MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – With a school record flurry of six goals, K-State cruised to a 6-1 win over Green Bay on Thursday evening at Buser Family Park.
K-State (2-2-0) tied the school record for goals in a match and set the school record for goals in a home match. Sophomore forward Ryann Reynolds tied the school record for goals (2) and points (5) in a match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
– K-State went on top in the 24th minute with a slick assist. Sophomore Jo Sees raced to the end line to save possession for the Wildcats and flicked a left-footed pass toward the center of the Green Bay 18-yard box. Reynolds booted the ball out of the air and into the Phoenix net.
– The Wildcats upped the advantage to 2-0 in the 32nd minute. Junior Khaliana Garrett crossed a pass from the right side of the field into the 18-yard box. Freshman Allison Marshall outmuscled her defender and found the upper right corner with her right-footed volley attempt. This was Marshall’s first career goal.
– The lead ballooned to 3-0 in the 41st minute. Freshman Langley Mayers slotted a pass to sophomore Morgan Struttmann, who slid her attempt into the net for her first goal of the season and the second of her career.
– Reynolds added her second goal of the night in the 60th minute. Senior Kenzi Gillispie played a ball from midfield toward Reynolds, who ran onto the ball, touched it past Green Bay goalkeeper Mallorie Benhart, and finished with her left foot into the open goal from 11 yards.
– This was Reynolds’ second multi-goal match of the season. She is the second Wildcat to register two multi-goal matches in a season, joining Brookelynn Entz in the 2020 campaign and is the second Wildcat to record two or more multi-goal matches in a career.
– Just 16 seconds later, Reynolds slotted a pass to senior forward Riley Baker. With the goalkeeper wandering toward the ball, Baker one-touched past her and sailed a right-footed shot from the far right edge of the 18-yard box and into the net for her first goal of the season. The two goals just 16 seconds apart set the school record for fastest consecutive goals.
– K-State’s final goal of the night came on a give-and-go between Marshall and Sees in the 64th minute. Sees drove hard towards the net and laid the ball off to Marshall. Marshall tapped back to Sees who finished from 19 yards and into the upper right corner for her first goal of the season and her fourth of her career.
– K-State registered a season-high 20 shots with 11 on goal.
QUICK FACTS
– K-State leads the series between the teams, 2-0-0.
– The Wildcats are 4-0-0 all-time in matches against Horizon League members.
– The Wildcats are 14-12-6 in matches played in the month of August.
– K-State tied the school records for goals in a first half (3) and goals in a second half (3).
– The Wildcats are 2-0-0 this season and 34-12-3 in its history when scoring first.
-K-State is 2-0-0 this season and 23-7-1 in its history when leading at halftime
PLAYER NOTES
– With her two goals, Reynolds improved her season total to a career-high four on the season. In her collegiate career, Reynolds has scored six goals, with two coming at Oregon last season. Her four goals this season are tied for fifth in school history for a single season and tied for seventh in school history for a career.
– Reynolds set the school record for goals scored in a sophomore season, surpassing the preseason record of three held by Tatum Wagner (2016) and Jazmin Brown (2023).
– Reynolds increased her point total this season to nine, which ranks tied for seventh in school history for a season. Her nine points rank second in school history for a sophomore season.
– With her three points on Thursday, Sees moved into a tie for 10th in school history for career points with 10. Sees is tied for seventh in school history for career goals scored with four.
– Baker recorded the fourth goal of her career and moved into a tie for seventh for career goals. Her 12 career points ranks ninth in school history.
– Garrett snared her first career assist.
– Mayers collected her first collegiate point with her assist on Struttmann’s goal.
– With her three saves on Thursday, junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff improved her career total as a Wildcat to 102. She is the fourth K-State goalkeeper with 100 or more career saves.
– Senior Kenzi Gillispie recorded 66 minutes, improving her career total to 4,972. Thursday marked her 59th career match played, which is tied for 10th in school history. Gillispie made her 58th career start, which is tied for second in school history for career starts with former Wildcat Laramie Hall (2016-19; 58). Gillispie recorded her first assist of the season and the third of her career. Gillispie is tied for 11th in school history for career assists.
– Senior midfielder Adah Anderson played in her 59th career match, which is tied for 10th in school history.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On the impact of the underclassman today…
“I think it’s great that they have several minutes from last year. And then we have some incoming freshmen this year that are coming in, contributing right away. So these are good minutes for them to prepare for the Big 12.”
On the expectations for the incoming freshmen…
“To come in and compete, find ways to improve every single day, ask questions and get caught up as quickly as possible with our identity and the way we want to play.”
On carrying the energy into upcoming matches…
“I think if we just continue to play the way we’re capable of playing, stylistically. I think that’s a big bonus for us. And we saw that tonight, and we were able to use our depth as well. So I think there’s a lot of positives to take away from tonight, but we still got a lot of work to do.”
On the way transfer Ryann Reynolds has been contributing…
“She’s adapting very well, she’s finding the back of the net, she’s scoring goals for us, which is much needed. I think she should have some good confidence right now, and you can see it from our West Coast trip to today, so hopefully, she’ll continue to do that.”
FROM THE FIELD
Sophomore Forward Ryann Reynolds
On how she has been feeling about transferring to K-State…
“Honestly, I could not have asked to be put in a better situation. I think this is the perfect fit for me. I’m able to contribute to the team. As soon as I got here, I was welcomed. I love everyone, and I love the staff. It’s been great. I have no regrets.”
On the decision to transfer to K-State…
“It was kind of just a gut feeling, like when I got here and I noticed how big family, competition, the work ethic was here, and just the coaching staff and everyone is amazing. And other than soccer, the school’s great, and everyone’s just great. So I love it here. ”
On tying the school record and leading the team in goals …
“It feels great, honestly, big shout out to my team. I’m so glad I get to contribute to this team. And I mean, they set me up for success, so credit to them.”
UP NEXT
K-State completes a Wildcat Weekend on Sunday, September 1, as the Wildcats host South Dakota at 1 p.m. Sunday’s match is Senior Day, as K-State will honor its five seniors: Adah Anderson, Riley Baker, Kenzi Gillispie, Porter List and Kiran Singh in a post-match ceremony. For tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS. Fans with football ticket to the UT Martin game can purchase a K-State soccer ticket for just $5.
