Wildcats Wrap Up Regular Season at TCU

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State heads to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU in the regular-season finale for both squads in a Wednesday matinee, with first serve set for 1 p.m., at The Rickel.

K-State (14-12, 4-11 Big 12) went 1-1 last week, including a five-set victory over Kansas Wednesday and a four-set defeat to Texas Tech on Senior Night at Ahearn Field House on Saturday. The Wildcats are seeking to end a four-match losing skid to TCU (15-11, 7-8 Big 12).

Wednesday's match will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Southwest Plus and the FOX Sports Go app. Rob Voelker will be on the call on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio available at K-StateSports.com/watch.

MATCH #27
K-STATE (14-12, 4-11 Big 12) at TCU (15-11, 7-8 Big 12)
Wednesday, November 21 // 1 p.m. // The Rickel (1,300) // Fort Worth, Texas
Watch: FOX Sports Southwest Plus // FOX Sports Go
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Rob Voelker
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K-STATE AT A GLANCE

K-State (14-12, 4-11 Big 12) dropped a four-set decision to Texas Tech, 25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 15-25, in its home finale at Ahearn Field House Saturday.
After claiming the opening set, the Red Raiders claimed the next three to sweep the season series for the first time in the series' history.
TTU held a 59-40 edge in total kills while limiting the Cats to a .142 hitting percentage.
The Wildcats were led by freshman Brooke Heyne, who produced her second career double-double with a team-high 11 kills and 13 digs.
Senior Kylee Zumach and junior Peyton Williams each turned in eight kills, with Williams hitting .500 on 16 errorless swings.
Zumach's eight kills brings her season total to 300 - her third season reaching the 300-kill plateau.
Williams also had a team-best four blocks while Gloria Mutiri, Elle Sandbothe and Zumach all added three blocks.
Senior Zsofia Gyimes tallied a pair of aces to up her team-leading total to 30 on the season.
Seniors Reilly Killeen (11) and Devan Fairfield (10) rounded out a trio of Cats in double-digit digs.
Last week, 12 Wildcats were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team - the most in the conference and most selections in program history,

SCOUTING TCU

TCU (15-11, 7-8 Big 12) enters the Wednesday's regular-season finale having won three of its last four matching, going 2-0 last week with victories over West Virginia (3-1) and Kansas (3-0).
TCU is 13-2 at The Rickel this season and is 5-2 at home in Big 12 play.
Freshman élan McCall leads the Horned Frogs and ranks second in the conference at 4.81 kills per set.
McCall's 4.54 kills/set in league-only matches is good for third highest.
McCall has been named Big 12 Rookie of the Week a league-high five times with one Offensive Player of the Week honor.
The Frogs lead the Big 12 in aces per set at 1.35 while K-State sits second with 1.29.
As a team, TCU ranks third in both assists per set (12.61) and digs per set (15.50).

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series with TCU, 7-6, going back to 2012 when the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12.
After a four-set victory in Manhattan on Sept. 29, TCU has taken the last four meetings overall - the longest winning streak by either side in the series.
The Cats are 2-4 on the road vs. TCU, dropping the last three in Fort Worth.
K-State last won in Fort Worth in 2014 (3-0).
Head coach Suzie Fritz is 7-6 in her career vs. TCU.

BY THE NUMBERS

K-State is 14-0 this season when hitting at a higher efficiency than its opponent and are 11-0 when producing more kills.
When holding its opponent to a .200 hitting percentage or lower, K-State is 10-0.
Conversely, the Wildcats are 0-12 when trailing in attack percentage and 1-7 when being held under .200 as a team.
K-State has been held under .200 in five of its last seven outings (2-5 in that span).
The Cats have picked up five or more service aces 13 times this season and are 9-4 in those matches.
The Wildcat defense has reached double-digit blocks seven times this year, going 5-2 in such matches.
Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach leads K-State with 15 matches with 10 or more kills, as the Cats are 11-4 when she reaches double figures and 5-2 with at least 15 kills.

MILESTONE WATCH

Setter Sarah Dixon is second in the Big 12 with 11.10 assists per set, just behind TCU's Tori Dilfer's 11.11 assists/set.
The last K-State setter to lead the conference in assists per set was Disney Bronnenberg in 1998 (15.54).
As a team, the Wildcats are second with 1.29 assists per set, last finishing as the Big 12 leader in 2007 (1.89).
Zumach is now in sole possession of second place in K-State history at 1,358 career kills in the rally-scoring era.
At 300 kills this year, Zumach produced her third 300-kill season in a Wildcat uniform.
Zsofia Gyimes is one block away from 100 career stuffs and one ace shy of 50 career aces.
Senior libero Devan Fairfield has 352 digs this season - a career high. Her previous single-season best was 187 in 2016.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Dixon

Devan Fairfield

Zsofia Gyimes

Brooke Heyne

Reilly Killeen

Gloria Mutiri

Elle Sandbothe

Peyton Williams

Kylee Zumach

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