K-State Returns Home to Battle Horned Frogs

Saturday, November 2

Manhattan

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

TCU

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Nov 01, 2019 | Volleyball

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State looks for a season sweep of TCU Saturday, as the Wildcats return to Ahearn Field House for a 6:30 p.m. start in the annual Pack the Field House.

The Wildcats (7-14, 2-7 Big 12) defeated the Horned Frogs (7-12, 2-7 Big 12) in four sets in to open Big 12 play on September 28. K-State last swept the season series with TCU in 2014.

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The match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Brian Smoller and Liz Wegner-Busch on the call. Fans can listen to Rob Voelker on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/watch.

MATCH #22
K-STATE (7-14, 2-7 BIG 12) vs. TCU (7-12, 2-7 BIG 12)
Saturday, November 2 // 6:30 p.m. // Ahearn Field House (5,000) // Manhattan, Kan.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Liz Wegner-Busch
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Rob Voelker
Listen: K-StateSports.com/watch
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K-STATE AT A GLANCE

K-State opened the second half its Big 12 schedule with a four-set road loss to West Virginia Wednesday night.
The match marked the Wildcats' second straight road loss.
At WVU, K-State was limited to a .152 hitting percentage - its second-lowest mark of the season.
The opening set saw the Cats register 21 kills, but the Mountaineers owned a 47-30 edge in total kills over the final three sets.
West Virginia hit .314, the highest efficiency turned in by a Wildcat opponent this season.
Freshman Anna Dixon paced the Cats' offense in kills for the seventh consecutive match with 16.
Dixon set a career-high with 11 digs for her first career double-double.
Setter Sarah Dixon also recorded a double-double with 22 assists and 10 digs, her team-leading 12th of the year.
Brynn Carlson added 10 kills on 25 swings without an error (.400), her career-best percentage in a conference match.
Gloria Mutiri broke the 500-kill plateau, as her eight kills brought the sophomore's career total to 503.
Dru Kuck led four Cats in double-figure digs with 15, as she was joined by Anna Dixon (11), Loren Hinkle (11) and Sarah Dixon (10).
West Virginia held a 9.0-3.0 edge in total blocks in taking the season series for the second time in three seasons.

SCOUTING TCU

TCU (7-12, 2-7 Big 12) enters Saturday's match following a straight-set home loss to Iowa State on Wednesday.
The Horned Frogs have dropped four of their last five matches and are 1-5 away from home this season.
In overall matches, TCU ranks eighth in hitting percentage, kills per set, assists per set, blocks per set and digs per set.
The Frogs allow opponents to his a league-high .236.
Freshman Audrey Nalls is the team leader at 3.22 kills per set, ranking seventh in the Big 12 this year.
In conference matches, TCU is ninth in hitting percentage (.146) and opponent hitting percentage (.256).
Sophomore Katie Clark is 10th in the conference at 3.39 points per set in league matches.

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series 9-6, dating back to 2012 when TCU joined the Big 12.
The Wildcats claimed the season's first meeting in four sets in Fort Worth.
K-State is 5-2 at home vs. TCU but has dropped the last two home decisions in the series.
The Cats have won the last two meetings with TCU, but the Horned Frogs have won four of the last six matchups.
The teams have split the last 10 meetings.
The Wildcats seeks a season series sweep for the first time since 2014 and just the third sweep since the series began.
Head coach Suzie Fritz is 9-6 in her career against the Frogs.

FIRST GO-AROUND

K-State and TCU met on September 28 in Fort Worth, with the Wildcats winning in four sets.
In the match, which was the Cats' Big 12 opener, K-State overcame a 1-0 deficit to take the match's final three sets.
The match saw K-State register a season-high 18.0 team blocks, led by Peyton Williams with nine and Megan Vernon with eight.
The Wildcats' comeback was sparked by 7.0 team blocks recorded in Set 2 with 8.0 more coming in the third set.
Jacque Smith produced a career-high 19 digs, helping limit TCU to a .125 efficiency.
Brynn Carlson turned in a match-high 18 kills at a .362 clip and Anna Dixon added 13 while hitting .250.
Katie Clark led the Frogs with 12 kills and Audrey Nalls chipped in 11.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Through 21 matches, 17 of K-State's matches have gone at least four sets this season.
Nine matches have gone the full five sets - one shy of matching the single-season record of 10 such matches (last done in 2017).
Through the season's first 13 matches, the Wildcats did not play a three-set match, breaking the program record to begin a season.
The Cats have also played eight four-set matches (3-5).
The Cats played just three five-set matches a season ago - equaling the fewest such matches in a single season.

AD ALL DAY

Freshman Anna Dixon has registered double-digit kills in each of the last 11 matches - a season-long streak - and leads the Wildcats with 149 kills (3.55 per set) over that stretch.
Dixon produced back-to-back matches with 21 kills - her first two 20-kill performances of her career - against Oklahoma and Kansas.
Her 25-point night (21 kills, 3 aces, 2 block assists) vs. KU is a season high by any Wildcat this season
The Louisburg product has led K-State in kills in each of the seven matches.
Dixon ranks fourth in the Big 12 in conference-only matches with 3.71 kills per set and is sixth with 4.01 points her set.
Dixon has 10 or more kills in 14 of her last 15 matches and is now second on the team with 236 kills and first at 3.34 points per set.

CARDIAC CATS

K-State's match on Oct. 23 against KU marked the second time this season K-State battled back from an 0-2 hole to win in five sets (Clemson on Sept. 5).
The match also marked the second consecutive match against KU in which the Wildcats have won after dropping the first two sets.
The two wins when trailing by two sets this season equal the program's single-season record, as the Cats have done so twice in 2003, 2008 and 2014.
K-State has never erased a two-set deficit to win three times in one season.
K-State has just 11 victories when trailing 0-2 in the Fritz era (since 2001).
The Cats have lost the opening set of a match 10 times, going 5-5 in those matches.
K-State has won the opening set 10 times this season but are just 2-8 in those matches.

NEW HIGHS

K-State's defense set an all-time program record with 119 digs on Oct. 16 at Oklahoma.
It was the sixth-highest output in a five-set match in the nation this season and highest by any Big 12 team this year.
Dru Kuck's 36 digs vs. the Sooners - equaling the third-most in program history during the rally-scoring era.
The Wildcats also own the league' high total with 18 blocks at TCU on Sept. 28.
K-State tallied a season-high 12 aces against the Jayhawks Wednesday, five more than the previous best of seven.
The 12 aces were the fourth-best total in a five-set match during the rally-scoring era and most since 2007.
The 12 aces marked a high in Big 12-only matches for any conference team.
K-State also committed 20 service errors against Kansas, its most since turning in 20 at Hawaii on Aug. 31, 2008.
The Cats' offense turned in a season-high 75 kills in their five-set victory over Kansas - a season-best outing by any Big 12 team.

SPOOKY OCTOBER

K-State finished the month of October with a record of 1-7, with its lone victory coming in five sets over rival Kansas on Oct. 23.
In the month, the Wildcat offense hit just .190 as a team while allowing opponents to hit .239.
Anna Dixon led K-State with her 113 kills and 3.77 kills per set while Gloria Mutiri was next with 72 kills (2.40 per set).
Peyton Williams hit a team-high .293.
Megan Vernon paced the defense with 36 total blocks (1.24 per set).
Opponents averaged nearly two kills per set higher than the Wildcats (14.30-12.37).
The Cats turned in 37 service aces against 85 service errors while opponents have totaled 51 aces (65 errors).

HOME SWEET HOME

The Wildcats opened their home schedule a perfect 3-0 after their home-opening tournament, defeating Clemson, Omaha and Central Arkansas.
The Cats snapped a three-match home skid with a five-set won over Kansas on Oct. 23.
Fritz is 181-78 (.699) at home in her 19-year K-State career and is 102-66 (.607) at home in Big 12 play.
K-State owns a 63-36 (.636) home record since 2011.