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K-State Pushes No. 8 Kansas to Edge, Falls in Five Sets
Oct 17, 2024 | Volleyball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State took its opponent to the five sets for the fourth straight match, but No. 8 Kansas fended off the Wildcats to claim the first round of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena – 19-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10.
No. 8 KU (15-1, 6-0 Big 12) extended its winning streak over the Cats out to seven, as the Jayhawks defense held K-State (6-10, 4-3 Big 12) to a .152 hitting efficiency behind 15.0 blocks. KU hit at a .248 clip with three players reaching double-digit kills and held a 74-68 edge in dig production.
With her second kill of the match, Carter recorded her 1,612th career kill to move to third all-time in school history. The Dubuque, Iowa product surpassed K-State Hall of Fame honoree Dawn Cady (1996-99). Now with 1,625 career kills, she is 21 away from tying second all-time alongside Kim Zschau (1995-98). Carter finished the night leading all players with a 15 kills to go with five digs and three blocks.
Senior Meg Brown accounted for 10 kills – her ninth match reaching double-figures – in the first meeting with the Jayhawks in 2024. Brenna Schmidt hit a team-leading .385 clip with seven kills on 13 swings, while Shaylee Myers added nine.
Senior libero Ella Larkin turned in her fourth match with 20 or digs, finishing the night with a match-high 26 followed by Symone Sims with 15.
K-State will take on Big 12 newcomer the No. 20 Utah Utes on October 24 at Morgan Family Arena, starting at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
Tickets are available for all K-State home matches through the K-State Athletics ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS and www.kstatesports.com/tickets, starting at just $10 when purchased in advance.
FROM THE CATS
Jason Mansfield, K-State Head Coach
Overall thoughts…
"First, I want to congratulate KU. They played like a Top 10 team tonight, especially on defense. It seemed like they won every long rally. I'm really proud of our fight though, especially after Liz [Gregorski] went down. We played some of our best volleyball in stretches, we just need to continue to do it more often and control the things we can control better. We showed tonight that we can compete against top teams. I feel like we continue to improve and that's what we need to keep doing moving forward."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – K-State 25, #8 Kansas 19
K-State brought the set within one before knotting the score at 9-9 with a kill from Schmidt at the net. The two squads went point-for-point until the Cats pieced together a 6-1 scoring run for the 17-13 lead.
K-State stretched its lead out to six, 22-16, with a double block from Schmidt and Carter and secured the set with a 7-1 closing-run.
The defense held KU to a .081 hitting efficiency behind five blocks, led by three from Schmidt.
Set Two – #8 Kansas 25, K-State 15
Trailing 15-12, Brown hammered her fourth kill but was answered with eight consecutive points from the Jayhawks. A service error handed KU the set point and tied the match.
KU's defense forced seven attack errors and held K-State to a .034 hitting percentage (8 kills, 29 swings), out-blocking the Cats' 4.0-1.0.
Set Three – K-State 25, #8 Kansas 22
K-State used a 5-1 scoring run to level the set, 9-9. After 12 tie scores, a service error and kill from Myers put to Cats ahead 21-19, forcing a KU timeout.
Tied 21-21, K-State jumped out to a two-point lead with back-to-back kills by Brown. Carter's ninth kill delivered the final blow to take the match lead.
The Cats hit .282 in the third (15 kills, 4 errors, 39 swings), led by six from Carter. In total, the third set carried 13 tie scores and three lead changes.
Set Four – #8 Kansas 25, K-State 20
KU capitalized an attack error to take a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Tied 19-19, a service ace and attack error handed the Jayhawks a two-point lead. KU put together a 7-1 closing run to force the fifth and final set.
The Jayhawks hit .333 and committed just one error (13 kills, 36 attempts).
Set Five – #8 Kansas 15, K-State 10
KU scored four straight points to take a 7-3 lead led by a kill from Elnady, until an attack error snapped the run. A kill by Schmidt brought the fifth within two, 7-5 but was answered with a block by Burgess.
INSIDE THE BOX
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No. 8 KU (15-1, 6-0 Big 12) extended its winning streak over the Cats out to seven, as the Jayhawks defense held K-State (6-10, 4-3 Big 12) to a .152 hitting efficiency behind 15.0 blocks. KU hit at a .248 clip with three players reaching double-digit kills and held a 74-68 edge in dig production.
With her second kill of the match, Carter recorded her 1,612th career kill to move to third all-time in school history. The Dubuque, Iowa product surpassed K-State Hall of Fame honoree Dawn Cady (1996-99). Now with 1,625 career kills, she is 21 away from tying second all-time alongside Kim Zschau (1995-98). Carter finished the night leading all players with a 15 kills to go with five digs and three blocks.
Senior Meg Brown accounted for 10 kills – her ninth match reaching double-figures – in the first meeting with the Jayhawks in 2024. Brenna Schmidt hit a team-leading .385 clip with seven kills on 13 swings, while Shaylee Myers added nine.
Senior libero Ella Larkin turned in her fourth match with 20 or digs, finishing the night with a match-high 26 followed by Symone Sims with 15.
K-State will take on Big 12 newcomer the No. 20 Utah Utes on October 24 at Morgan Family Arena, starting at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
Tickets are available for all K-State home matches through the K-State Athletics ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS and www.kstatesports.com/tickets, starting at just $10 when purchased in advance.
FROM THE CATS
Jason Mansfield, K-State Head Coach
Overall thoughts…
"First, I want to congratulate KU. They played like a Top 10 team tonight, especially on defense. It seemed like they won every long rally. I'm really proud of our fight though, especially after Liz [Gregorski] went down. We played some of our best volleyball in stretches, we just need to continue to do it more often and control the things we can control better. We showed tonight that we can compete against top teams. I feel like we continue to improve and that's what we need to keep doing moving forward."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – K-State 25, #8 Kansas 19
K-State brought the set within one before knotting the score at 9-9 with a kill from Schmidt at the net. The two squads went point-for-point until the Cats pieced together a 6-1 scoring run for the 17-13 lead.
K-State stretched its lead out to six, 22-16, with a double block from Schmidt and Carter and secured the set with a 7-1 closing-run.
The defense held KU to a .081 hitting efficiency behind five blocks, led by three from Schmidt.
Set Two – #8 Kansas 25, K-State 15
Trailing 15-12, Brown hammered her fourth kill but was answered with eight consecutive points from the Jayhawks. A service error handed KU the set point and tied the match.
KU's defense forced seven attack errors and held K-State to a .034 hitting percentage (8 kills, 29 swings), out-blocking the Cats' 4.0-1.0.
Set Three – K-State 25, #8 Kansas 22
K-State used a 5-1 scoring run to level the set, 9-9. After 12 tie scores, a service error and kill from Myers put to Cats ahead 21-19, forcing a KU timeout.
Tied 21-21, K-State jumped out to a two-point lead with back-to-back kills by Brown. Carter's ninth kill delivered the final blow to take the match lead.
The Cats hit .282 in the third (15 kills, 4 errors, 39 swings), led by six from Carter. In total, the third set carried 13 tie scores and three lead changes.
Set Four – #8 Kansas 25, K-State 20
KU capitalized an attack error to take a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Tied 19-19, a service ace and attack error handed the Jayhawks a two-point lead. KU put together a 7-1 closing run to force the fifth and final set.
The Jayhawks hit .333 and committed just one error (13 kills, 36 attempts).
Set Five – #8 Kansas 15, K-State 10
KU scored four straight points to take a 7-3 lead led by a kill from Elnady, until an attack error snapped the run. A kill by Schmidt brought the fifth within two, 7-5 but was answered with a block by Burgess.
INSIDE THE BOX
- KU defeated the Cats in five-sets – 25-19, 15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 10-15.
- K-State hit .152 (56 kills, 30 errors, 171 swings)
- KU out-blocked K-State, 15.0-11.0, and held a 74-68 edge in dig production.
- KU hit at a .248 clip (62 kills, 22 errors, 161 attempts) with three players reaching double-digit kills.
- Carter produced a match-high 15 kills to go with five digs and three blocks.
- Brown accounted for 10 kills while Schmidt hit a team-leading .385 clip with seven kills and Myers added nine.
- Larkin turned in her fourth match with 20 or digs, with a match-high 26 followed by Sims with 15.
- K-State leads the all-time series 67-61-1 with a 31-22 advantage in matches played in Lawrence.
- Under Mansfield, the Cats move to 0-3 against the Jayhawks.
- With the win, KU stretched its win streak out to seven over K-State dating back to 2020.
- Carter moved to third all-time in K-State history with 1,625 career kills, surpassing former Wildcat Hall of Famer Dawn Cady (1996-99).
- K-State turned in 15+ kills in the third and fourth, totaling 21 sets this season with 15 or more kills in a set.
- With 11.0 blocks, the Cats turned in their eighth match with 10 or more blocks this year.
- Thursday's match marked the 29th five-set set match in the series, and fifth in the last 10 meetings.
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Team Stats
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Kills
56
62
Errors
30
22
Attempts
171
161
Hitting %
.152
.248
Points
70.0
81.0
Assists
56
57
Aces
3
4
Blocks
11
15
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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