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Bolding Reaches Milestone in Loss to No. 18 Baylor
Oct 07, 2023 | Volleyball
WACO, Texas – Middle blocker Sydney Bolding was awarded her 300th career block Friday night against the No. 18 Baylor, but the Bears managed to split the series with a four-set win (27-29, 20-25, 25-16, 17-25), at Ferrell Center.
A native of Pickens, S.C., Bolding was credited No. 300 in just her 66th match as a Wildcat. With a season average of 1.53, the graduate student currently leads the K-State rally-scoring era while her 1.30 career average is second.
Bolding is the second Wildcat to reach 300 blocks this season, joining senior Kadye Fernholz, who is four blocks away from joining the Cats top 10 rally-scoring era leaderboard.
K-State (9-6, 3-3 Big 12) collected 52 kills (.224), led offensively by Aliyah Carter with a season-best 21 kills. The senior outside hitter turned in her 14th career match with 20 or more kills as she hit .255. Carter totaled 40 kills in the series to go along with 28 digs.
Setters Izzi Szulczewski and Loren Hinkle combined for 48 of the Wildcats 50 assists to pace the 6-2 offense.
Defensively, the Wildcats out-blocked Baylor 12.0-5.0, moving to 8-1 against opponents when out-blocking opponents. With 17 digs, senior libero Mackenzie Morris brought her career total to 1,515, ranking fifth all-time in K-State history.
Baylor (8-7, 2-3 Big 12) tallied 57 kills on a .236 clip against the Wildcats. Two Bears combined for 29 kills with Elise McGhee (15) and Manuela Bibinbe (14).
FROM THE HEAD COACH
Head Coach Jason Mansfield
On overall statement…
"I'm really proud of how we came to play in the first set. These back-to-back matches are both physically and mentally tough, but I thought we showed up tonight after last night's battle. Baylor tried some different serves and tactics on offense that we struggled to adjust to in the first two sets. The third set was more in line with how we know how to play, and we had our chances in the fourth. I truly believe we grew a lot as a team this week, and I'm excited to get back in the gym and keep trying to find ways to be better.
On the offense…
"Both Loren and Izzi ran a really good offense in both matches and Aliyah took a lot of good swings against a good defensive team, getting a lot of kills in a variety of ways."
On the defense…
"Our defense continues to keep us in matches, I thought Mackenzie was really spectacular again in the backrow. Sydney getting her 300th block is special; she continues to change the game. Opposing offenses have to adjust and try to attack away from her."
Certainly! Here's a proofread version:
**Overall Statement:**
"I'm really proud of how we came to play in the first set. These back-to-back matches are both physically and mentally tough, but I thought we showed up tonight after last night's battle. Baylor tried some different serves and tactics on offense that we struggled to adjust to in the first two sets. The third set was more in line with how we know how to play, and we had our chances in the fourth. I truly believe we grew a lot as a team this week, and I'm excited to get back in the gym and keep trying to find ways to be better.
SET-BY-SET
Set One –Baylor 29, K-State 27
BU jumped out to a 3-0 run until back-to-back kills by Myers and Carter trimmed the Bears lead to one. After five tie scores, the Bears broke away with a three-point lead, 15-12, behind a kill from Manuela Bibinbe.
The Wildcats clawed their way back to tie the set 20-20 with back-to-back service aces from Bolding to force a timeout from Baylor's bench. An overturned call handed the Cats a one-point lead but the Bears quickly leveled the score to prevent a substantial lead.
Tied 27-27, the Bears put away the first set with kills from Bibinbe and Stowers.
The opening clip saw 13 tie scores and six lead changes. The Wildcats hit turned in a .295 attack percentage (17 kills, 4 errors) including five from Carter and Myers. Bibinbe produced a set-high nine to lead the Bears offense.
Set Two – Baylor 25, K-State 20
Bears put together an 8-2 scoring run to take a five-point lead, 13-7, in the second set until the Wildcats added two consecutive points to the board behind block assist from Clinton and Bolding.
K-State kept the score within four, but was unable to string a strong run to even the score as Baylor's 5-2 closing run ended the rally.
The Wildcats hit .220 (13 kills, 6 errors) compared to the Bears .250 hitting efficiency.
Set Three – K-State 25, Baylor 16
K-State quickly put together a 7-1 scoring run to grab a six-point lead, 9-3, in the third and kept the foot on the gas with the help of three kills by Carter and Bolding's 300th career block. BU brought the score within three, 9-6, but another successful run by the Cats extended the lead out to seven.
The Wildcats hit .276 in the third led by seven kills from Carter (.357) while the defense limited the Bears to a match-low .054 (12 kills, 10 errors).
Set Four – Baylor 25, K-State 17
The fourth set played similar to the first with 10 tie scores and four lead changes before either team could sustain a lead.
The Cats rallied behind a 5-1 run to take a 10-8 lead before the Bears leveled the score at 11-all with kills from Bibinbe and Riley Simpson. Tied 16-16, Baylor pieced together a 9-1 closing run to end the Wildcats rally.
INSIDE THE BOX
K-State returns to Morgan Family Arena to take on No. 25 Iowa State on Wednesday with first serve scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
A native of Pickens, S.C., Bolding was credited No. 300 in just her 66th match as a Wildcat. With a season average of 1.53, the graduate student currently leads the K-State rally-scoring era while her 1.30 career average is second.
Bolding is the second Wildcat to reach 300 blocks this season, joining senior Kadye Fernholz, who is four blocks away from joining the Cats top 10 rally-scoring era leaderboard.
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— K-State Volleyball (@KStateVB) October 7, 2023
Count 'em! Sydney Bolding gets her 300th career block at K-State! #KStateVB x @Sydney137_ pic.twitter.com/7EULk9qKXr
K-State (9-6, 3-3 Big 12) collected 52 kills (.224), led offensively by Aliyah Carter with a season-best 21 kills. The senior outside hitter turned in her 14th career match with 20 or more kills as she hit .255. Carter totaled 40 kills in the series to go along with 28 digs.
Setters Izzi Szulczewski and Loren Hinkle combined for 48 of the Wildcats 50 assists to pace the 6-2 offense.
Defensively, the Wildcats out-blocked Baylor 12.0-5.0, moving to 8-1 against opponents when out-blocking opponents. With 17 digs, senior libero Mackenzie Morris brought her career total to 1,515, ranking fifth all-time in K-State history.
Baylor (8-7, 2-3 Big 12) tallied 57 kills on a .236 clip against the Wildcats. Two Bears combined for 29 kills with Elise McGhee (15) and Manuela Bibinbe (14).
FROM THE HEAD COACH
Head Coach Jason Mansfield
On overall statement…
"I'm really proud of how we came to play in the first set. These back-to-back matches are both physically and mentally tough, but I thought we showed up tonight after last night's battle. Baylor tried some different serves and tactics on offense that we struggled to adjust to in the first two sets. The third set was more in line with how we know how to play, and we had our chances in the fourth. I truly believe we grew a lot as a team this week, and I'm excited to get back in the gym and keep trying to find ways to be better.
On the offense…
"Both Loren and Izzi ran a really good offense in both matches and Aliyah took a lot of good swings against a good defensive team, getting a lot of kills in a variety of ways."
On the defense…
"Our defense continues to keep us in matches, I thought Mackenzie was really spectacular again in the backrow. Sydney getting her 300th block is special; she continues to change the game. Opposing offenses have to adjust and try to attack away from her."
Certainly! Here's a proofread version:
**Overall Statement:**
"I'm really proud of how we came to play in the first set. These back-to-back matches are both physically and mentally tough, but I thought we showed up tonight after last night's battle. Baylor tried some different serves and tactics on offense that we struggled to adjust to in the first two sets. The third set was more in line with how we know how to play, and we had our chances in the fourth. I truly believe we grew a lot as a team this week, and I'm excited to get back in the gym and keep trying to find ways to be better.
SET-BY-SET
Set One –Baylor 29, K-State 27
BU jumped out to a 3-0 run until back-to-back kills by Myers and Carter trimmed the Bears lead to one. After five tie scores, the Bears broke away with a three-point lead, 15-12, behind a kill from Manuela Bibinbe.
The Wildcats clawed their way back to tie the set 20-20 with back-to-back service aces from Bolding to force a timeout from Baylor's bench. An overturned call handed the Cats a one-point lead but the Bears quickly leveled the score to prevent a substantial lead.
Tied 27-27, the Bears put away the first set with kills from Bibinbe and Stowers.
The opening clip saw 13 tie scores and six lead changes. The Wildcats hit turned in a .295 attack percentage (17 kills, 4 errors) including five from Carter and Myers. Bibinbe produced a set-high nine to lead the Bears offense.
Set Two – Baylor 25, K-State 20
Bears put together an 8-2 scoring run to take a five-point lead, 13-7, in the second set until the Wildcats added two consecutive points to the board behind block assist from Clinton and Bolding.
K-State kept the score within four, but was unable to string a strong run to even the score as Baylor's 5-2 closing run ended the rally.
The Wildcats hit .220 (13 kills, 6 errors) compared to the Bears .250 hitting efficiency.
Set Three – K-State 25, Baylor 16
K-State quickly put together a 7-1 scoring run to grab a six-point lead, 9-3, in the third and kept the foot on the gas with the help of three kills by Carter and Bolding's 300th career block. BU brought the score within three, 9-6, but another successful run by the Cats extended the lead out to seven.
The Wildcats hit .276 in the third led by seven kills from Carter (.357) while the defense limited the Bears to a match-low .054 (12 kills, 10 errors).
Set Four – Baylor 25, K-State 17
The fourth set played similar to the first with 10 tie scores and four lead changes before either team could sustain a lead.
The Cats rallied behind a 5-1 run to take a 10-8 lead before the Bears leveled the score at 11-all with kills from Bibinbe and Riley Simpson. Tied 16-16, Baylor pieced together a 9-1 closing run to end the Wildcats rally.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Baylor split the season-series with a four-set win, 29-27, 25-20, 16-25, 25-17
- Bolding reached her 300th block at K-State in the third set
- Friday's match saw 29 tie scores with 13 lead changes
- K-State hit .224 (52 kills, 20 errors)
- Carter ended the night with 21 kills (.255) – 14th career 20+ kill match
- Cats totaled three aces led by Bolding with two
- Hinkle and Szulczewski combined for 48 assists
- Morris added 17 digs to the board followed by Gregorski with 10
- K-State out-blocked the Bears, 11.0-5.0
- The Wildcats are 3-2 in league play
- Cats moved to 6-2 on the road, 3-2 in true road games
- K-State is 1-2 in four-set matches this season
- Cats are 8-1 when out-blocking a team
- Carter earned her 14th career match with 20 or more kills – ranks sixth overall
- K-State leads the all-time series 30-28
K-State returns to Morgan Family Arena to take on No. 25 Iowa State on Wednesday with first serve scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
KState
Baylor
Kills
52
57
Errors
20
22
Attempts
143
148
Hitting %
.224
.236
Points
66.0
69.0
Assists
50
51
Aces
3
7
Blocks
11
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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