and points (7) and is tied for the team lead for goals (2). She is tied for the Big 12 lead and tied for 11th in the nation for assists.
• Against Seattle U., in the season-opener on Aug. 13, she tallied an assist on the eventual game-winner and added a goal of her own for a three-point afternoon.
• Against Missouri State, she registered a second 3-point night with an assist in the game-winner and a second half goal. Against South Dakota State, she notched an assist on the eventual game-winner.
• In her career, Rintoul is tied for eighth in program history for career goals scored (6). She ranks seventh in program history for career goals per game (0.16) and tied for seventh in career points per game (0.43).
• In the 2025 season, Rintoul returned from a season-ending injury in 2024 to tally a career-high four goals and an assist. She also notched a career-best 23 shots with 11 on goal. She is tied for second in school history for goals in a junior season and ranked third for points in a junior season (9). Her 11 shots on goal ranks fourth in a junior season.
• Rintoul was the eighth player in program history to score two or more goals in Big 12 play and the third in the 2025 season (Andra Mohler and Hannah Palmer).
Braswell Playing Well
• Senior midfielder McKinnan Braswell has been a potent distributor in her two-season career at K-State.
• The native of North Richland Hills, Texas, has handed out five assists during her time in Manhattan. She ranks tied for sixth in program history for career assists and holds the school record for assists per game (0.23 apg).
• Braswell dished out an assist on the eventual game-winning goal at Hawaii on Aug. 15. Earlier in the weekend, she tallied the game-winning goal against Seattle U., on Aug. 13.
• Last season, Braswell tied for the team lead for assists with four.
• With her four assists in the 2025 season, Braswell tied for third in program history for assists in a season.
• At UMass Lowell on Aug. 28, Braswell handed out a career-high two assists.
• Braswell added to her stat ledger against West Virginia on Oct. 19, as she carded her first K-State goal. She was fourth on the squad in total shots (27). Her assists and total shots were new career-highs for a single season.
Sibbing in Frame
• Maddie Sibbing put her stamp on the 2025 season and has etched her name in the program record book early in 2026.
• Sibbing with her two shutouts in the second weekend of the 2026 season, Sibbing set the K-State career record for shutouts with 11. With the two victories in the second weekend, Sibbing tied the school record for wins in a career with 11.
• This season, Sibbing is 4-0-0 with two shutouts and a goals against average of 0.26. She ranks third in the Big 12 for shutouts and fifth for save percentage (.875).
• During the 2025 season, the two-time Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week, did not surrender a goal in the first five matches of her time with K-State and set the school record for consecutive shutout minutes (504:07).
• Sibbing was the first Wildcat keeper to register four straight shutout wins and the first to card five shutouts in her first five games in goal with the Wildcats.
• She tallied a career-best nine shutouts in the 2025 season to collect the school record for shutouts in a season.
• For the season, Sibbing was 7-6-5 with a 1.11 goals against average, a .737 save percentage and nine shutouts. Her seven wins were a new career-high. She was tied for second in the Big 12 for shutouts.
• She set the school record for wins in a season (7) and owns the school records for shutouts in a sophomore season and wins in a sophomore season.
• In her collegiate career, Sibbing owns a career record of 15-12-6 with 13 shutouts.
A Step Up for Demers
• Sophomore forward Gabby DeMers has achieved career highs in the first four matches of 2026.
• The product of Carlsbad, California, has notched two goals and an assist for five points on 13 shots with seven on goal, while starting all four matches. All are new career single-season highs.
• DeMers tallied her first goal of 2026 at Hawaii on Aug. 15 and added her second against South Dakota State on Aug. 23.
• For her career, she owns three goals and an assist with a shots on goal percentage of .522 (12-of-23).
It's (Kennedy) Miller Time
• Freshman forward Kennedy Miller has made her mark in the scoring ledger early in her collegiate career.
• The product of Overland Park, Kansas, has notched two goals on seven shots with four on goal.
• Miller became the fifth freshman in program history to score in a season-opener.
• Against Missouri State on Aug. 20, Miller scored the latest goal of the season by hammering in her own rebound at 75:23 of the second half.
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.
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