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K-State Takes Doubleheader with SLU, WKU
Sep 01, 2018 | Volleyball
ST. LOUIS – K-State rebounded from its first loss of the season with a pair of four-set victories Saturday over Saint Louis and Western Kentucky, as the Wildcats concluded the second weekend of the regular season at the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic at Chaifetz Arena.
"Going into today, were really trying to upgrade our point scoring," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "We were much better defensively today. I was really proud of them for that, they were focused on being a better defensive team. We upgraded with our serving and were doing better things at the net. That to me is the high point."
K-State (4-1) had a pair of all-tournament selections in junior middle blocker Elle Sandbothe and redshirt senior outside hitter Kylee Zumach.
Zumach led the Wildcats with 35 kills (3.50 kills/set) while hitting .286 and turned in a career-high 14 digs against Saint Louis (0-4) on her way to her second double-double of the year.
Sandbothe hit .375 or better in all three matches and matched her career-best output of 11 kills against Western Kentucky (4-3). The junior picked up at least four blocks in each match, totaling 13 total blocks and averaging 1.18 blocks per set. It was the first all-tournament nod of her career.
"Kylee is doing so much for us right now," Fritz said. "A lot of what she does hangs on her attacking, but there are so many other things she's doing right now. She's becoming a better defender and becoming a better server.
"I really felt like Elle was able to generate some offense behind the setter," added Fritz. "That's a nice thing for us to have – a hitter that can score points behind the setter in the front row."
K-STATE 3, SAINT LOUIS 1
Alyssa Schultejans led K-State with a season-high 14 kills while Zumach (12 kills, 14 digs) posted her second double-double of the season in the Wildcats' four-set win (25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19) over Saint Louis.
K-State hit .318 while holding a 58-46 edge in total kills over Saint Louis. Gloria Mutiri, Sandbothe and Peyton Williams turned in nine kills apiece. Zumach set a career high in digs and hit .370 while Schultejans posted a .346 efficiency with three blocks.
Middle blockers Sandbothe (.381) and Williams (.500) each had just one attacking error in the match. Sandbothe had a match-high four blocks.
Setter Sarah Dixon tallied a career-high 46 assists to go with seven digs and three kills.
A balanced attack led K-State to its 25-18 Set 1 win, as the Wildcats had five players record multiple kills. Mutiri, Sandbothe, Williams and Zumach each tied for the team lead with three and helped the Cats to 15 team kills with a .382 hitting efficiency. After SLU tied the score at 16, K-State closed the frame on a 9-2 run.
Schultejans and Zumach each tallied four kills in a 25-19 win in Set 2. The Billikens battled back to even the score, 17-17, but the Wildcats went on to score eight of the game's final 10 points to take a 2-0 lead. K-State hit .300 in the frame while limiting SLU to a .143 hitting percentage.
The Billikens used five service aces to take the third set, 25-20. Each side committed six attacking errors and hit below the .200 threshold. Sandbothe led the Cats with a trio of kills on seven attacks without an error to go with two blocks.
Schultejans' six fourth-set kills helped K-State close out SLU. Zumach, who did not play in the third set, added five kills in the fourth as the Wildcat offense hit .417 in the game. K-State tied the score four different times before taking its first lead during a six-point run. In total, the Cats closed the final game on an 11-2 run.
K-State had a team hitting percentage of .300 or better in each set it won and held SLU under .200 in Sets 2 and 3.
K-STATE 3, WESTERN KENTUCKY 1
Three Wildcats, led by Mutiri and Schultejans with 12, reached the double-digit kill mark in K-State's 25-18, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17 victory over Western Kentucky in the day's finale.
Sandbothe equaled her career-high with 11 kills and Dixon produced a double-double with 41 assists and 14 digs. Zumach and libero Devan Fairfield dug a dozen balls apiece.
The Cats picked up a season-best nine service aces and 13.0 team blocks. Schultejans led the team with three aces and added six blocks while Macy Flowers had seven blocks. Sandbothe added five block assists.
K-State led throughout its 25-18 opening-set win, hitting .310 as a team. Sandbothe led all players with four kills in Set 1 while Mutiri's third kill finished the set. Two separate 6-1 runs aided the Cats in the first set, as they led by as many as nine at one point.
Trailing in the second set, 19-16, a 6-1 Wildcat run that handed K-State its first lead of the set. K-State went finished by scoring nine of the set's final 12 points to take a two-set lead. The Wildcat defense picked up four blocks, paced by Flowers and Schultejans who each had a pair. Mutiri racked up four kills in the set while Zumach had three.
Western Kentucky forced a fourth set after limiting the Cats to a .109 hitting percentage in the third set. K-State fought off a pair of set points and forced extra points but dropped the set 28-26. The Wildcat offense produced 10 kills while the Lady Toppers registered 19 in Set 3.
The Cats had just one attacking error while collecting 17 kills for a .615 team efficiency in the match-clinching frame. Mutiri, Sandbothe and Schultejans each had a team-high four kills in the 25-17 set win.
K-State opens its home schedule on Tuesday night with a matchup with the Missouri State Bears. First serve from Ahearn Field House is scheduled for 6 p.m., and will stream live and free on K-StateHD.TV. The match will also be broadcast on FOX College Sports Pacific and New Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
"Going into today, were really trying to upgrade our point scoring," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "We were much better defensively today. I was really proud of them for that, they were focused on being a better defensive team. We upgraded with our serving and were doing better things at the net. That to me is the high point."
K-State (4-1) had a pair of all-tournament selections in junior middle blocker Elle Sandbothe and redshirt senior outside hitter Kylee Zumach.
Zumach led the Wildcats with 35 kills (3.50 kills/set) while hitting .286 and turned in a career-high 14 digs against Saint Louis (0-4) on her way to her second double-double of the year.
Sandbothe hit .375 or better in all three matches and matched her career-best output of 11 kills against Western Kentucky (4-3). The junior picked up at least four blocks in each match, totaling 13 total blocks and averaging 1.18 blocks per set. It was the first all-tournament nod of her career.
"Kylee is doing so much for us right now," Fritz said. "A lot of what she does hangs on her attacking, but there are so many other things she's doing right now. She's becoming a better defender and becoming a better server.
"I really felt like Elle was able to generate some offense behind the setter," added Fritz. "That's a nice thing for us to have – a hitter that can score points behind the setter in the front row."
K-STATE 3, SAINT LOUIS 1
Alyssa Schultejans led K-State with a season-high 14 kills while Zumach (12 kills, 14 digs) posted her second double-double of the season in the Wildcats' four-set win (25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19) over Saint Louis.
K-State hit .318 while holding a 58-46 edge in total kills over Saint Louis. Gloria Mutiri, Sandbothe and Peyton Williams turned in nine kills apiece. Zumach set a career high in digs and hit .370 while Schultejans posted a .346 efficiency with three blocks.
Middle blockers Sandbothe (.381) and Williams (.500) each had just one attacking error in the match. Sandbothe had a match-high four blocks.
Setter Sarah Dixon tallied a career-high 46 assists to go with seven digs and three kills.
A balanced attack led K-State to its 25-18 Set 1 win, as the Wildcats had five players record multiple kills. Mutiri, Sandbothe, Williams and Zumach each tied for the team lead with three and helped the Cats to 15 team kills with a .382 hitting efficiency. After SLU tied the score at 16, K-State closed the frame on a 9-2 run.
Schultejans and Zumach each tallied four kills in a 25-19 win in Set 2. The Billikens battled back to even the score, 17-17, but the Wildcats went on to score eight of the game's final 10 points to take a 2-0 lead. K-State hit .300 in the frame while limiting SLU to a .143 hitting percentage.
The Billikens used five service aces to take the third set, 25-20. Each side committed six attacking errors and hit below the .200 threshold. Sandbothe led the Cats with a trio of kills on seven attacks without an error to go with two blocks.
Schultejans' six fourth-set kills helped K-State close out SLU. Zumach, who did not play in the third set, added five kills in the fourth as the Wildcat offense hit .417 in the game. K-State tied the score four different times before taking its first lead during a six-point run. In total, the Cats closed the final game on an 11-2 run.
K-State had a team hitting percentage of .300 or better in each set it won and held SLU under .200 in Sets 2 and 3.
K-STATE 3, WESTERN KENTUCKY 1
Three Wildcats, led by Mutiri and Schultejans with 12, reached the double-digit kill mark in K-State's 25-18, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17 victory over Western Kentucky in the day's finale.
Sandbothe equaled her career-high with 11 kills and Dixon produced a double-double with 41 assists and 14 digs. Zumach and libero Devan Fairfield dug a dozen balls apiece.
The Cats picked up a season-best nine service aces and 13.0 team blocks. Schultejans led the team with three aces and added six blocks while Macy Flowers had seven blocks. Sandbothe added five block assists.
K-State led throughout its 25-18 opening-set win, hitting .310 as a team. Sandbothe led all players with four kills in Set 1 while Mutiri's third kill finished the set. Two separate 6-1 runs aided the Cats in the first set, as they led by as many as nine at one point.
Trailing in the second set, 19-16, a 6-1 Wildcat run that handed K-State its first lead of the set. K-State went finished by scoring nine of the set's final 12 points to take a two-set lead. The Wildcat defense picked up four blocks, paced by Flowers and Schultejans who each had a pair. Mutiri racked up four kills in the set while Zumach had three.
Western Kentucky forced a fourth set after limiting the Cats to a .109 hitting percentage in the third set. K-State fought off a pair of set points and forced extra points but dropped the set 28-26. The Wildcat offense produced 10 kills while the Lady Toppers registered 19 in Set 3.
The Cats had just one attacking error while collecting 17 kills for a .615 team efficiency in the match-clinching frame. Mutiri, Sandbothe and Schultejans each had a team-high four kills in the 25-17 set win.
K-State opens its home schedule on Tuesday night with a matchup with the Missouri State Bears. First serve from Ahearn Field House is scheduled for 6 p.m., and will stream live and free on K-StateHD.TV. The match will also be broadcast on FOX College Sports Pacific and New Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State hit .318 against Saint Louis and hit .275 vs. Western Kentucky
- Schultejans posted 14 kills vs. SLU and 12 against WKU.
- Zumach recorded a career-high 14 digs vs. the Billikens.
- Dixon handed out a career-best 46 assists against SLU.
- K-State picked up nine aces and 13 blocks vs. WKU.
- Sandbothe equaled her career-high with 11 kills against the Lady Toppers.
- K-State leads the all-time series with Saint Louis, 8-0, and wins the first-ever meeting with Western Kentucky.
- Fritz tied Laurie Corbelli (Texas A&M) for fourth on the Big 12's career wins list with 330 victories.
- With 23 combined kills Saturday, Zumach (1,130 kills) passed Sandy Werner for fifth on K-State's all-time kills list (rally scoring).
Team Stats
KSU
SLU
Kills
58
46
Errors
17
21
Attempts
129
114
Hitting %
.318
.219
Points
68.0
57.0
Assists
53
44
Aces
5
7
Blocks
5.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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