Thursday, September 3
Iowa City, Iowa
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K-State Starts September at Iowa on Thursday
Sep 01, 2026 | Soccer
GAME #6
K-State (4-0-1, 0-0-0 Big 12) at (rv) Iowa (4-1-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten)
Thursday, Sept 3, 2026ย |ย 7 p.m. | Iowa Soccer Complexย |ย Iowa City, Iowa
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TELEVISION
Big Ten+ (subscription required)
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LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Iowa
0-0-0
โข First meeting between the schools
โข Head coach Colleen Corbin vs. Iowa: First meeting
โข Current streak: n/a
โข K-State vs. Big Ten foes: 0-7-3
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MANHATTAN, Kan. โ K-State (4-0-1) embarks upon a three-match road trip to begin the month of September, as the Wildcats visit Iowa (4-1-0) in Iowa City on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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โข Thursday's match can be seen on Big Ten+.
โข This will be K-State's seventh match in program history in the state of Iowa (1-3-2) and the first meeting with the Hawkeyes.
โข The Wildcats enter Thursday's match with a school record six-match unbeaten streak (4-0-2).
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Last Time Out
โข In its final match of August, K-State played to a 0-0 draw with Nebraska on Aug. 30.
โข 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 six games which is the longest unbeaten streak in program history (4-0-2).
โข K-State junior goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing registered her 12th career shutouts at K-State, which extends her school record for career shutouts.
โข Sibbing secured a season-high six saves, which tied her career-best at K-State.
โข Among her six saves, Sibbing stopped a penalty kick in the 67th minute. This was the third time a K-State goalkeeper has saved a penalty kick and the first time since 2021 against Baylor.
โข The native of Lee's Summit, Missouri, owns a shutout streak of three straight matches and an overall duration of 356:10, which is the third-longest duration in terms of minutes in program history.
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At a Glance: Iowa
โข Iowa (4-1-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) returns home following a three-match road trip. In its last match on August 27, the Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State 2-0 in Ames.
โข At the conclusion of the 2025 season, Iowa had notched a record of 12-5-4 and reached the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
โข The Hawkeyes are led on the sideline by first-year head coach Dean Ward. Prior to his time in Iowa City, Ward led Xavier to 31 wins in two seasons. Ward owns a career mark of 64-14-12 as a head coach.
โข On the field, Iowa has been paced by Berit Parten with nine points (3 goals and 3 assists) and Elle Wildman with eight points (3 goals and 2 assists).
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Road Mostly Traveled
โข Since the start of the program in 2016, K-State has played 91 matches away from Manhattan.
โข Overall, the Wildcats are 19-55-17 (.302) in road matches in their history.
โข In the 2025 season, K-State is 3-3-4 (.500) in road matches this season. This was the first season in program history the Wildcats ended its road schedule with a .500 or better record.
โข K-State has tallied a program-best three road wins in four different seasons (2017, 2021, 2022, 2025).
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Cats Filling Up the Net
โข 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.
โข The Wildcats have opened the 2026 season with 12 goals (2.40 gpg) in its first five matches. K-State is third in the Big 12 for total goals. The Wildcats leads the league and rank 22nd in the nation in goal differential (+11).
โข 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.
โข In Big 12 action, K-State scored 10 goals which tied the school record for goals in a league season.
โข 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.
โข In program history, the Wildcats have seen 52 players register at least one career goal and the overall goal total stands at 173.
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K-State Posts Blank Score Sheets
โข K-State is continuing its string defensive performance from the 2025 season into the start of the 2026 season.
โข To open the 2026 season, K-State has four shutouts as a team and owns a goals against average of 0.20. The Wildcats have an active shutout streak of 356:10, dating back to the first half of its match with Hawaii on Aug. 15. This is the third-longest shutout streak in program history in terms of minutes.
โข In the 2025 season, K-State registered a school record nine shutouts, setting six additional school records in the process.
โข K-State set the school records for consecutive shutout minutes in program history (504:07), consecutive shutout halves (11), consecutive shutout wins (4) and consecutive games with a shutout (5). The Cats also tallied a school record 24 shutout halves and allowed 1.06 goals per game.
โข To open the 2025 season, the Wildcats carded a school record for consecutive shutouts - five - by blanking Oral Roberts, Portland State, South Dakota, UMass Lowell and Harvard. The final number of consecutive shutout minutes was 504:07, with the first goal allowed on the season coming at 54:07 of the second half at Nebraska on Sept. 7, the sixth match of the season.
โข In its 11 seasons of action, the Wildcats have registered 56 shutouts. Kansas State owns an all-time record of 38-0-18 in games allowing zero goals.
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Shot Prevention is Goal Prevention
โข K-State has prevented opponent shots on goal to open the 2026 season.
โข The Wildcats have held its foes to 2.8 shots on goal per game and a shots on goal percentage of .368.
โข Against Missouri State on Aug. 20, K-State held the Bears to two total shots with only one on goal. The two total shots were the fewest allowed by K-State in program history. Against South Dakota State on Aug. 23, the Wildcats limited the Jackrabbits to five total shots with one on frame.
โข In the 2025 season, the Wildcats limited opponents to a school record low 4.2 shots on goal per game and a .415 shots on goal percentage while surrendering 20 goals. The 20 goals allowed were the second fewest surrendered by K-State in a season and the fewest allowed in an 18-game regular season in program history.
โข K-State allowed only three goals in non-conference play, the fewest allowed by K-State in non-conference games in program history.
โข The Wildcats held Cincinnati on Oct. 16 without a shot attempt in the second half and without a shot on goal in the entirety of the game. On Oct. 23 at Houston, K-State held Houston without a shot in the first half.
โข The lowest shots on goal percentage allowed by K-State is .360 in the 2023 season.
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Walrod on the Wall
โข Senior defender Reece Walrod has been a mainstay along the defensive backline for the Wildcats over the last three seasons.
โข Walrod has started 47 consecutive matches on the backline dating back to Oct. 5, 2023, against Houston.
โข In her career, Walrod has played 4,233 minutes in 56 career matches (75.6 mpg). She ranks seventh in program history for career minutes played and is tied for 10th for career matches started (47).
โข Walrod has played 90 minutes in 32 career matches including 24 straight matches and 29 of the last 30 matches.
โข In the 2026 season, Walrod has played all 450 minutes (90.0 mpg) and earned TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors on Aug. 18, for her performance in the opening weekend.
โข Last season, Walrod was the only field player in the Big 12 to play every minute of every match this season. She became the first K-State field player to achieve the feat.
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Sibbing in Frame
โข Maddie Sibbing put her stamp on the 2025 season and has etched her name in the program record book early in 2026.
โข Earlier this season, Sibbing broke the school career record for shutouts and owns 12 in her Wildcat career. Sibbing is also tied for the school record for career wins with 11.
โข This season, Sibbing is 4-0-1 with three shutouts and a goals against average of 0.20. She is tied for the Big 12 lead for shutouts, is the Big 12 leader for goals against average and is second for save percentage (.929).
โข 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).
โข 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.
โข She tallied a career-best nine shutouts in the 2025 season to collect the school record for shutouts in a season.
โข 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.
โข 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.
โข In her collegiate career, Sibbing owns a career record of 14-12-7 with 14 shutouts.
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K-State (4-0-1, 0-0-0 Big 12) at (rv) Iowa (4-1-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten)
Thursday, Sept 3, 2026ย |ย 7 p.m. | Iowa Soccer Complexย |ย Iowa City, Iowa
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TELEVISION
Big Ten+ (subscription required)
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LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Iowa
0-0-0
โข First meeting between the schools
โข Head coach Colleen Corbin vs. Iowa: First meeting
โข Current streak: n/a
โข K-State vs. Big Ten foes: 0-7-3
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MANHATTAN, Kan. โ K-State (4-0-1) embarks upon a three-match road trip to begin the month of September, as the Wildcats visit Iowa (4-1-0) in Iowa City on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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โข Thursday's match can be seen on Big Ten+.
โข This will be K-State's seventh match in program history in the state of Iowa (1-3-2) and the first meeting with the Hawkeyes.
โข The Wildcats enter Thursday's match with a school record six-match unbeaten streak (4-0-2).
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Last Time Out
โข In its final match of August, K-State played to a 0-0 draw with Nebraska on Aug. 30.
โข 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 six games which is the longest unbeaten streak in program history (4-0-2).
โข K-State junior goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing registered her 12th career shutouts at K-State, which extends her school record for career shutouts.
โข Sibbing secured a season-high six saves, which tied her career-best at K-State.
โข Among her six saves, Sibbing stopped a penalty kick in the 67th minute. This was the third time a K-State goalkeeper has saved a penalty kick and the first time since 2021 against Baylor.
โข The native of Lee's Summit, Missouri, owns a shutout streak of three straight matches and an overall duration of 356:10, which is the third-longest duration in terms of minutes in program history.
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At a Glance: Iowa
โข Iowa (4-1-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) returns home following a three-match road trip. In its last match on August 27, the Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State 2-0 in Ames.
โข At the conclusion of the 2025 season, Iowa had notched a record of 12-5-4 and reached the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
โข The Hawkeyes are led on the sideline by first-year head coach Dean Ward. Prior to his time in Iowa City, Ward led Xavier to 31 wins in two seasons. Ward owns a career mark of 64-14-12 as a head coach.
โข On the field, Iowa has been paced by Berit Parten with nine points (3 goals and 3 assists) and Elle Wildman with eight points (3 goals and 2 assists).
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Road Mostly Traveled
โข Since the start of the program in 2016, K-State has played 91 matches away from Manhattan.
โข Overall, the Wildcats are 19-55-17 (.302) in road matches in their history.
โข In the 2025 season, K-State is 3-3-4 (.500) in road matches this season. This was the first season in program history the Wildcats ended its road schedule with a .500 or better record.
โข K-State has tallied a program-best three road wins in four different seasons (2017, 2021, 2022, 2025).
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Cats Filling Up the Net
โข 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.
โข The Wildcats have opened the 2026 season with 12 goals (2.40 gpg) in its first five matches. K-State is third in the Big 12 for total goals. The Wildcats leads the league and rank 22nd in the nation in goal differential (+11).
โข 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.
โข In Big 12 action, K-State scored 10 goals which tied the school record for goals in a league season.
โข 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.
โข In program history, the Wildcats have seen 52 players register at least one career goal and the overall goal total stands at 173.
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K-State Posts Blank Score Sheets
โข K-State is continuing its string defensive performance from the 2025 season into the start of the 2026 season.
โข To open the 2026 season, K-State has four shutouts as a team and owns a goals against average of 0.20. The Wildcats have an active shutout streak of 356:10, dating back to the first half of its match with Hawaii on Aug. 15. This is the third-longest shutout streak in program history in terms of minutes.
โข In the 2025 season, K-State registered a school record nine shutouts, setting six additional school records in the process.
โข K-State set the school records for consecutive shutout minutes in program history (504:07), consecutive shutout halves (11), consecutive shutout wins (4) and consecutive games with a shutout (5). The Cats also tallied a school record 24 shutout halves and allowed 1.06 goals per game.
โข To open the 2025 season, the Wildcats carded a school record for consecutive shutouts - five - by blanking Oral Roberts, Portland State, South Dakota, UMass Lowell and Harvard. The final number of consecutive shutout minutes was 504:07, with the first goal allowed on the season coming at 54:07 of the second half at Nebraska on Sept. 7, the sixth match of the season.
โข In its 11 seasons of action, the Wildcats have registered 56 shutouts. Kansas State owns an all-time record of 38-0-18 in games allowing zero goals.
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Shot Prevention is Goal Prevention
โข K-State has prevented opponent shots on goal to open the 2026 season.
โข The Wildcats have held its foes to 2.8 shots on goal per game and a shots on goal percentage of .368.
โข Against Missouri State on Aug. 20, K-State held the Bears to two total shots with only one on goal. The two total shots were the fewest allowed by K-State in program history. Against South Dakota State on Aug. 23, the Wildcats limited the Jackrabbits to five total shots with one on frame.
โข In the 2025 season, the Wildcats limited opponents to a school record low 4.2 shots on goal per game and a .415 shots on goal percentage while surrendering 20 goals. The 20 goals allowed were the second fewest surrendered by K-State in a season and the fewest allowed in an 18-game regular season in program history.
โข K-State allowed only three goals in non-conference play, the fewest allowed by K-State in non-conference games in program history.
โข The Wildcats held Cincinnati on Oct. 16 without a shot attempt in the second half and without a shot on goal in the entirety of the game. On Oct. 23 at Houston, K-State held Houston without a shot in the first half.
โข The lowest shots on goal percentage allowed by K-State is .360 in the 2023 season.
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Walrod on the Wall
โข Senior defender Reece Walrod has been a mainstay along the defensive backline for the Wildcats over the last three seasons.
โข Walrod has started 47 consecutive matches on the backline dating back to Oct. 5, 2023, against Houston.
โข In her career, Walrod has played 4,233 minutes in 56 career matches (75.6 mpg). She ranks seventh in program history for career minutes played and is tied for 10th for career matches started (47).
โข Walrod has played 90 minutes in 32 career matches including 24 straight matches and 29 of the last 30 matches.
โข In the 2026 season, Walrod has played all 450 minutes (90.0 mpg) and earned TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors on Aug. 18, for her performance in the opening weekend.
โข Last season, Walrod was the only field player in the Big 12 to play every minute of every match this season. She became the first K-State field player to achieve the feat.
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Sibbing in Frame
โข Maddie Sibbing put her stamp on the 2025 season and has etched her name in the program record book early in 2026.
โข Earlier this season, Sibbing broke the school career record for shutouts and owns 12 in her Wildcat career. Sibbing is also tied for the school record for career wins with 11.
โข This season, Sibbing is 4-0-1 with three shutouts and a goals against average of 0.20. She is tied for the Big 12 lead for shutouts, is the Big 12 leader for goals against average and is second for save percentage (.929).
โข 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).
โข 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.
โข She tallied a career-best nine shutouts in the 2025 season to collect the school record for shutouts in a season.
โข 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.
โข 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.
โข In her collegiate career, Sibbing owns a career record of 14-12-7 with 14 shutouts.
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