Wildcats Take Aim at Iowa State Saturday

Saturday, November 9

Manhattan

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

Iowa State

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Nov 07, 2019 | Volleyball

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Winners of two straight home matches, K-State welcomes Iowa State to Ahearn Field House for a 6:30 p.m. first serve on Saturday.

The Wildcats (8-14, 3-7 Big 12) sit in sixth place in the Big 12 standings after a five-set win over TCU last Saturday. Iowa State (15-8, 6-5 Big 12), who has won three of its last four following a three-set victory over West Virginia on Wednesday, are in fourth place.

The Cyclones claimed the season's first matchup in Ames in straight sets on October 26 and lead the all-time series 54-41.

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The match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Mitch Fortner 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 #23
K-STATE (8-14, 3-7 BIG 12) vs. IOWA STATE (15-8, 6-5 BIG 12)
Saturday, November 9 // 6:30 p.m. // Ahearn Field House (5,000) // Manhattan, Kan.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Mitch Fortner, 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 finished a season sweep of TCU Saturday with a five-set win over the Horned Frogs.
It marked the first season sweep of TCU since 2014, as the Cats finished the night on a 9-0 run to pick up their fifth five-set match of the season.
Four Wildcats reached double-digit kills, led by Brynn Carlson and Gloria Mutiri with 13 apiece.
Anna Dixon and Peyton Williams each added 11, as Williams hit at a .348 clip.
Mutiri hit a team-high .444 as K-State hit .255 to TCU's .199.
The Cats picked up 15.0 team blocks, their second-highest total of the season.
Williams paced the defense with eight blocks while Megan Vernon added seven and Dixon turned a career-high six.
K-State picked up a season-high 18.0 blocks in its first meeting at TCU, totaling 33.0 blocks in two matchups with the Horned Frogs.
Loren Hinkle had a team-high 16 digs and Teana Adams-Kaonohi and Dru Kuck each added 10.
Adams-Kaonohi produced the first double-double of her career, handing out 22 assists.
TCU tallied 13 service aces with six coming from Audrey Nalls.
K-State has won back-to-back five-set matches at home, as it improved its home record to 5-3.
The 10 total five-set matches this season matches a single-season program record, last done in 2017.

SCOUTING IOWA STATE

Iowa State (15-8, 6-5 Big 12) enters Saturday's match in fourth place in the Big 12 standings following a straight-set home win over West Virginia Wednesday.
The Cyclones have won three of their last four matches, with the only loss coming to third-ranked Baylor.
ISU has three players with over 200 kills this season, led by Eleanor Holthaus' 266 (3.17 per set).
Holthaus ranks sixth in the Big 12 in kills per set in overall matches and seventh in conference-only matches (3.17).
As a team, Iowa State ranks third in kills per set (13.54), hitting percentage (.248), assists per set (12.33) and digs per set (14.95).
The Cyclones ranks in the league's top six in every major statistical category in both overall and conference matches.
Junior Candelaria Herrera owns the third-highest hitting percentage in league matches at .333.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Iowa State leads the all-time series 54-41, dating back to 1976.
The Cyclones claimed the season's first meeting in three sets in Ames on Oct. 26.
ISU has taken the last six matchups in the series, its longest winning streak since winning eight straight from 2008-11.
The Cats are 22-20 at home against Iowa State, but have dropped the last two.
K-State is 2-8 in its last 10 meetings with the Cyclones, last winning in 2016.
The teams have split the last 10 matches in Manhattan.
Head coach Suzie Fritz is 17-20 in her career against Iowa State.

FIRST GO-AROUND

K-State and Iowa State met on Oct. 26 in Ames, with the Cyclones winning in three sets.
In the match, K-State was limited to a season-low 32 kills as the Cyclones produced 18 more kills than the Cats.
Anna Dixon led the Wildcats with 10 kills and Gloria Mutiri hit a team-high .300 with seven kills.
Dru Kuck turned in 15 digs to lead K-State.
ISU's Piper Mauck was two kills shy of a triple-double, as she had 28 assists and 10 digs.
Iowa State recorded nine service aces while K-State committed nine service errors.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Through 22 matches, 18 of K-State's matches have gone at least four sets this season.
Ten matches have gone the full five sets, matching the single-season record of 10 such matches (2017).
K-State is 0-4 in three-set matches and has never gone a season winless in three-setters.
The program record for three-set matches in a season is nine, which was set in 1986.
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 12 matches - a season-long streak - and leads the Wildcats with 160 kills (3.40 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 led K-State in kills in seven matches from Oct 5-30.
Dixon ranks sixth in the Big 12 in conference-only matches with 3.51 kills per set and is seventh with 3.91 points her set.
Dixon has 10 or more kills in 15 of her last 16 matches and the team leader at 3.01 kills a set and 3.33 points per set.

CARDIAC CATS

K-State's five five-set victories this season marks the highest total since the 2014 season (6).
The Wildcats' match on Oct. 23 against KU marked the second time this season in which K-State battled back from an 0-2 hole to win in five sets (Clemson on Sept. 5).
The match was also the second consecutive match against KU in which the Wildcats have won after dropping the first two sets.
The Cats' two wins this season when trailing by two sets 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 11 times this season but are just 3-8 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.

HOME SWEET HOME

K-State improved its home record to 5-3 after its five-set win over TCU Saturday.
The Cats have won two straight home matches, each in five sets, snapping a three-match home skid.
The Wildcats opened their home schedule a perfect 3-0 after their home-opening tournament, defeating Clemson, Omaha and Central Arkansas.
Fritz is 182-78 (.700) at home in her 19-year K-State career and is 103-66 (.609) at home in Big 12 play.
K-State owns a 64-36 (.640) home record since 2011.