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Knights Outlast Wildcats to Remain Perfect in Big 12
Oct 15, 2023 | Volleyball
ORLANDO, Fla. – K-State forced UCF to its first five-set Big 12 match in front of a sellout crowd Saturday night at The Venue, but the Knights ultimately came out on top to stay undefeated in league action, 16-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-16, 7-15.
UCF (16-2, 7-0 Big 12) stretched out its win streak to eight as three players reached double figure kills led by graduate student Lauren Clark (14) while Emily Wilson recorded 11 kills and 11 digs for the double-double.
Service errors proved to be the difference maker as the Wildcats (10-7, 4-4 Big 12) totaled a season-high 18 despite a .199-.154 advantage in attack percentage.
Outside hitter Aliyah Carter and setter Izzi Szulczewski each turned in a double-double against UCF. Carter registered her 21st career double-double with a season-best 22 kills (.348) with 11 digs while Szulczewski tallied 19 assists with 11 digs.
Shaylee Myers recorded 10 kills followed by Aniya Clinton with eight. Loren Hinkle added 18 assists with nine digs.
Defensively, Mackenzie Morris led with 16 digs to go along with seven assists while Sydney Bolding totaled six blocks as the Cats out-blocked the Knights, 11.0-7.0.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
Head Coach Jason Mansfield
Overall Statement…
"Congratulations to UCF on a hard-fought match. The atmosphere was great and they just played a little better in more key moments than we did but I'm proud of how we fought in set two, three and four. We had a lot of adversity that I thought we handled really well tonight as a team. Aliyah was really disciplined tonight, especially offensively, her and Shaylee were in a lot of tough situations that I thought they handled courageously. Lots of positives to take from this match, we know where we need to improve, and we will get back into the gym and walk towards those things."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – UCF 25, K-State 16
After back-and-forth action, UCF took hold of a five-point lead and never looked back as they rallied behind eight kills from the arms of Abby Hansen and Claudia Dillon.
The Knights hit .375 (12 kills, 3 errors) in the set compared the Cats .233 (12 kills, 5 errors). Carter turned in a set-high five kills followed by Clinton and Myers with three each.
Set Two – K-State 25, UCF 18
Momentum shifted in the second set as K-State found its rhythm with the help of an 8-2 scoring run to take a five-point lead, 19-14.
With the Wildcats leading 22-15, UCF added three straight points to the board to bring the score within four until a kill from Clinton snapped the rally. A service ace from Bolding and solo block by Clinton handed the Cats a second set win to level the match.
Totaling just three errors, the Cats posted a .375 attack percentage while the defense limited UCF to hit .120.
Set Three – UCF 26, K-State 24
UCF jumped out to another quick lead before the Knights used a 10-3 run to grab a substantial 19-10 lead.
The Wildcats put together a 12-3 run to claw their way back into the set as they tied the set, 22-22. An ace by Carter put the Cats ahead, but the lead was short lived as UCF tallied a 3-0 closing run to take the match lead.
Carter led the offense with six kills while Bolding tallied three block assists.
Set Four – K-State 25, UCF 16
K-State rallied behind three straight kills from Carter to take an early 5-1 lead before UCF fought its way back to a one-point deficit. The Cats ended the threat with another successful run to jump out to a seven-point lead, 19-12.
The Cats recorded their second set hitting over .300 as the tallied 13 kills with four errors.
Set Five – UCF 15, K-State 7
The Knights hit .227 in the final set led by four kills from Wilson while the defense held the Cats to a zero hitting efficiency to go with the Cats three service errors.
INSIDE THE BOX
K-State will take on Oklahoma (6-10, 0-7 Big 12) in a two-match series starting Thursday, Oct. 19. The matchup between the Wildcats and Sooners marks the first battle between the Mansfield brothers with head coach Jason Mansfield going against his brother Aaron Mansfield.
UCF (16-2, 7-0 Big 12) stretched out its win streak to eight as three players reached double figure kills led by graduate student Lauren Clark (14) while Emily Wilson recorded 11 kills and 11 digs for the double-double.
Service errors proved to be the difference maker as the Wildcats (10-7, 4-4 Big 12) totaled a season-high 18 despite a .199-.154 advantage in attack percentage.
Outside hitter Aliyah Carter and setter Izzi Szulczewski each turned in a double-double against UCF. Carter registered her 21st career double-double with a season-best 22 kills (.348) with 11 digs while Szulczewski tallied 19 assists with 11 digs.
Shaylee Myers recorded 10 kills followed by Aniya Clinton with eight. Loren Hinkle added 18 assists with nine digs.
Defensively, Mackenzie Morris led with 16 digs to go along with seven assists while Sydney Bolding totaled six blocks as the Cats out-blocked the Knights, 11.0-7.0.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
Head Coach Jason Mansfield
Overall Statement…
"Congratulations to UCF on a hard-fought match. The atmosphere was great and they just played a little better in more key moments than we did but I'm proud of how we fought in set two, three and four. We had a lot of adversity that I thought we handled really well tonight as a team. Aliyah was really disciplined tonight, especially offensively, her and Shaylee were in a lot of tough situations that I thought they handled courageously. Lots of positives to take from this match, we know where we need to improve, and we will get back into the gym and walk towards those things."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – UCF 25, K-State 16
After back-and-forth action, UCF took hold of a five-point lead and never looked back as they rallied behind eight kills from the arms of Abby Hansen and Claudia Dillon.
The Knights hit .375 (12 kills, 3 errors) in the set compared the Cats .233 (12 kills, 5 errors). Carter turned in a set-high five kills followed by Clinton and Myers with three each.
Set Two – K-State 25, UCF 18
Momentum shifted in the second set as K-State found its rhythm with the help of an 8-2 scoring run to take a five-point lead, 19-14.
With the Wildcats leading 22-15, UCF added three straight points to the board to bring the score within four until a kill from Clinton snapped the rally. A service ace from Bolding and solo block by Clinton handed the Cats a second set win to level the match.
Totaling just three errors, the Cats posted a .375 attack percentage while the defense limited UCF to hit .120.
Set Three – UCF 26, K-State 24
UCF jumped out to another quick lead before the Knights used a 10-3 run to grab a substantial 19-10 lead.
The Wildcats put together a 12-3 run to claw their way back into the set as they tied the set, 22-22. An ace by Carter put the Cats ahead, but the lead was short lived as UCF tallied a 3-0 closing run to take the match lead.
Carter led the offense with six kills while Bolding tallied three block assists.
Set Four – K-State 25, UCF 16
K-State rallied behind three straight kills from Carter to take an early 5-1 lead before UCF fought its way back to a one-point deficit. The Cats ended the threat with another successful run to jump out to a seven-point lead, 19-12.
The Cats recorded their second set hitting over .300 as the tallied 13 kills with four errors.
Set Five – UCF 15, K-State 7
The Knights hit .227 in the final set led by four kills from Wilson while the defense held the Cats to a zero hitting efficiency to go with the Cats three service errors.
INSIDE THE BOX
- UCF won in five-sets, 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 16-25, 15-7
- K-State tallied 18 service errors
- Saturday's match saw 25 tie scores with 14 lead changes
- The Cats hit .199 (52 kills, 23 errors)
- Carter registered a season-best 22 kills (.348) followed by Myers with 10
- Szulczewski (19) and Hinkle (18) combined for 37 of the Cats 48 assits
- Three players had double figure digs led by Morris (16)
- Bolding recorded six blocks
- UCF tallied 49 kills with 27 errors to hit .154
- Three Knights reached double figure kills led by Clark (14)
- K-State moves to 4-4 in Big 12 action
- On the road, the Cats are 6-3 overall and 2-2 in conference
- K-State is 2-2 in five-set matches this season.
- Cats are 9-2 when out-blocking a team.
- Carter tallied her 15th career 20-kill match, tying fifth all-time
- UCF tied the series 2-2
K-State will take on Oklahoma (6-10, 0-7 Big 12) in a two-match series starting Thursday, Oct. 19. The matchup between the Wildcats and Sooners marks the first battle between the Mansfield brothers with head coach Jason Mansfield going against his brother Aaron Mansfield.
Team Stats
KState
UCF
Kills
52
49
Errors
23
27
Attempts
146
143
Hitting %
.199
.154
Points
69.0
63.0
Assists
48
42
Aces
6
7
Blocks
11
7
Game Leaders
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Kills
22
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
6
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