This was the first meeting between K-State and Cincinnati. The Wildcats are 8-46-6 in Big 12 matches.
K-State owns an overall record at Buser Family Park of 19-36-7 and are 1-3-2 this season. With its draw on Thursday, K-State has tied the school record for draws in a season with three joining the 20 seasons. The Bearcats outshot K-State, 15-8, including a 7-1 edge in shots on goal. Cincinnati's last ditch attempt by Megan Smith with under five seconds to play from the edge of the 18-yard box was saved by K-State goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff to preserve the draw. The effort was the Mason, Ohio, native's second career game-tying goal, setting a new school record for career game-tying goals. This was El-Naggar's second goal this season and the fourth of her K-State and collegiate career.
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El-Naggar stepped over the ball and ripped a thunderous live drive free kick that whizzed past Cincinnati goalkeeper Anna Rexford and off the right post, banking into the back of the net. The Wildcats were pushing an attack forward when the Bearcats were whistled for a foul roughly 30 yards from their goal. Laura Zemberyova squared up a shot from outside the 18-yard box and found the upper left corner of the frame for her second goal of the season. K-State (2-4-3) held the Bearcats off the scoreboard for the first 63 minutes, but in the 64th minute Cincinnati (1-4-3) found twine for a 1-0 lead. The draw ended a four-match losing streak for the Wildcats and marks the second straight season K-State has opened league play with a draw. MANHATTAN, Kansas – Trailing by a goal in the late stages of Thursday's Big 12 opener, K-State received a thunderous goal from fifth-year senior Aliyah El-Naggar to send the Wildcats to a 1-1 draw with Cincinnati at Buser Family Park.
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