Cats Eye Season Sweep of Bears

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State seeks a season sweep of the Baylor Bears Saturday night, with first serve set for 6 p.m. at Ahearn Field House as part of a Wildcat Weekend.

K-State (13-10, 3-9 Big 12), who defeated then-No. 24 Baylor in straight sets at the Ferrell Center back on October 20, seek its first season sweep of the Bears since 2012. Since the season's first meeting, BU (16-7, 8-4 Big 12) has won four consecutive matches and are receiving votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll.

Fans can purchase a general admission ticket for just $3 with a K-State vs. Kansas football ticket.

Saturday's match will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the ESPN 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 #24
K-STATE (13-10, 3-9 Big 12) vs. BAYLOR (16-7, 8-4 Big 12)
Saturday, November 10, 2018 // 6 p.m. // Ahearn Field House (5,000) // Manhattan, Kan.
Watch Online: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (pxp) and Liz Wegner-Busch (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Rob Voelker
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch | Live Stats
Promotion: Wildcat Weekend | Buy Tickets

K-STATE AT A GLANCE

K-State (13-10, 3-9 Big 12) sits in eighth place in the Big 12 standings after it fell at No. 5 Texas Wednesday night at Gregory Gymnasium, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19.
The Wildcats extended their losing skid to the Longhorns to 31 matches, dating back to 2003.
Freshman Gloria Mutiri led the Cats offense with seven kills.
Five Wildcats had at least five kills, including Kylee Zumach with six and Brooke Heyne, Elle Sandbothe and Peyton Williams all with five.
UT hit at a .386 clip while limiting K-State to a .180 hitting efficiency while holding a 43-31 edge in total kill production.
Defensively, libero Devan Fairfield recorded a match-best 13 digs while Williams led the Cats with three block assists.
The Cats picked up five service aces with 10 service errors, as five different players recorded an ace.

SCOUTING BAYLOR

Baylor (16-8, 8-4 Big 12) enters the weekend having won its last four matches since K-State swept the Bears in Waco on Oct. 20.
The Bears, who are receiving votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 Poll, have won six of their last seven overall.
Sophomore outside hitter Yossiana Pressley continues to pace the Big 12 with her 5.01 kills per set in all matches and 4.93 kills a set in conference matches.
Pressley's kills/set average is third-highest in the nation.
Middle blocker Shelly Fanning is the league's leader in hitting percentage at .410 (.415 in league play).
As a team, BU leads the Big 12 in kills per set at 14.14 and assists per set with 13.39.
Defensively, Baylor is second in team digs/set at 15.56.

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series, 29-17, dating back to 1993.
After a road sweep in Waco on Oct. 20, the Wildcats eye a season sweep of the Bears for the first time since 2012.
The Cats are 17-6 at home against BU and are 5-2 in the last seven at Ahearn Field House.
K-State and Baylor have split the last 10 meetings overall.
Head coach Suzie Fritz is 22-13 in her career vs. Baylor.

BY THE NUMBERS

K-State is 13-0 this season when hitting at a higher efficiency than its opponent and are 10-0 when producing more kills.
When holding its opponent to a .200 hitting percentage or lower, K-State is 9-0.
Conversely, the Wildcats are 0-10 when trailing in attack percentage and 1-5 when being held under .200 as a team.
The Cats have picked up five or more service aces 12 times this season and are 8-4 in those matches.
The Wildcat defense has reached double-digit blocks six times this year, going 4-2 in such matches.
Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach leads K-State with 14 matches with 10 or more kills, as the Cats are 10-4 when she reaches double figures and 4-2 with at least 15 kills.

SAY HEY KID

Redshirt freshman outside hitter Brooke Heyne has started the last six matches for K-State - the first starts of her career - reaching double-digit kills in four times.
Heyne led the Cats in both kills (11) and digs (10) for the first double-double of her career Saturday vs. WVU, earning her second Big 12 Rookie of the Week Award in a three-week span.
The Omaha product has been the Wildcats' leader in kills in three of the last five matches.
Heyne produced a career-best 15 kills while hitting .467 at No. 24 Baylor on Oct. 20 on her way to being tabbed Big 12 Rookie of the Week.
Over the last six matches (all starts), she has a team-high 59 kills, 3.28 kills per set while hitting .260 with 35 digs and four blocks.

HONOR ROLL

Following Heyne's second Rookie of the Week honor, K-State now has seven weekly awards from the Big 12 - tied for most in the league with Baylor.
Sarah Dixon, Gloria Mutiri and Kylee Zumach have each garnered weekly conference accolades, marking the most awards K-State has received in a season since 2014.
Fritz has now overseen 54 Big 12 player-of-the-week awards in her 18-year career.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Dixon

Devan Fairfield

Brooke Heyne

Gloria Mutiri

Elle Sandbothe

Peyton Williams

Kylee Zumach

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