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Cats Set Digs Record in Five-Set Loss to Sooners
Oct 16, 2019 | Volleyball
NORMAN, Okla. – K-State set a program record with 119 digs, 36 coming from freshman Dru Kuck, but the Oklahoma Sooners rallied from a two-set hole to take a five-set battle Wednesday night, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-16, 16-14, at McCasland Field House.
Kuck led five Wildcats in double-digit digs, as her career-high output equaled the third-highest total in K-State history during the rally-scoring era. Freshman Anna Dixon turned in a career-best 21 kills while Gloria Mutiri added 13.
"I thought it was a significant upgrade from where we were last time out, particularly in the back row," head coach Suzie Fritz said after the match. "I thought our dig effort was really good. Our first contact was improved, and I thought our passing was better. Serving was also more efficient. It's a match we can win."
K-State (6-12, 1-5 Big 12) took the first two sets and later held match point in the fifth set, 14-13. Oklahoma (12-5, 4-2 Big 12) completed its comeback by scoring the night's final three points, capped by back-to-back kills by Ashlynn Dunbar, handing the Cats their fifth straight loss.
All five Wildcats that reached double-figure digs set career highs: Kuck (36), Sarah Dixon (20), Loren Hinkle (17), Mckenzi Weber (15) and Teana Adams-Kaonohi (13). K-State tallied 10 more digs than OU (109) on the night.
Dixon produced her third straight double-double as she had 43 assists to go with her dig total. It was the redshirt senior's team-leading 10th of the season and 30th of her career.
K-State registered 11 team blocks in holding OU to a .180 efficiency. K-State ended the night hitting .200 and held a 65-62 edge in kills.
Megan Vernon paced the Wildcats' defense for the fifth straight match, turning in six total blocks (one solo, five assist), while Brynn Carlson and Peyton Williams each added five. The Cats recorded seven blocks in building their two-set lead.
Oklahoma's Sarah Maras led her club with 20 kills and hit .373. Libero Keyton Kinley recorded 30 digs and was one of four Sooners to reach double-digit digs.
K-State trailed by as many as five points in the opening set, 16-11, but battled to close on a 9-1 run. Dixon ended the set with seven kills while the Wildcat defense tallied four team blocks, with two coming in the final three points. Vernon led the Cats with three blocks.
The Cats held a lead as large as eight points in Game 2, 18-10. K-State weathered an 8-2 Sooner scoring run that cut its lead to just two but rebounded to tally five of the last six to take a two-set lead. Dixon added five kills on a dozen swings without an error in the set.
Sooners earned their first set win in the third, 25-23, after eight tie scores and four lead changes. Oklahoma opened a 16-12 lead following a 6-0 burst before the Cats clawed to take a one-point lead at 23-22. OU finished by registering the frame's final three points. K-State hit a match-low .071 in the third set.
An 8-1 run catapulted the Sooners to a 14-8 lead midway through the fourth. OU went on to open a nine-point lead, 21-12, and forced a fifth set. Dixon picked up four more kills while Carlson and Mutiri each added three.
Eight of the first 10 points went to the Cats before the teams changed benches in the fifth. Mutiri, a Sand Springs, Oklahoma native, put down four consecutive kills to begin the frame. Later, OU went on its own 8-2 run and leveled the score at 12.
K-State held Oklahoma below .200 in each of the first three sets before the Sooners went on to hit .245 in Set 4 and .333 in the decisive set.
The Wildcats return to action Wednesday, October 23 in the season's first edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas at Ahearn Field House. The match will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU at 6 p.m. Rob Voelker will have the call on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Kuck led five Wildcats in double-digit digs, as her career-high output equaled the third-highest total in K-State history during the rally-scoring era. Freshman Anna Dixon turned in a career-best 21 kills while Gloria Mutiri added 13.
"I thought it was a significant upgrade from where we were last time out, particularly in the back row," head coach Suzie Fritz said after the match. "I thought our dig effort was really good. Our first contact was improved, and I thought our passing was better. Serving was also more efficient. It's a match we can win."
K-State (6-12, 1-5 Big 12) took the first two sets and later held match point in the fifth set, 14-13. Oklahoma (12-5, 4-2 Big 12) completed its comeback by scoring the night's final three points, capped by back-to-back kills by Ashlynn Dunbar, handing the Cats their fifth straight loss.
All five Wildcats that reached double-figure digs set career highs: Kuck (36), Sarah Dixon (20), Loren Hinkle (17), Mckenzi Weber (15) and Teana Adams-Kaonohi (13). K-State tallied 10 more digs than OU (109) on the night.
Dixon produced her third straight double-double as she had 43 assists to go with her dig total. It was the redshirt senior's team-leading 10th of the season and 30th of her career.
K-State registered 11 team blocks in holding OU to a .180 efficiency. K-State ended the night hitting .200 and held a 65-62 edge in kills.
Megan Vernon paced the Wildcats' defense for the fifth straight match, turning in six total blocks (one solo, five assist), while Brynn Carlson and Peyton Williams each added five. The Cats recorded seven blocks in building their two-set lead.
Oklahoma's Sarah Maras led her club with 20 kills and hit .373. Libero Keyton Kinley recorded 30 digs and was one of four Sooners to reach double-digit digs.
K-State trailed by as many as five points in the opening set, 16-11, but battled to close on a 9-1 run. Dixon ended the set with seven kills while the Wildcat defense tallied four team blocks, with two coming in the final three points. Vernon led the Cats with three blocks.
The Cats held a lead as large as eight points in Game 2, 18-10. K-State weathered an 8-2 Sooner scoring run that cut its lead to just two but rebounded to tally five of the last six to take a two-set lead. Dixon added five kills on a dozen swings without an error in the set.
Sooners earned their first set win in the third, 25-23, after eight tie scores and four lead changes. Oklahoma opened a 16-12 lead following a 6-0 burst before the Cats clawed to take a one-point lead at 23-22. OU finished by registering the frame's final three points. K-State hit a match-low .071 in the third set.
An 8-1 run catapulted the Sooners to a 14-8 lead midway through the fourth. OU went on to open a nine-point lead, 21-12, and forced a fifth set. Dixon picked up four more kills while Carlson and Mutiri each added three.
Eight of the first 10 points went to the Cats before the teams changed benches in the fifth. Mutiri, a Sand Springs, Oklahoma native, put down four consecutive kills to begin the frame. Later, OU went on its own 8-2 run and leveled the score at 12.
K-State held Oklahoma below .200 in each of the first three sets before the Sooners went on to hit .245 in Set 4 and .333 in the decisive set.
The Wildcats return to action Wednesday, October 23 in the season's first edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas at Ahearn Field House. The match will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU at 6 p.m. Rob Voelker will have the call on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State hit .200 as a team (65 kills, 23 errors, 210 attacks).
- Oklahoma turned in a .180 hitting percentage (62 kills, 22 errors, 222 swings).
- The Wildcats set an all-time program record with 119 digs.
- The 119 digs broke the previous record by one, set in 2015 against Illinois State.
- Kuck's 36 digs tied the third-highest total in program history during the rally-scoring era (since 2001).
- The 36 digs were the most since Angie Lastra's in 2007 and was the first 30-dig outing since Kersten Kober's 32 digs against Kansas in 2015.
- Anna Dixon had a career-high 21 kills and has led the Wildcats in kills in each of the last four matches.
- Sarah Dixon produced her third straight double-double with 43 assists and 20 digs.
- Dixon now has 10 double-doubles this season and 30 in her career.
- Five Wildcats set career highs in digs: Kuck (36), Dixon (20), Hinkle (17), Weber (15), Adams-Kaonohi (13).
- Oklahoma leads the all-time series 56-34-1.
- The Cats are 14-27 in Norman.
- The Sooners have won the last three meetings.
- K-State's five-match skid is its longest of the season.
- This was the Wildcats' eighth five-set match this season (3-5).
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Team Stats
KSU
OU
Kills
65
62
Errors
23
22
Attempts
210
222
Hitting %
.200
.180
Points
80.0
81.0
Assists
59
58
Aces
4
7
Blocks
11.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
5
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