Kansas State University Athletics
Saturday, August 21
Manhattan, Kan.
3 p.m.
Kansas State University
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Kansas City (exhib.)
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Wildcats Clinch Four-Set Exhibition Win Over Roos Saturday
Aug 21, 2021 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State rebounded from an opening-set setback to claim a four-set victory over Kansas City in an exhibition match Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum, 19-25, 25-13, 25-23, 30-28.
Sophomore outside hitter Aliyah Carter logged a double-double behind a match-best 15 kills to go with 11 digs. Middle blocker Kadye Fernholz and opposite Haley Warner each added 12 kills. Warner hit a team-best .455 while Fernholz hit at a .360 clip.
"I think that was the test we would hope it would be from an exhibition perspective, to be able to have to play under the lights and work around those first-match jitters before it actually counts is good," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "I think [Kansas City] is a good, veteran team with a lot of their people back. They finished second in their league last year. They're incredibly well coached. They run some things that are a little different than what we do, so we had to adapt a little bit.
"I felt that we were trying to prioritize some offensive things for this scrimmage, and it wasn't quite as clean as we would've liked it to have been. But we did end up siding out about 63 percent, which is right on target with where we think we need to be."
Fernholz also led the Wildcats with six blocks while Warner pitched in five. As a team, the Cats totaled 11 team blocks in limiting the Roos to a .144 team efficiency. Kayley Hollywood finished with five blocks and four kills.
After a first set that saw KC hit .414, the K-State defense forced the Roos into nine errors in the second set, only allowing seven kills to produce a -.051 hitting percentage. The Cats raced out to a 13-2 lead, including tallying the set's first eight points, in a wire-to-wire victory to even the match. The eight-point scoring burst came on the serve of libero Mackenzie Morris, who finished with a match-high 16 digs.
"I liked the recovery," said Fritz. "I think anytime you don't get what you want in the first one and you come back with a higher level of execution. I thought the difference from a technical perspective was we upgraded pretty significantly serving as the match went on. I think that was the big difference in game two. I think Mackenzie Morris opened it up with a [eight]-point scoring run, and we had a couple of other people do the same. The big difference there for me was serving."
In the second set, Carter picked up six kills while Fernholz added three blocks. K-State hit .300 in the frame, getting three kills on seven swings from Jayden Nembhard.
Three straight points, with kills by Teana Adams-Kaonohi and Nembhard, broke a 20-20 tie in the third. Nembhard's fifth kill of the set preceded a set-ending block by Hollywood to hand the Cats a 2-1 set advantage.
Behind four team blocks and 16 digs, the Wildcats limited the Roos to a .079 team efficiency in the third set. Adams-Kaonohi registered six digs while Fernholz accounted for a pair of blocks.
The Wildcats withstood a late rally from Kansas City, as the Roos went on a 5-1 run and fought off a pair of match-point opportunities to even the score at 24. KC fended three more match points before an ace by Morris clinched the victory, 30-28.
Morris, along with Carter and Fernholz, each recorded a pair of aces. K-State finished the day with nine service aces to KC's four.
K-State held a 58-47 edge in total kills and a .243 to .144 advantage in team hitting percentage.
Adams-Kaonohi was a dig shy of a double-double after handing out 44 assists with nine digs.
Kansas City All-American Melanie Brecka was limited to four kills on 23 attacks. De'Janae Arnold paced the Roos' offense with 12 kills at a .455 clip.
Brecka and Maddie Renn each added 14 digs to pace KC.
K-State will officially open its 2021 campaign on Friday, August 27 at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over two days, the Wildcats will take on Colgate, Tulsa and host Nebraska.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Sophomore outside hitter Aliyah Carter logged a double-double behind a match-best 15 kills to go with 11 digs. Middle blocker Kadye Fernholz and opposite Haley Warner each added 12 kills. Warner hit a team-best .455 while Fernholz hit at a .360 clip.
"I think that was the test we would hope it would be from an exhibition perspective, to be able to have to play under the lights and work around those first-match jitters before it actually counts is good," said head coach Suzie Fritz. "I think [Kansas City] is a good, veteran team with a lot of their people back. They finished second in their league last year. They're incredibly well coached. They run some things that are a little different than what we do, so we had to adapt a little bit.
"I felt that we were trying to prioritize some offensive things for this scrimmage, and it wasn't quite as clean as we would've liked it to have been. But we did end up siding out about 63 percent, which is right on target with where we think we need to be."
Fernholz also led the Wildcats with six blocks while Warner pitched in five. As a team, the Cats totaled 11 team blocks in limiting the Roos to a .144 team efficiency. Kayley Hollywood finished with five blocks and four kills.
After a first set that saw KC hit .414, the K-State defense forced the Roos into nine errors in the second set, only allowing seven kills to produce a -.051 hitting percentage. The Cats raced out to a 13-2 lead, including tallying the set's first eight points, in a wire-to-wire victory to even the match. The eight-point scoring burst came on the serve of libero Mackenzie Morris, who finished with a match-high 16 digs.
"I liked the recovery," said Fritz. "I think anytime you don't get what you want in the first one and you come back with a higher level of execution. I thought the difference from a technical perspective was we upgraded pretty significantly serving as the match went on. I think that was the big difference in game two. I think Mackenzie Morris opened it up with a [eight]-point scoring run, and we had a couple of other people do the same. The big difference there for me was serving."
In the second set, Carter picked up six kills while Fernholz added three blocks. K-State hit .300 in the frame, getting three kills on seven swings from Jayden Nembhard.
Three straight points, with kills by Teana Adams-Kaonohi and Nembhard, broke a 20-20 tie in the third. Nembhard's fifth kill of the set preceded a set-ending block by Hollywood to hand the Cats a 2-1 set advantage.
Behind four team blocks and 16 digs, the Wildcats limited the Roos to a .079 team efficiency in the third set. Adams-Kaonohi registered six digs while Fernholz accounted for a pair of blocks.
The Wildcats withstood a late rally from Kansas City, as the Roos went on a 5-1 run and fought off a pair of match-point opportunities to even the score at 24. KC fended three more match points before an ace by Morris clinched the victory, 30-28.
Morris, along with Carter and Fernholz, each recorded a pair of aces. K-State finished the day with nine service aces to KC's four.
K-State held a 58-47 edge in total kills and a .243 to .144 advantage in team hitting percentage.
Adams-Kaonohi was a dig shy of a double-double after handing out 44 assists with nine digs.
Kansas City All-American Melanie Brecka was limited to four kills on 23 attacks. De'Janae Arnold paced the Roos' offense with 12 kills at a .455 clip.
Brecka and Maddie Renn each added 14 digs to pace KC.
K-State will officially open its 2021 campaign on Friday, August 27 at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over two days, the Wildcats will take on Colgate, Tulsa and host Nebraska.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State hit .243 (58 kills, 24 errors, 140 attacks).
- Kansas City hit .144 (47 kills, 26 errors, 146 attacks).
- Carter recorded a double-double with a match-high 15 kills to go with 11 digs.
- Warner went for 12 kills with a .455 hitting percentage.
- Fernholz also finished with a dozen kills at a .360 clip.
- Adams-Kaonohi finished with 44 assists, nine digs and five kills.
- Morris led the team with 16 digs.
- Carter, Fernholz and Morris all picked up a pair of aces.
- K-State totaled nine aces to KC's four.
- The Cats finished with 11 total blocks to the Roos' three.
- Fernholz tallied six blocks while Hollywood and Warner chipped in five apiece.
- Arnold led Kansas City with 12 kills while hitting .455.
- Alli Schomers had 35 assists with six kills for KC.
- Kansas City's Odyssey Warren turned in 10 kills.
CATS WIN!#KStateVB pic.twitter.com/hmCjUriccr
— K-State Volleyball (@KStateVB) August 21, 2021
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— K-State Volleyball (@KStateVB) August 22, 2021
She got it 🎯 #KStateVB x @mackenzmorris22 pic.twitter.com/OmFhEMDUJB
— K-State Volleyball (@KStateVB) August 21, 2021
Home sweet home 🏠 #KStateVB pic.twitter.com/O3hKNHyScY
— K-State Volleyball (@KStateVB) August 21, 2021
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