K-State Volleyball Unveils Entire 2018 Schedule

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head volleyball coach Suzie Fritz revealed the entire 2018 schedule Monday, which features 12 home matches and 11 NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago.

K-State's home opener is set for Tuesday, September 4 against Missouri State at 6 p.m. at Ahearn Field House. The Bears won the 2017 Missouri Valley title and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season.

The Wildcats will host the annual K-State Invitational September 7-8. The field includes North Texas, Omaha and Oregon State.

K-State's nonconference schedule includes 13 matches against teams from 11 different conferences. Six matches will be against tournament teams from a season ago in Hawaii, Marquette, Minnesota, Missouri State, Oregon State, UCLA and Western Kentucky.

Big 12 play begins Wednesday, September 19, as K-State hosts Texas at Ahearn Field House at 7 p.m. The Longhorns reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last year.

Five teams on the Wildcats' schedule finished the year in the AVCA Top 25, including conference foes Texas (No. 5), Baylor (No. 21) and Iowa State (No. 25).

The 2018 season officially begins Friday, August 24, as the Cats open with a four-team tournament at the University of Hawaii. The field also includes Gonzaga and UCLA.

K-State is set to return 13 letterwinners from last year's squad, including seniors Devan Fairfield, Macy Flowers, Reilly Killeen, Zsofia Gyimes, Alyssa Schultejans, Brooke Smith and Kylee Zumach. The Cats retain five starters plus their libero for 2018.

2018 K-State Volleyball Schedule

Date	Day	Opponent/Tournament	Location	Time (CT)
Aug. 17	Fri	at Creighton (exhibition)	Omaha, Neb.	6:30 p.m.

Aug. 24-26	Fri-Sun	Hawaii Tournament	Honolulu, Hawaii
		at Hawaii vs. UCLA vs. Gonzaga		TBD

Aug. 31-Sept. 1	Fri-Sat	Saint Louis Tournament	St. Louis, Mo.
		at Saint Louis vs. Marquette vs. Western Kentucky		TBD


Sept. 4	Tues	MISSOURI STATE	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	6 p.m.



		*K-STATE INVITATIONAL*	*MANHATTAN, KAN.*
Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8	Fri Fri Sat	NORTH TEXAS OREGON STATE OMAHA		12 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1/6 p.m.



Sept. 11	Tues	at UMKC	Kansas City, Mo.	6 p.m.



Sept. 14-15	Fri-Sat	Minnesota Tournament	Minneapolis, Minn.
		at Minnesota vs. UW Green Bay		TBD


Sept. 19	Wed	TEXAS*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	7 p.m.
Sept. 21	Fri	at Oklahoma*	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
Sept. 26	Wed	at West Virginia*	Morgantown, W.Va.	7 p.m.
Sept. 29	Sat	TCU*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	TBD
Oct. 3	Wed	at Texas Tech*	Lubbock, Texas	8 p.m.
Oct. 10	Wed	IOWA STATE*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	7 p.m.
Oct. 17	Wed	KANSAS*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	7 p.m.
Oct. 20	Sat	at Baylor*	Waco, Texas	6:30 p.m.
Oct. 24	Wed	OKLAHOMA*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	7 p.m.
Oct. 27	Sat	at Iowa State*	Ames, Iowa	6:30 p.m.
Nov. 3	Sat	WEST VIRGINIA*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	8 p.m.
Nov. 7	Wed	at Texas*	Austin, Texas	7 p.m.
Nov. 10	Sat	BAYLOR*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	TBD
Nov. 14	Wed	at Kansas*	Lawrence, Kan.	7 p.m.
Nov. 17	Sat	TEXAS TECH*	AHEARN FIELD HOUSE	TBD
Nov. 21	Wed	at TCU*	Fort Worth, Texas	7 p.m.

*Big 12 match

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Devan Fairfield

Macy Flowers

Zsofia Gyimes

Reilly Killeen

Alyssa Schultejans

Brooke Smith

Kylee Zumach

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