No. 10 Wildcats Set for Final Home Weekend

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The 10^th-ranked K-State Wildcats are prepped for their final home weekend of the regular season, as they welcome TCU to Bramlage Coliseum on Friday and Saturday for a two-match set.

K-State (8-4, 8-4 Big 12) is in the national poll for the sixth consecutive week, and in the nation's top 10 for the first time since 2003, after winning five of its last six matches. Freshman outside hitter Jayden Nembhard earned her second Big 12 Rookie of the Week honor after helping the Cats to a road sweep at Texas Tech.

TCU (1-5, 1-5 Big 12) last played on October 16 due to COVID-10 protocols and has dropped its last three contests. The Cats have won the last three matchups with the Horned Frogs and lead the all-time series 10-6.

Tickets for the weekend series will go on sale Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Fans are encouraged to purchase general-admission tickets in advance at K-StateSports.com/tickets, as capacity at Bramlage Coliseum is limited to 25 percent. Click here to see all the 2020 gameday policies.

Both matches are set to start at 6:3- p.m. and will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Fans can also listen to Rob Voelker on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is available at K-StateSports.com/watch.

MATCH #13
#10 K-STATE (8-4, 8-4 BIG 12) vs. TCU (1-5, 1-5 BIG 12)
Friday, November 13 // 6:30 p.m. // Bramlage Coliseum // Manhattan, Kan.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller (pxp), Liz Wegner-Busch (analyst)
Listen: K-StateSports.com/watch
Tickets | Live Stats

MATCH #14
#10 K-STATE (8-4, 8-4 BIG 12) vs. TCU (1-5, 1-5 BIG 12)
Saturday, November 14 // 6:30 p.m. // Bramlage Coliseum // Manhattan, Kan.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller (pxp), Liz Wegner-Busch (analyst)
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Rob Voelker
Listen: K-StateSports.com/watch
Tickets | Live Stats

K-STATE AT A GLANCE

K-State heads into its final home weekend, as it will host TCU at Bramlage Coliseum on Friday and Saturday.
The Wildcats, ranked 10th in the country, have won five of their last six matches following a series sweep at Texas Tech last week.
The Cats and Red Raiders went to five sets in the series opener on Friday, with K-State claiming its fifth five-set win of the season.
In the match, Jayden Nembhard came off the bench to collect a team-high 14 kills to lead four players in double figures.
Holly Bonde and Brynn Carlson each added 12 kills while Kadye Fernholz chipped in 10.
The Cats fought off match point and closed on an 8-3 run Friday.
K-State finished the two-match set with a straight-set victory on Saturday afternoon, trailing just one time in the match.
Nembhard turned in a career-best .471 hitting percentage (8 kills, 0 errors, 17 attacks) on her way to being named Big 12 Rookie of the Week.
Carlson had a match-high 11 kills Saturday while hitting .429 (2 errors, 21 swings).
K-State held TTU to a .137 hitting efficiency and owned a 41-33 edge in total kills.
Mackenzie Morris again led the Wildcat defense with 23 and nine digs, respectively, and has been the team leader in all 12 matches this year.
K-State's eight conference wins are its most since the 2016 season (9) while its five conference road wins equal the most since 2014.

SCOUTING TCU

TCU (1-5, 1-5 Big 12) last played on Oct. 16 following postponements of three consecutive series due to COVID-19 protocols.
The Horned Frogs have dropped three straight matches, last winning on Oct. 8 against Texas Tech.
Julia Adams leads the TCU offense with 87 kills and 3.63 kills per set, while Afedo Manyang is next with 75 kills and 3.13 per set.
The duo has accounted for 162 of the Frogs' 304 kills this season (53 percent).
Adams ranks fourth in the Big 12 in kills per set while Dani Dennison is the league leader with 4.79 digs a set.
As a team, TCU ranks first in digs per set (15.04) and third in kills per set (12.67).
TCU allows opponents to hit .261, the second-highest mark in the conference.

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series 10-6, dating back to 2012 when TCU joined the Big 12.
The Wildcats swept the season set a season ago and have won the last three meetings overall.
K-State's three-match winning streak equals its longest against the Horned Frogs.
The Wildcats are 6-2 all-time at home vs. TCU.
Fritz is 10-6 in her career against the Frogs and has a 6-2 home record.
The teams have split the last 10 matchups in the series.
The Horned Frogs will be the third straight opponent K-State has faced coming off a bye week.

CHECKING IN

K-State is ranked in the AVCA Fall Coaches' Poll for the sixth consecutive week, checking in as the 10th-ranked team.
K-State cracked the poll on Oct. 7 and is ranked for six straight weeks for the first time since 2012 (14 straight).
This season marks the first time the Wildcats have cracked the AVCA Coaches' Poll since the 2016 when they went as high as No. 23 during the regular season.
It is the first time K-State has been in the nation's top 10 since the 2003 season.
The Cats are 233-107 (.685) all-time as a ranked team.
The poll, which only ranks the four conferences playing in the fall, ranks the top 15 teams during the fall season.

HOT STRETCH

K-State has won five of its last six matches, following a road sweep at Texas Tech last weekend.
The Wildcats' current three-match winning streak equals their longest of the season and marks their longest conference winning streak since 2015 when they won six straight.
Over the last six matches, K-State is limiting its opponents to a .172 hitting percentage while the offense is hitting .235 with 12.32 kills per set.
Carter paces the Wildcat offense with 4.05 kills per set over the last six matches while Kadye Fernholz is hitting .312.
Morris has served up 13 aces and racked up 95 digs (3.80 per set) over the last six matches.

ROAD WARRIORS

The Cats are 5-1 on the road this season and have won their last three contests away from home.
Their five road victories equal the most since 2014 and is the team's highest total since the Big 12 moved to a 16-match schedule.
Jayden Nembhard and Aliyah Carter, both freshmen, lead the way with 82 and 80 kills, respectively, on the road.
Carter averages 3.64 per set while Nembhard accounts for 3.57 per set.
The K-State defense is holding opponents to a .195 efficiency on the road.
The Wildcats are 4-0 in five-set matches on the road and have played 27 out of a possible 30 sets.

DEFENSIVE CATS

As a team, K-State ranks third in the Big 12 in both opponent hitting percentage (.211) and digs per set (14.46).
K-State has held its opponents to a .201 hitting efficiency in five of the last six matches.
The Cats held Texas Tech under .175 in both matchups last weekend, including .137 in a straight-set win on Saturday.
The Wildcats have held opponents under .230 in nine of 12 outings this year.
Abigail Archibong ranks fifth in the league with 1.02 blocks per set while Mackenzie Morris' 3.75 digs per set ranks sixth.

GOING THE DISTANCE

So far in 2020, K-State has played 52 of a possible 60 sets, going the full five sets in seven of the first 12 matches.
The Cats are 5-2 in five-set matches after Friday's five-set win at Texas Tech.
The Wildcats are 4-0 in five-setters on the road this season and have twice come back from 1-2 deficits.
K-State's five five-set wins matches last season's total and is its highest single-season total since the 2014 season (6).
The Wildcats' record for five-set wins in a season is eight (2011).
Since 2017, K-State has played 30 five-set matches, going 14-16.

AWARD WINNERS

Following K-State's road sweep of Texas Tech, Jayden Nembhard earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week accolades.
It marked her second weekly honor while teammate Aliyah Carter has taken home the previous two Big 12 Rookie of the Week award.
The honor marked the sixth weekly award for K-State this season, as Archibong (defensive) and Martin (offensive) have also been recognized by the league.
K-State's six awards match Baylor for the most in the Big 12 this season.
K-State has collected four of the seven Rookie of the Week honors this season.

MACK ATTACK

Freshman Mackenzie Morris has played every set as the K-State libero this season.
Morris, a Dallas, Texas, native, has a team-high 195 total digs (3.75 per set) and ranks sixth in the Big 12 in digs/set.
She has led the Wildcats in digs in all 12 matches, including three matches with at least 20 digs.
Morris also leads the team with 20 service aces, including 13 coming in the last six matches, and ranks sixth nationally in total service aces
She has tallied multiple aces six times this season.

MARTIN'S MILESTONES

Senior transfer setter Shelby Martin joined the 3,000-assist club on Saturday at Texas Tech.
The senior transfer's 3,022 career assists are currently sixth among active players.
Martin turned in K-State's first triple-double since 2014 with 38 assists, 11 kills and 10 digs against Oklahoma on Oct. 23.
It marked her second career triple-double, as Martin tallied East Carolina's first-ever triple-double in 2017.
Martin's triple-double is the nation's only triple-double this season.

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