{"id":83656,"date":"2025-10-12T17:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=83656"},"modified":"2025-10-12T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:15:47","slug":"kansas-tops-kansas-state-4-1-in-sunflower-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2025\/10\/12\/kansas-tops-kansas-state-4-1-in-sunflower-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Tops Kansas State 4-1 in Sunflower Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jimmy Adeniran<\/em><\/p>\n

The Sunflower Showdown on the pitch belonged to the Jayhawks Thursday night, as Kansas secured a decisive 4-1 win over Kansas State at Rock Chalk Park. The victory gave Kansas its second conference win of the season, improving to 2-2 in Big 12 play, while the Wildcats fell to 0-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas State struck first when forward Andra Mohler found the back of the net early, giving the Wildcats an early 1-0 advantage. Mohler nearly added another minutes later, but her shot came up just short. Forward Ava Garrett also had a look for the Wildcats, but Kansas\u2019 defense kept them out of the net.<\/span><\/p>\n

Momentum shifted midway through the first half when defender Lily Hendrickson drew a foul that set up a penalty kick for midfielder Jillian Gregorski. She capitalized, evening the score 1-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas State wasted little time trying to answer back. With just two minutes left in the first half, forward Becca Smith buried a shot to give the Jayhawks a 2-1 lead heading into the locker room. Kansas dominated the stat sheet in the opening frame, outshooting Kansas State, 9-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jayhawks carried that energy into the second half. Kansas forward Jocelyn Herrema nearly added to the lead, but goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing made a clutch save. Even so, Kansas kept firing away, eventually building a 14-4 shot advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The breakthrough came in the 67th minute, when midfielder Livvy Moore finished off an assist from forward Saige Wimes to push the lead to 3-1. Just minutes later, Smith struck again for her second goal of the night, all but sealing the Sunflower Showdown in Kansas\u2019 favor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas\u2019 defense shined down the stretch, swarming the Wildcats every time they tried to push forward. Despite late pressure from Kansas State, the Jayhawks held firm to close out a 4-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s brace led the way for Kansas, with Moore and Wimes adding to the attack. On the back line, goalkeeper Sophie Dawe had a strong showing, even shaking off a tough fall after saving what would have been a game-tying goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The victory extends Kansas\u2019 all-time edge in the series to 7-2-2, and gives the Jayhawks bragging rights in another edition of the Sunflower Showdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas will travel to Iowa State on Friday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. as Big 12 play continues.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article was edited by Eric Lucio. Contact him at ericlucio12@ku.edu for feedback or errors.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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