Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Springfield, Mo.
12 p.m.
Kansas State University
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Cats Stumble in Friday Doubleheader vs. Weber State, Dayton
Sep 13, 2019 | Volleyball
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – K-State concluded its third non-conference weekend at the MSU Fall Invitational Friday with a four-set defeat to Weber State (25-21, 26-28, 21-25, 20-25) before a five-game setback against Dayton (25-19, 16-25, 22-25, 25-21, 11-15) at Hammons Student Center.
"The Dayton match was by far the best we played all weekend," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "We connected things significantly better. Right now, I think that's the challenge for us: connect good touch to good touch and good play to good play. We did that the best all weekend against Dayton.
"I think we felt a pretty significant defense upgrade. I thought our liberos played pretty well and kept us in some long rallies. Holly Bonde coming in after being out a couple matches with an injury and really sparked us coming in in Game 3. That was a tremendous positive for us."
WEBER STATE 3, K-STATE 1
Four players reached double-figure kills for K-State, but Weber State tallied 19 kills and hit over .300 in each of the final two sets, including .421 in the fourth set, to claim a four-set victory. WSU hit .298 for the match – a season high for a K-State opponent.
Peyton Williams paced K-State's offense with 14 kills and a .407 hitting efficiency. Gloria Mutiri added 13 kills while Brynn Carlson contributed a dozen and Anna Dixon chipped in 10. Along with her 13 kills, Mutiri also tallied 11 digs for her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career.
Freshman libero Dru Kuck reached the 20-dig plateau for the fourth consecutive match, recording a match-best 20 digs. Freshman Loren Hinkle set a season high with 12 digs.
Weber State produced 11 more kills than Kansas State (67-56), as four reached at least a dozen for WSU, led by Rylin Roberts' 19 kills. Roberts added 12 kills for her double-double and hit at a .318 clip.
K-State led from start to finish in the opening set and were led by Williams with five kills. Carlson and Mutiri each contributed four in the frame as K-State hit at a .323 clip with 14 total kills. WSU climbed within a point at 22-21, but a three-point burst that included kills by Dixon and Williams closed the set.
Weber State fought off three K-State set points in Set 2 and evened the match at a set apiece after a 3-0 run. K-State hit .158 in the frame while WSU tallied 16 kills while hitting .237. Mutiri led the Cats with four kills in the set.
WSU racked up 19 kills while hitting .304 in the third set, taking a 2-1 match lead. Roberts tallied seven of her kills for Weber State and WSU finished the set on a 9-3 run after K-State led 18-16. Set 3 featured 10 tie scores and three lead changes
The final set saw WSU hit a match-high .421, getting six more kills from Roberts while also receiving five from Dany Nay. Nay ended the night with 15 kills while hitting .406. The sides reached a tie score eight times in the set.
Hannah DeYoung hit .579 while registering a dozen kills for Weber State. Megan Gneiting also added 12 kills and nine digs.
Megan Vernon led K-State with four blocks (three assists, one solo). Each team ended the day with seven team blocks.
DAYTON 3, K-STATE 2
The Wildcats got eight kills from Bonde in Set 4 to push Dayton to a fifth set. Bonde, who came off the bench in the third set, ended the night with 13 kills to tie for the team lead with Mutiri and Dixon.
K-State hit at a higher efficiency than the Flyers, .202-.190, as the sides each recorded 60 kills. Dayton added 11 service aces, with 10 coming in Sets 2 and 3.
Sarah Dixon handed out 43 assists to go with 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Dixon was one of five Wildcats to record double-digit digs. Kuck had a team-high 24, her fifth straight match with at least 20 digs.
Mutiri added a career-high 18 digs for her second double-double of the day. Jacque Smith's total of 15 digs also marked a career high and Loren Hinkle picked up 14.
Jamie Peterson led UD with 22 kills and four aces.
K-State stole the opening set from Dayton in which Williams tallied seven kills and the Cats hit .343 with 15 kills as a team. The Flyers responded and took the next two sets and before K-State forced a decisive frame.
Williams ended the night with 11 kills and hit .333 to go with a team-high four blocks.
K-State was limited to just eight kills and a .049 hitting percentage in the second set, as Dayton tied the match 1-1. Mutiri had a team-high three kills in the set while Peterson chipped in six for the Flyers.
Dayton opened the third by scoring the set's first seven points, including three service aces by Bridget Doherty. The Flyers finished the set with five service aces.
The final set held eight tie scores and K-State led 8-7 as the teams changed benches. Dayton closed on an 8-4 burst to hand K-State its third consecutive loss.
K-State has played five five-set matches over its last seven matches overall.
UP NEXT
The Cats will conclude their non-conference schedule at the North Texas Challenge starting on Thursday. K-State will face off with North Texas, New Mexico and Ohio over the three-day event in Denton, Texas. All three matches can be heard on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio streaming at K-StateSports.com/watch.
NOTES
"The Dayton match was by far the best we played all weekend," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "We connected things significantly better. Right now, I think that's the challenge for us: connect good touch to good touch and good play to good play. We did that the best all weekend against Dayton.
"I think we felt a pretty significant defense upgrade. I thought our liberos played pretty well and kept us in some long rallies. Holly Bonde coming in after being out a couple matches with an injury and really sparked us coming in in Game 3. That was a tremendous positive for us."
WEBER STATE 3, K-STATE 1
Four players reached double-figure kills for K-State, but Weber State tallied 19 kills and hit over .300 in each of the final two sets, including .421 in the fourth set, to claim a four-set victory. WSU hit .298 for the match – a season high for a K-State opponent.
Peyton Williams paced K-State's offense with 14 kills and a .407 hitting efficiency. Gloria Mutiri added 13 kills while Brynn Carlson contributed a dozen and Anna Dixon chipped in 10. Along with her 13 kills, Mutiri also tallied 11 digs for her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career.
Freshman libero Dru Kuck reached the 20-dig plateau for the fourth consecutive match, recording a match-best 20 digs. Freshman Loren Hinkle set a season high with 12 digs.
Weber State produced 11 more kills than Kansas State (67-56), as four reached at least a dozen for WSU, led by Rylin Roberts' 19 kills. Roberts added 12 kills for her double-double and hit at a .318 clip.
K-State led from start to finish in the opening set and were led by Williams with five kills. Carlson and Mutiri each contributed four in the frame as K-State hit at a .323 clip with 14 total kills. WSU climbed within a point at 22-21, but a three-point burst that included kills by Dixon and Williams closed the set.
Weber State fought off three K-State set points in Set 2 and evened the match at a set apiece after a 3-0 run. K-State hit .158 in the frame while WSU tallied 16 kills while hitting .237. Mutiri led the Cats with four kills in the set.
WSU racked up 19 kills while hitting .304 in the third set, taking a 2-1 match lead. Roberts tallied seven of her kills for Weber State and WSU finished the set on a 9-3 run after K-State led 18-16. Set 3 featured 10 tie scores and three lead changes
The final set saw WSU hit a match-high .421, getting six more kills from Roberts while also receiving five from Dany Nay. Nay ended the night with 15 kills while hitting .406. The sides reached a tie score eight times in the set.
Hannah DeYoung hit .579 while registering a dozen kills for Weber State. Megan Gneiting also added 12 kills and nine digs.
Megan Vernon led K-State with four blocks (three assists, one solo). Each team ended the day with seven team blocks.
DAYTON 3, K-STATE 2
The Wildcats got eight kills from Bonde in Set 4 to push Dayton to a fifth set. Bonde, who came off the bench in the third set, ended the night with 13 kills to tie for the team lead with Mutiri and Dixon.
K-State hit at a higher efficiency than the Flyers, .202-.190, as the sides each recorded 60 kills. Dayton added 11 service aces, with 10 coming in Sets 2 and 3.
Sarah Dixon handed out 43 assists to go with 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Dixon was one of five Wildcats to record double-digit digs. Kuck had a team-high 24, her fifth straight match with at least 20 digs.
Mutiri added a career-high 18 digs for her second double-double of the day. Jacque Smith's total of 15 digs also marked a career high and Loren Hinkle picked up 14.
Jamie Peterson led UD with 22 kills and four aces.
K-State stole the opening set from Dayton in which Williams tallied seven kills and the Cats hit .343 with 15 kills as a team. The Flyers responded and took the next two sets and before K-State forced a decisive frame.
Williams ended the night with 11 kills and hit .333 to go with a team-high four blocks.
K-State was limited to just eight kills and a .049 hitting percentage in the second set, as Dayton tied the match 1-1. Mutiri had a team-high three kills in the set while Peterson chipped in six for the Flyers.
Dayton opened the third by scoring the set's first seven points, including three service aces by Bridget Doherty. The Flyers finished the set with five service aces.
The final set held eight tie scores and K-State led 8-7 as the teams changed benches. Dayton closed on an 8-4 burst to hand K-State its third consecutive loss.
K-State has played five five-set matches over its last seven matches overall.
UP NEXT
The Cats will conclude their non-conference schedule at the North Texas Challenge starting on Thursday. K-State will face off with North Texas, New Mexico and Ohio over the three-day event in Denton, Texas. All three matches can be heard on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio streaming at K-StateSports.com/watch.
NOTES
- K-State leads the all-time series against Weber State 2-1 dating back to 1999.
- Dayton now leads the series with K-State 2-1.
- It marked the first meeting between K-State and WSU since 2009.
- The Wildcats have played five five-set matches in their first seven matches this season (2-3).
- K-State played just three five-set matches a season ago.
- The Wildcats are 14-6 in their last 20 non-conference matches.
- The Wildcats have yet to play a three-set match this season, a program record to begin a season at nine straight matches.
- Kuck has reached 20 or more digs in five straight matches.
Team Stats
WSU
KSU
Kills
67
56
Errors
19
18
Attempts
161
147
Hitting %
.298
.259
Points
79.0
68.0
Assists
61
54
Aces
5
5
Blocks
7.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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