Kansas State University Athletics
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Carter, Szulczewski Hit Milestones in Fall to #21 Utah
Oct 24, 2024 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Two Wildcats achieved career milestones in K-State's four-set loss to 21st-ranked Utah at Morgan Family Arena on Thursday night -25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 19-25.
K-State (6-11, 4-4 Big 12) collected a season-best 68 kills (.289), led offensively by Aliyah Carter who matched a career-high 27 kills (.362). Carter's 27 kills set the school record for kills in a four-set match during the rally-scoring era. The graduate outside hitter also produced her 28th career double-double with 11 digs.
With her 22nd kill of the night, Carter moved to second all-time in career kills (1,652). She is just second to K-State Hall of Fame and two-time All-American Liz Wegner-Busch (1,907).
Izzi Szulczewski, who produced her fourth 50-assist match of the season, entered the night needing 51 to reach her 3,000th career assist. The senior setter from Beaverton, Ore., achieved the milestone in the fourth and final set, becoming the 50th active Division I player to record 3,000 assists in their collegiate career. Szulczewski finished the night with a match-leading 51 assists and seven digs.
In addition to Carter, two Wildcats reached double-digit kills, as Shaylee Myers accounted for a season-high 17 kills and Aniya Clinton with 12.
Defensively, Ella Larkin produced a match-high 22 digs – her fifth match with 20 or more digs – while Symone Sims added 10. The Cats and Utes were evenly matched with six blocks each. Meg Brown recorded four blocks (2 solo, 2 assists).
Utah (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) hit .299 with 53 kills and 12 errors. Emerie Satuala and Kamryn Gibadlo both registered 12 kills on the night, while Satuala led all players with a .476 hitting percentage.
The Cats will head to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State (9-9, 3-4 Big 12) on Sunday at James H. Hilton Coliseum, starting at noon CT. Sunday's match will be nationally televised on ESPN2.
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…
"We've been playing better volleyball over the last couple of weeks. I think those three five-set wins gave us confidence. We played well at KU, and tonight was the same—just stretches of really clean, aggressive volleyball. We need to do that more often. We were up in the third and had a chance to go up 2-1, but we need to close out those sets. They're a good team. I told the girls I'm bummed we don't get to play them again because I feel like we can beat them when we play our best."
On Aliyah Carter's record-breaking performance…
"I'm obviously really proud of Aliyah. With Liz [Gregorski] out, I expected that from her. She's a leader and a competitor, and I knew she would step up because she knows she needs to. It was a special performance for her—27 kills and hitting .362. She hasn't had a match like that all year. I'm really proud of her, and I know she can do this every match. I'm excited she finally broke through, and hopefully, we'll see it again."
On Izzi Szulczewski's career achievement…
"That's a crazy number—3,000 assists. She's such a special player and does a great job of running our offense and putting our hitters in good situations. She's really stepped up in the last couple of matches. Izzi is a special and talented player who certainly makes us better."
On preparation for Iowa State…
"Both teams have dealt with a lot of adversity with injuries. I know they're going through that too, but they're well-coached with a lot of talent. They're still figuring out their lineup, just like we are, but they're going to battle and play hard. They played Kansas tough and even took a set off them at KU, so we've got to be ready. It's a quick turnaround, and we need to figure out how to be a bit better on the road."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – K-State 25, #21 Utah 21
K-State jumped out to an eight-point lead, 20-12, with five kills from Carter. The Utes returned with a 7-2 scoring run to bring the set within three but an attack error handed the Cats the opening set.
The Cats defense held Utah to a .097 hitting percentage (8 kills, 5 errors) in the first set with a 16-7 advantage in dig production.
Set Two – #21 Utah 25, K-State 22
Down 23-19, the Cats put together a 3-1 run to bring the set back within two but a kill from Satuala secured the Set 2 win.
Utah produced a .368 hitting percentage behind two players with five kills each – Satuala and West. Carter, who tallied her 17th kill in the second, finished the set with 10 and hit at a .450 clip.
Set Three – #21 Utah 26, K-State 24
The Wildcats held a 19-12 lead in the third until the Utes battled their way and knotted the score at 23-23 before capitalizing on an attack error with kills from Satuala and Gibadlo.
K-State held a 19-13 advantage in kill production, hitting at a .308 efficiency led by seven kills from Myers (.333).
Set Four – #21 Utah 25, K-State 19
Utah won a pair of challenges that kept the momentum in their favor as they went on to win the final set. Carter totaled seven kills and committed no errors to hit at an incredible .538 clip.
INSIDE THE BOX
K-State (6-11, 4-4 Big 12) collected a season-best 68 kills (.289), led offensively by Aliyah Carter who matched a career-high 27 kills (.362). Carter's 27 kills set the school record for kills in a four-set match during the rally-scoring era. The graduate outside hitter also produced her 28th career double-double with 11 digs.
With her 22nd kill of the night, Carter moved to second all-time in career kills (1,652). She is just second to K-State Hall of Fame and two-time All-American Liz Wegner-Busch (1,907).
Izzi Szulczewski, who produced her fourth 50-assist match of the season, entered the night needing 51 to reach her 3,000th career assist. The senior setter from Beaverton, Ore., achieved the milestone in the fourth and final set, becoming the 50th active Division I player to record 3,000 assists in their collegiate career. Szulczewski finished the night with a match-leading 51 assists and seven digs.
In addition to Carter, two Wildcats reached double-digit kills, as Shaylee Myers accounted for a season-high 17 kills and Aniya Clinton with 12.
Defensively, Ella Larkin produced a match-high 22 digs – her fifth match with 20 or more digs – while Symone Sims added 10. The Cats and Utes were evenly matched with six blocks each. Meg Brown recorded four blocks (2 solo, 2 assists).
Utah (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) hit .299 with 53 kills and 12 errors. Emerie Satuala and Kamryn Gibadlo both registered 12 kills on the night, while Satuala led all players with a .476 hitting percentage.
The Cats will head to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State (9-9, 3-4 Big 12) on Sunday at James H. Hilton Coliseum, starting at noon CT. Sunday's match will be nationally televised on ESPN2.
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…
"We've been playing better volleyball over the last couple of weeks. I think those three five-set wins gave us confidence. We played well at KU, and tonight was the same—just stretches of really clean, aggressive volleyball. We need to do that more often. We were up in the third and had a chance to go up 2-1, but we need to close out those sets. They're a good team. I told the girls I'm bummed we don't get to play them again because I feel like we can beat them when we play our best."
On Aliyah Carter's record-breaking performance…
"I'm obviously really proud of Aliyah. With Liz [Gregorski] out, I expected that from her. She's a leader and a competitor, and I knew she would step up because she knows she needs to. It was a special performance for her—27 kills and hitting .362. She hasn't had a match like that all year. I'm really proud of her, and I know she can do this every match. I'm excited she finally broke through, and hopefully, we'll see it again."
On Izzi Szulczewski's career achievement…
"That's a crazy number—3,000 assists. She's such a special player and does a great job of running our offense and putting our hitters in good situations. She's really stepped up in the last couple of matches. Izzi is a special and talented player who certainly makes us better."
On preparation for Iowa State…
"Both teams have dealt with a lot of adversity with injuries. I know they're going through that too, but they're well-coached with a lot of talent. They're still figuring out their lineup, just like we are, but they're going to battle and play hard. They played Kansas tough and even took a set off them at KU, so we've got to be ready. It's a quick turnaround, and we need to figure out how to be a bit better on the road."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – K-State 25, #21 Utah 21
K-State jumped out to an eight-point lead, 20-12, with five kills from Carter. The Utes returned with a 7-2 scoring run to bring the set within three but an attack error handed the Cats the opening set.
The Cats defense held Utah to a .097 hitting percentage (8 kills, 5 errors) in the first set with a 16-7 advantage in dig production.
Set Two – #21 Utah 25, K-State 22
Down 23-19, the Cats put together a 3-1 run to bring the set back within two but a kill from Satuala secured the Set 2 win.
Utah produced a .368 hitting percentage behind two players with five kills each – Satuala and West. Carter, who tallied her 17th kill in the second, finished the set with 10 and hit at a .450 clip.
Set Three – #21 Utah 26, K-State 24
The Wildcats held a 19-12 lead in the third until the Utes battled their way and knotted the score at 23-23 before capitalizing on an attack error with kills from Satuala and Gibadlo.
K-State held a 19-13 advantage in kill production, hitting at a .308 efficiency led by seven kills from Myers (.333).
Set Four – #21 Utah 25, K-State 19
Utah won a pair of challenges that kept the momentum in their favor as they went on to win the final set. Carter totaled seven kills and committed no errors to hit at an incredible .538 clip.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Utah picked up a four-set win over K-State -25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 19-25.
- K-State hit .289 (68 kills, 24 errors, 152 swings) with three Wildcats reaching double-digit kills: Carter (27), Myers (17), Clinton (12).
- The Cats' 68 kills marked a season-best.
- Carter produced her 28th career double-double with 11 digs – her fourth of the season.
- Szulczewski produced her fourth 50-assist match of the season and finished the night with a match-leading 51 assists and seven digs.
- Defensively, Larkin produced a match-high 22 digs – her fifth match with 20 or more digs – while Sims added 10.
- The Cats and Utes were evenly matched with six blocks each.
- Brown led K-State with four blocks (2 solo, 2 assists).
- Utah hit .299 with 53 kills (53 kills, 12 errors, 137 attempts).
- Satuala and Gibadlo both registered 12 kills on the night, while Satuala led all players with a .476 hitting percentage.
- Utah leads the all-time series 2-0, since the first meeting in 2014 during the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Carter's 27 kills set the school record for kills in a four-set match in the rally-scoring era. It also is the second-most by a Big 12 player in a four-set match this season.
- With her 22nd kill of the night, Carter moved to second all-time in career kills (1,652). She is just second to K-State Hall of Fame and two-time All-American Liz Wegner-Busch (1,907).
- Szulczewski is the 50th active Division I player to record 3,000 assists in their collegiate career.
- K-State is 1-5 in four-set matches this season, and moves to 0-5 against Top 25 opponents.
- The loss drops K-State to seventh in the league standings.
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Team Stats
Utah
KState
Kills
53
68
Errors
12
24
Attempts
137
152
Hitting %
.299
.289
Points
67.0
75.0
Assists
52
65
Aces
8
1
Blocks
6
6
Game Leaders
Kills
27
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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