Kansas State University
2-0
Idaho
0-2
Cats Sweep Idaho Saturday at Beaver State Classic
Aug 26, 2017 | Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Redshirt junior outside hitter Kylee Zumach led K-State's offense for the second straight day, as the Wildcats swept Idaho, 25-23, 25-18, 25-25, Saturday at the Beaver State Classic at Gill Coliseum.
Zumach (13 kills, 11 digs) recorded the second double-double of her career and K-State's (2-0) first this season. Ten of Zumach's team-high 13 kills came on 20 attacks over the final two sets. As a team, the Wildcats produced 25 more kills than Idaho (48-23).
K-State's defense – thanks to a 51-28 edge in total digs – stifled the Vandal offense, holding Idaho (0-2) to 10 or fewer kills in all three sets and a team match hitting percentage of .116. The Cats posted a team efficiency of .320, the second straight match hitting over .300.
Four Wildcats – Zumach, Bryna Vogel, Peyton Williams and Brynn Carlson – hit better than .300 with at least 10 attempts.
Trailing Idaho 21-17 in the opening set, three Zumach kills sparked an 8-2 run that handed K-State a 25-23 set win. Vogel had five kills and libero Reilly Killeen had two of K-State's four service aces in a set that had eight lead changes.
The Wildcats rode that momentum into set two as they scored the set's first eight points on their way to a 25-18 win. Zumach recorded six kills in the frame and junior-transfer Brooke Smith tallied five assists in her K-State debut. The K-State defense forced Idaho into more attacking errors (6) than it had kills (5) in the set.
In the final set, K-State was forced to call a timeout after Idaho claimed a 12-11 lead. The Cats responded by scoring 14 of the next 17 points to win the set 25-15 and earn the straight-set victory. K-State posted a match-best .469 hitting percentage (18k-3e-32ta) in set three. Carlson (7 kills, 8 swings) and Williams (5 kills, 7 swings) spearheaded the offense's efficiency while recording their first kills in a Wildcat uniform.
Killeen led the Wildcats with 16 digs while junior Zsofia Gyimes posted a pair of blocks. Setter @dixon dished out a match-high 33 assists. Dixon, Gyimes and Killeen all had two service aces.
K-State concludes the Beaver State Classic Saturday as it squares off with host Oregon State (2-0) at 9 p.m. CT. The match can be streamed free at OSUBeavers.com and fans in Manhattan can listen to Rob Voelker call the action on KMAN 93.3 FM and 1350 AM.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• K-State posted a .320 attacking efficiency while Idaho finished with a .116 hitting percentage.
• Carlson (.533) and Williams (.700) combined to kill 15 balls on 25 swings without an error – the duo's first kills as a Wildcat.
• K-State's 48 kills matched its three-set high in 2016.
• K-State had six service aces, the second straight match with at least five.
• Smith handed out five assists in her K-State debut.
• K-State held Idaho to 10 or fewer kills in all three sets, and a match-low five in set two.
• Vogel managed nine kills and eight digs in two sets of work.
NOTES
• K-State leads the all-time series with Idaho, 2-1 (last played in 2011).
• The Wildcats begin the season 2-0 for the sixth straight season.
• Zumach tallied the second double-double of her career and first by a Wildcat this season.
• Zumach's last double-double came in the second match of the 2016 season at No. Hawaii (Aug. 27).
