Kansas State University Athletics
Thursday, March 4
Manhattan, KS
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
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27-3,15-1Sun Belt
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Texas St.
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Kansas St.
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Texas State Rallies to Stun K-State in Five Sets Thursday
Mar 04, 2021 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State got a career-high 27 kills from Aliyah Carter Thursday, but Texas State rallied to overcome a two-set deficit to defeat the Wildcats in their spring opener in five sets at Bramlage Coliseum, 25-19, 25-15, 20-25, 22-25, 9-15.
Carter broke her own program record for kills by a freshman, as the outside hitter equaled the third-highest kill total in the rally-scoring era. K-State (10-7, 10-6 Big 12) owned a 68-50 edge in total kills, including a 32-18 advantage through two sets at a .382 clip.
After the second set, Texas State (27-3, 15-1 Sun Belt) limited the Cats to a .112 hitting efficiency behind eight blocks and 56 digs to claim its seventh victory over its last eight matches. The Bobcats, the Sun Belt Conference champions, hit .300 (7 kills, 1 error, 20 attacks) in the final set and ended the match on a 6-2 scoring run.
"At this point, this is a really frustrating loss for us," head coach Suzie Fritz said. "Being up two like we were, humming pretty good in games one and two. We couldn't sustain in some ways - levels of execution and we started to get a little more high error. I thought, to Texas State's credit, they upgraded pretty significantly in games three and five, as well. They were playing their best volleyball at the end of the match. In contrast, we were not.
"I thought early in the match, we were doing a tremendous job of controlling the net and doing a nice job with transition, that touch to transition kind of sequence, and productive touches. It's just really disappointing to be up two and not get better in games three, four and five. I feel like that is a missed opportunity for us."
The Wildcats trailed just once in the first two games of the match. The fourth set saw 10 tie scores and five lead changes, as TSU tallied five of the final seven points to force a final frame.
Carter, playing six rotations for the first time in her career, recorded five digs, three blocks and a season-high four service aces. The Dubuque, Iowa, product turned in her fourth 20-kill match of the season.
"Well, I think the thing I'm probably the proudest of is the non-attacking skills," Fritz said of Carter. "She played good defense, she was a primary passer for us, she held up for us in serve receive. To go from playing primarily in the fall, she played three rotations for us and we had her playing six rotations, taking some swings out of the back row. I thought she did a really nice job at the net blocking as well."
Fellow freshman Kadye Fernholz eclipsed her career-high kill output, recording 13 at a .333 efficiency. Fernholz added a team-high four blocks.
Setter Teana Adams-Kaonohi posted career bests in both assists (59) and digs (17) to produce the third double-double of her career.
Freshman libero Mackenzie Morris picked up a match-high 24 digs, as she paced K-State for the 17th straight match. It marked Morris' fifth 20-dig performance of the year.
Texas State was led by Caitlan Buettner and her 13 kills while Tyeranee Scott added 10. Scott turned in a match-high six total blocks.
The match marked the Wildcats' ninth five-set outing of the season (6-3). It was the first time K-State suffered a defeat after holding a 2-0 lead since October 16, 2019 at Oklahoma.
K-State will host Saint Louis at Bramlage Coliseum on Sunday, March 14 at 2 p.m. The match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Fans can also listen to Rob Voelker call the action on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
NOTES
Carter broke her own program record for kills by a freshman, as the outside hitter equaled the third-highest kill total in the rally-scoring era. K-State (10-7, 10-6 Big 12) owned a 68-50 edge in total kills, including a 32-18 advantage through two sets at a .382 clip.
After the second set, Texas State (27-3, 15-1 Sun Belt) limited the Cats to a .112 hitting efficiency behind eight blocks and 56 digs to claim its seventh victory over its last eight matches. The Bobcats, the Sun Belt Conference champions, hit .300 (7 kills, 1 error, 20 attacks) in the final set and ended the match on a 6-2 scoring run.
"At this point, this is a really frustrating loss for us," head coach Suzie Fritz said. "Being up two like we were, humming pretty good in games one and two. We couldn't sustain in some ways - levels of execution and we started to get a little more high error. I thought, to Texas State's credit, they upgraded pretty significantly in games three and five, as well. They were playing their best volleyball at the end of the match. In contrast, we were not.
"I thought early in the match, we were doing a tremendous job of controlling the net and doing a nice job with transition, that touch to transition kind of sequence, and productive touches. It's just really disappointing to be up two and not get better in games three, four and five. I feel like that is a missed opportunity for us."
The Wildcats trailed just once in the first two games of the match. The fourth set saw 10 tie scores and five lead changes, as TSU tallied five of the final seven points to force a final frame.
Carter, playing six rotations for the first time in her career, recorded five digs, three blocks and a season-high four service aces. The Dubuque, Iowa, product turned in her fourth 20-kill match of the season.
"Well, I think the thing I'm probably the proudest of is the non-attacking skills," Fritz said of Carter. "She played good defense, she was a primary passer for us, she held up for us in serve receive. To go from playing primarily in the fall, she played three rotations for us and we had her playing six rotations, taking some swings out of the back row. I thought she did a really nice job at the net blocking as well."
Fellow freshman Kadye Fernholz eclipsed her career-high kill output, recording 13 at a .333 efficiency. Fernholz added a team-high four blocks.
Setter Teana Adams-Kaonohi posted career bests in both assists (59) and digs (17) to produce the third double-double of her career.
Freshman libero Mackenzie Morris picked up a match-high 24 digs, as she paced K-State for the 17th straight match. It marked Morris' fifth 20-dig performance of the year.
Texas State was led by Caitlan Buettner and her 13 kills while Tyeranee Scott added 10. Scott turned in a match-high six total blocks.
The match marked the Wildcats' ninth five-set outing of the season (6-3). It was the first time K-State suffered a defeat after holding a 2-0 lead since October 16, 2019 at Oklahoma.
K-State will host Saint Louis at Bramlage Coliseum on Sunday, March 14 at 2 p.m. The match will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Fans can also listen to Rob Voelker call the action on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State hit .207 (68 kills, 28 errors, 193 attacks)
- Texas State hit .177 (50 kills, 19 errors, 175 attacks)
- Carter led the way with a career-high 27 kills.
- K-State posted season highs with 89 digs and 65 assists.
- Fernholz reached double figures with a career-high 13 kills.
- Holly Bonde also reached double digits in kills with 12.
- Adams-Kaonohi finished with a career-best 59 assists and 17 digs.
- It marked Adams-Kaonohi's third-career double-double.
- Loren Hinkle finished with a season-best 18 digs.
- Morris had a match-high 24 digs and has led K-State in digs in all 17 matches this season.
- Carter had four service aces.
- Fernholz had four blocks while Carter and Megan Vernon each added three blocks.
- Buettner had a team-high 13 kills for Texas State.
NOTES
- Carter's 27 kills tied the third-highest single-match total in the rally-scoring era.
- Carter broke her own K-State freshman record in kills, previously setting the mark at 26 against Texas on October 16.
- This was the first-ever meeting between K-State and Texas State.
- Suzie Fritz is now 3-1 against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
- K-State is now 9-2 against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
- It was K-State's first home loss to a Sun Belt team (5-1).
- K-State is now 6-3 in five-set matches this season.
Team Stats
TXST
KState
Kills
50
68
Errors
19
28
Attempts
175
193
Hitting %
.177
.207
Points
66
83
Assists
48
65
Aces
5
8
Blocks
11
7
Game Leaders
Kills
27
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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