A second half goal from a K-State senior on Senior Day brought the Wildcats into a tie, but TCU converted a corner kick in the 70th minute to end K-State’s 2018 home schedule with a 2-1 loss on Sunday afternoon at the K-State Soccer Complex.
The Wildcats honored its six-member senior class of Morgan Egan, Krista Haddock, Megan Kalkofen, Morgan Mauck, Haley Sutter and Tatum Wagner in a ceremony before Sunday’s match. In their K-State careers, the six players were responsible for 15 goals and 12 assists.
Kansas State (4-9-2, 0-6-0 Big 12) has played in adverse conditions in a number of matches during the 2018 season, but Sunday’s weather may have been the worst. A driving rain came down with sustained winds of 15 miles per hour from the north with gusts to 33.
TCU (10-4-2, 3-3-1) took advantage of the wind in the first half. The Horned Frogs tallied a 14-1 lead in total shots including a 5-1 edge in shots on goal. K-State’s shot on goal came from Wagner.
In the 23rd minute, TCU took a 1-0 lead. Tara Smith played the ball up the right side of the field, then slotted a pass through to McKenzie Oliver. Oliver took one touch on the ball and finished on the ground from eight yards into the left side of the net.
Just two minutes into the second half, K-State tied the match at one. Sophomore Hannah Davis attempted K-State’s second corner kick of the match. Her boot found the head of Sutter who guided the ball past TCU goalkeeper Emily Alvarado. It was K-State’s first goal this season on a corner kick.
The goal by Sutter was her second this season, both coming in Big 12 play. The two goals are a new single-season career-high for Sutter and improved her career total to four.
The tally ended K-State’s goalless streak at 484:44, spanning all six Big 12 matches this season. This was the second-longest shutout streak in program history, trailing a 575:09 stretch without a goal from the final four matches of the 2016 season and the first two-plus matches of the 2017 season.
The Horned Frogs registered the match-winning goal in the 70th minute on a corner kick. Yazmeen Ryan threaded a line drive ball into the six-yard box. Natalee Heiser charged in and put her head on the ball, sending it to the netting.
For the afternoon, TCU outshot K-State 25-4 including an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Horned Frogs also tallied a 7-3 lead in corner kicks.
K-State ends its 2018 home schedule with a 3-7-0 record.
Kansas State will begin a three-match road trip next weekend with a pair of matches against ranked opponents in the state of Texas. K-State will open the trip at (14) Baylor on Friday at 7 p.m., then will visit (20) Texas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
