Kansas State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 22
Manhattan, Kan.
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Senior Night Ends with Three-Set Defeat to Mountaineers
Nov 22, 2017 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – In its season finale at Ahearn Field House Wednesday night, the K-State volleyball team said farewell to senior Bryna Vogel and graduate manager Carla Bernardes in a post-match ceremony following a three-set defeat at the hands of the West Virginia Mountaineers, 22-25, 25-27, 18-25.
"In my mind, she's a tremendous success story," head coach Suzie Fritz said of Vogel, the team's only senior. "She has more inside of her than maybe any player I've ever coached. She's tenacious and she's extremely competitive. She's like a ninja and a nun all rolled into one. She's a really dynamic and extraordinary human being."
The Clearwater, Kansas, native had to watch K-State (10-19, 3-13 Big 12) end its 2017 from the sidelines, as she recovers from a season-ending knee injury she sustained November 8 at Kansas. The 6-foot opposite hitter saw her team fall in straight sets, as the Mountaineers (17-12, 5-10 Big 12) hit .360 to sweep the season series for the first time in the series' history.
Outside hitters Alyssa Schultejans and Kylee Zumach paced the Wildcat offense with 14 kills apiece. Zumach, a redshirt junior, hit .500 (0 errors, 28 total attacks) to lead the team in efficiency and added 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
"I thought the left sides, both Kylee and Alyssa, were good early," said Fritz. "I thought Kylee Zumach was really good – .500 on 28 swings. She was trying to hold us together, and we couldn't have asked her to do any more tonight. She was playing hard and competing hard."
West Virginia outlasted the Cats in an opening set that held nine ties and saw neither side lead by more than three points. K-State reclaimed a lead at 19-17 but the Mountaineers closed the frame on an 8-3 spurt, including scoring four of the final five points. Schultejans picked up six of her 14 kills on nine swings in the set while Zumach had four on 12 attacks.
The Cats fought off set point three different times in Set 2 and forced extra points before back-to-back kills by WVU's Morgan Montgomery and Payton Caffrey gave West Virginia a 2-0 match lead. Montgomery had seven of her match-high 15 kills in the second set while Caffrey added five. Both Schultejans and Zumach had six kills for K-State.
A 10-4 Mountaineer spurt midway through the final set put the score to 14-8 and forced K-State to use its final timeout. From there, WVU maintained its lead until a four-point scoring run by the Cats cut the deficit to three, 21-18. Out of a WVU timeout, a 4-0 Mountaineer run ended the match and K-State's season. Caffrey added five of her 13 kills in the last set while Zumach contributed four more in Set 3. WVU hit a match-high .419 (16 kills, three errors, 31 attacks) in the third game.
West Virginia hit over .400 in the second and third sets while K-State's best output was a .312 efficiency in Set 2. WVU held a 51-39 advantage in total team digs.
Sophomore middle blocker Elle Sandbothe added six kills while junior middle Macy Flowers added five to go with a team-best three blocks, marking seventh consecutive match she has led or tied for the team lead in blocks.
Setters Sarah Dixon and Brooke Smith handed out 20 and 17 assists, respectively.
Junior libero Reilly Killeen recorded a team-high 13 digs, her 15th straight match in double figures.
"It's a very disappointing way to end the season," Fritz added.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
"In my mind, she's a tremendous success story," head coach Suzie Fritz said of Vogel, the team's only senior. "She has more inside of her than maybe any player I've ever coached. She's tenacious and she's extremely competitive. She's like a ninja and a nun all rolled into one. She's a really dynamic and extraordinary human being."
The Clearwater, Kansas, native had to watch K-State (10-19, 3-13 Big 12) end its 2017 from the sidelines, as she recovers from a season-ending knee injury she sustained November 8 at Kansas. The 6-foot opposite hitter saw her team fall in straight sets, as the Mountaineers (17-12, 5-10 Big 12) hit .360 to sweep the season series for the first time in the series' history.
Outside hitters Alyssa Schultejans and Kylee Zumach paced the Wildcat offense with 14 kills apiece. Zumach, a redshirt junior, hit .500 (0 errors, 28 total attacks) to lead the team in efficiency and added 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
"I thought the left sides, both Kylee and Alyssa, were good early," said Fritz. "I thought Kylee Zumach was really good – .500 on 28 swings. She was trying to hold us together, and we couldn't have asked her to do any more tonight. She was playing hard and competing hard."
West Virginia outlasted the Cats in an opening set that held nine ties and saw neither side lead by more than three points. K-State reclaimed a lead at 19-17 but the Mountaineers closed the frame on an 8-3 spurt, including scoring four of the final five points. Schultejans picked up six of her 14 kills on nine swings in the set while Zumach had four on 12 attacks.
The Cats fought off set point three different times in Set 2 and forced extra points before back-to-back kills by WVU's Morgan Montgomery and Payton Caffrey gave West Virginia a 2-0 match lead. Montgomery had seven of her match-high 15 kills in the second set while Caffrey added five. Both Schultejans and Zumach had six kills for K-State.
A 10-4 Mountaineer spurt midway through the final set put the score to 14-8 and forced K-State to use its final timeout. From there, WVU maintained its lead until a four-point scoring run by the Cats cut the deficit to three, 21-18. Out of a WVU timeout, a 4-0 Mountaineer run ended the match and K-State's season. Caffrey added five of her 13 kills in the last set while Zumach contributed four more in Set 3. WVU hit a match-high .419 (16 kills, three errors, 31 attacks) in the third game.
West Virginia hit over .400 in the second and third sets while K-State's best output was a .312 efficiency in Set 2. WVU held a 51-39 advantage in total team digs.
Sophomore middle blocker Elle Sandbothe added six kills while junior middle Macy Flowers added five to go with a team-best three blocks, marking seventh consecutive match she has led or tied for the team lead in blocks.
Setters Sarah Dixon and Brooke Smith handed out 20 and 17 assists, respectively.
Junior libero Reilly Killeen recorded a team-high 13 digs, her 15th straight match in double figures.
"It's a very disappointing way to end the season," Fritz added.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State posted a .235 attacking percentage and West Virginia hit .360.
- Schultejans and Zumach led the Wildcat offense with 14 kills each.
- Zumach added 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the year to go with two of the team's five service aces.
- WVU hit over .400 in both the second and third sets while K-State's best output was .312 in Set 2.
- Flowers had a team-best three blocks, helping the Cats to five team blocks.
- Killeen had a team-high 13 digs.
- WVU held a 51-39 edge in total team digs.
- K-State leads the all-time series, 8-4.
- WVU sweeps the season series for the first time in the series' history.
- K-State concludes its season with a sub-.500 record for the first time since 2010 and breaks a streak of three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Team Stats
WVU
KSU
Kills
46
43
Errors
10
15
Attempts
100
119
Hitting %
.360
.235
Points
57.0
53.0
Assists
45
38
Aces
4
5
Blocks
7.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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