Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – K-State was up to the challenge against Vanderbilt on Thursday night at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex, but a miscue inside the penalty area in the second half led to a penalty kick goal for the Commodores and a 1-0 loss for the Wildcats.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-K-State (2-1-2) and Vanderbilt (3-0-2) were equal in shots on goal at five apiece, while the Wildcats held a 6-5 edge in corner kicks. The Commodores held a 10-7 advantage in total shots.
- Of the five shots on goal for the Wildcats, four came in the second half as junior forward Riley Baker fired off two, including a dangerous ball to the upper right corner, while freshman forward Jo Sees tallied one and junior Kenzi Gillispie notched one to the lower right corner.
- In the 67th minute, the Commodores were awarded a penalty kick as an attacker was pulled down inside the box. Hannah McLaughlin finished the attempt for the 1-0 lead.
- K-State's school record for consecutive shutout minutes ended at 416:44.
- K-State sophomore goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff finished the night with four saves.
QUICK FACTS
- K-State is 1-1-1 on the road this season and owns a 14-41-11 record in road matches in program history.
- The Wildcats are 0-1-1 in matches against current members of the SEC.
- This was the first meeting between K-State and Vanderbilt.- Head coach Mike Dibbini owns a career coaching record of 299-153-48. He is 34-75-17 in eight seasons as the only head coach in K-State history.
- K-State finished August with a record of 2-1-2. In its history, the Wildcats are 12-10-6 in August.
- The Wildcats are 1-1-2 this season when tied at the half and 13-26-14 in its eight seasons.
- When the Wildcats have the advantage in corner kicks, K-State is 2-1-1 this season and 22-21-5 in its history.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sheaff's K-State record in frame is 2-1-2. Her collegiate career record stands at 6-3-6.
- Senior Maddie Weichel played in her 56th career match on Thursday. She remains in sole possession of ninth in program history for career matches played.
- With their starts on Thursday, Weichel and Gillispie are tied for 10th in school history for career starts with 42.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini on the team's overall play tonight..."I felt our ability to get the win was there and we played well enough to win the game. I felt like we had clear chances. We hit the post and their goalkeeper made some big saves. Unfortunately, they get a PK to win the game. That's a good team but we competed hard and were a good side as well. We were just on the short end of the stick tonight."
On what he saw from his team defensively over the last four matches..."They were a hard defensive unit to break down. Even tonight, we were hard to break down. Unfortunately, we got a PK called on us and that ended the streak. Now we just regroup and rebound to be better Sunday."
On the offensive chances..."I thought we got some good opportunities. Some corners. I felt like we had our one opportunity at the post that had a real nice build up through the midfield and a through ball. So there were some good moments. We just have to continue to build on what we've been doing in the attack especially on the counter and see where we can make a bid as we go into Sunday."
UP NEXT
K-State returns to Buser Family Park on Sunday night at 8 p.m., as the Wildcats begin a four-match home stand by hosting Nebraska. Sunday's match is a Wildcat Weekend, as fans can purchase a general admission ticket for $5 at the Buser Family Park ticket windows when showing their football game ticket from Saturday's game against Southeast Missouri State.
Sunday's match will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.