Cats Trek to Morgantown for Midweek Matchup

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Entering the second week of Big 12 play, K-State seeks its first conference win as it meets West Virginia Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia.

K-State (10-3, 0-2 Big 12), who is receiving votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 for the third consecutive week, is coming off a three-set loss at Oklahoma last Friday night and have suffered consecutive losses for the first time this season. West Virginia (7-7, 0-2 Big 12) is also looking for its first conference win after falling to Iowa State and Texas Tech to begin its league slate.

The Wildcats lead the all-time series with WVU, 8-4, dating back to 2012 when the Mountaineers joined the Big 12. West Virginia swept the season series a year ago for the first time in the series' history. K-State is 4-2 all-time in Morgantown.

The match will stream live on MountaineerTV while fans can listen to Rob Voelker on the call on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio available at K-StateSports.com/watch.

MATCH #14
K-STATE (10-3, 0-2 Big 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (7-7, 0-2 Big 12)
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 // 5 p.m. CT // WVU Coliseum (14,000) // Morgantown, W.Va.
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Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Rob Voelker
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AT A GLANCE

K-State (10-3, 0-2 Big 12) is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time this season following a straight-set defeat at Oklahoma Friday night at McCasland Field House.
The Wildcats sit just outside the latest AVCA Top 25, receiving five points in Monday's poll.
In its first Big 12 road match, K-State fell 19-25, 19-25, 21-25 to the Sooners in Norman Friday.
The Cats were held under a .200 hitting percentage for just the second time this season while Oklahoma hit .309 - the second-highest mark for a K-State opponent this season.
The Sooners' attacking percentage marked the second straight match in which a Wildcat opponent eclipsed the .300 plateau and just the third time this season.
Freshman Gloria Mutiri led the Cats with 12 kills to go with three blocks and an ace.
Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach added 10 kills for her team-leading 11th match with double-digit kills.
Setter Sarah Dixon turned in her fourth double-double of the year with 30 assists and 12 digs.
K-State begins Big 12 play 0-2 for the first time since 2013.

SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia (7-7, 0-2 Big 12) enters its first home conference match after being swept at TCU Wednesday night.
The Mountaineers have dropped their first two Big 12 matches in four sets, a home matchup with Iowa State and a road match at Texas.
WVU had won four straight matches to end its non-conference slate.
Katelyn Evans leads West Virginia with 3.06 kills/set while Kristin Lux ranks second at 2.56 kills/set and Katie DeMeo is third with 2.11 kills/set.
DeMeo is the team leader in hitting percentage (.318) and blocks/set (1.51).
The Mountaineers run a two-setter system with Lacey Zerwas leading the way with 8.78 assists/set.
As a team, West Virginia is at the bottom of the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.167), kills/set (11.44) and assists/set (10.77) while ranking eighth in aces/set (0.88) and digs/set (13.38).

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series with West Virginia, 8-4, dating back to 2012 when WVU joined the Big 12.
The Mountaineers swept the season series a year ago for the first time in the series' history.
K-State had won the last four meetings in the series entering the 2017 season.
The Wildcats are 4-2 all-time in Morgantown
Head coach Suzie Fritz is 8-4 against WVU in her career and is 4-2 all-time on the road.

SEEING 20/10

Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach posted two straight matches in which she has recorded at least 20 kills and 10 digs (vs. Green Bay, Texas).
The pair of 20/10 matches are the first of her career and pushes her career double-double total to 11 - six of which have come in 2018.
It marks just the second time in Zumach's career she has posted back-to-back matches with 20 kills and the first time since her freshman year in 2014.
Zumach has four matches recording at least 20.0 points this season
She has eight matches this season with 10 or more digs after having just six such matches entering her senior campaign.

GLO FLO

K-State freshman Gloria Mutiri has continued the strong start to her career entering Big 12 play.
Mutiri has reached double-digit kills in both conference matches, including a team-best 12 in Friday's match at Oklahoma.
The native of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, leads the Cats with a .308 hitting percentage in league play while also picking up three service aces.
Against No. 5 Texas last Wednesday, she hit .323 while posting 14 kills and seven digs.

HONOR ROLL

K-State has picked up four Big 12 player of the week honors in the season's first five weeks.
Zumach has picked up a pair of Offensive Player of the Week nods while Sarah Dixon has also claimed one.
Freshman Gloria Mutiri was named Rookie of the Week on Monday, September 17.
Dixon was named MVP of the K-State Invitational in which the Cats were a perfect 3-0.

MILESTONE WATCH

With 336 career victories, head coach Suzie Fritz is tied with Nebraska's John Cook for the third-most wins in league history while a member of the Big 12.
Following her 20-kill performance Wednesday, Zumach now sits at 1,240 career kills which gives her sole possession of second in K-State history in the rally-scoring era.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Dixon

Gloria Mutiri

Kylee Zumach

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