MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Omaha women's soccer team began a two-game road swing on Wednesday night, falling 2-0 to Kansas State at the K-State Soccer Complex. With the loss, the Mavericks are now 0-4 (0-0 Summit League), while the Wildcats improve to 2-1-1 (0-0 Big 12).
Kansas State scored the opening goal when Christina Baxter headed home a cross from Tatum Wagner in the seventh minute.
Morgan Mauck made the score 2-0 in the 86th minute when she scored off a pass from Jaclyn Means.
Turning Point
Christina Baxter scored in the seventh minute to give Kansas State an early 1-0 lead.
Inside the Box Score
- Kansas State out shot Omaha 23-8 and held a 13-3 advantage in shots on goal.
- Emily Romero led the Mavericks with three shots (two on goal) and played a full 90 minutes.
- Haley Johnson started and played all 90 minutes for UNO and recorded 11 saves.
- Kansas State took three corner kicks in the match, while Omaha had two.
In Their Words
Omaha head coach Tim Walters on the overall game:
"We put in a solid performance on the pitch tonight, but the outcome was not what we wanted. We moved the ball well in the first half, then came out and took the game to them in the second half."
After the opening goal, how was your team able to settle into the match?
"They responded very well. It was unfortunate to give up an early goal, besides that, I thought we did very well."
What were you pleased with from your team in the second half?
"I was proud of the team tonight. We worked our tails off in the second half. I was impressed with our effort and thought we were going to get a goal."
Looking forward:
"What's important right now is we continue to improve. We have played a tough schedule these first four games. As long as we continue to get better, I'm excited about what we can do in the Summit League."
Up Next
Omaha returns to action in two days, as they will head to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on North Dakota at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1.
