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Colorado Upends K-State in Straight Sets
Nov 27, 2024 | Volleyball
BOULDER, Colo. – In its final Big 12 road test of the season, K-State suffered a straight-set defeat Wednesday afternoon at the hands of Colorado at CU Event Center – 21-25, 21-25, 21-25.
CU (13-16, 6-11 Big 12) hit at a .305 offensive efficiency and Ana Burilovic recorded a match-high 17 kills, hitting .342. The two squads were evenly matched in kill production (39), while the Buffs out-blocked the Cats, 6.0-2.0, with four coming from Lily Dwinell.
Two Wildcats (10-16, 8-9 Big 12) reached double figure kills, as K-State suffered its third straight loss on the road. Redshirt sophomore Aniya Clinton led the Cats with 12 kills – her fourth consecutive 10-kill match – at a .385 hitting percentage. In addition to Clinton, Aliyah Carter added 11.
Setter Izzi Szulczewski paced the Cats' offense that hit .190 with 27 assists to go with seven digs.
Ella Larkin led all players with 14 digs, her 23rd straight match compiling 10 or more digs, Meg Brown totaled two block assists.
Tickets are available for the Wildcats' regular-season finale against BYU and can be purchased at 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…
"It was a quick turnaround from [Kansas], but I thought we had good film sessions and practice to get ready for Colorado. They are a tough team to stop when they pass well, with lots of good arms — especially on the pins. [Ana Burilovic] is as good as anyone in our conference, and when she gets going like she did today, she's hard to slow down. We'll do our best to prepare for one more home match against a strong BYU team. Honoring our seniors will make it a special occasion."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – Colorado 25, K-State 21
The two squads went point-for-point until CU took advantage of a pair of aces to grab an 8-6 lead. A call was overturned ruling in favor of the Wildcats to stretch their lead out to two, 13-11.
Tied at 17-all, the Buffs utilized a 6-0 scoring run to capture the first set, highlighted by a pair of aces from Morton.
Clinton led an offense that hit .219 in the first (13 kills, 6 errors), as the redshirt sophomore generated a set-leading five kills with no errors at a .714 efficiency.
Set Two – Colorado 25, K-State 21
CU scored five straight points to start off the second before a service error snapped the run. The Buffs led by as much as eight, 14-6, until the Cats put together a 5-1 scoring run to bring the set within four.
Down 23-16, K-State rallied to score four consecutive points to force a timeout from CU. An unsuccessful challenge by CU brought the set within two, 23-21, but a service error and block held off the rally. K-State hit at a .333 clip (13 kills, 4 errors), led by seven kills from Carter.
Set Three – Colorado 25, K-State 21
K-State tied the set 10-10 before a kill from Taylor Simpson ignited a 5-1 scoring run to lift CU to a four-point lead at the media timeout. A block assist by Brown and Schmidt brought the set within one, 16-15.
The Wildcats trailed by three before piecing together a 5-1 run to even the set at 21-all, but a challenge was ruled in favor of CU to help the Buffs run away with the set.
INSIDE THE BOX
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CU (13-16, 6-11 Big 12) hit at a .305 offensive efficiency and Ana Burilovic recorded a match-high 17 kills, hitting .342. The two squads were evenly matched in kill production (39), while the Buffs out-blocked the Cats, 6.0-2.0, with four coming from Lily Dwinell.
Two Wildcats (10-16, 8-9 Big 12) reached double figure kills, as K-State suffered its third straight loss on the road. Redshirt sophomore Aniya Clinton led the Cats with 12 kills – her fourth consecutive 10-kill match – at a .385 hitting percentage. In addition to Clinton, Aliyah Carter added 11.
Setter Izzi Szulczewski paced the Cats' offense that hit .190 with 27 assists to go with seven digs.
Ella Larkin led all players with 14 digs, her 23rd straight match compiling 10 or more digs, Meg Brown totaled two block assists.
Tickets are available for the Wildcats' regular-season finale against BYU and can be purchased at 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…
"It was a quick turnaround from [Kansas], but I thought we had good film sessions and practice to get ready for Colorado. They are a tough team to stop when they pass well, with lots of good arms — especially on the pins. [Ana Burilovic] is as good as anyone in our conference, and when she gets going like she did today, she's hard to slow down. We'll do our best to prepare for one more home match against a strong BYU team. Honoring our seniors will make it a special occasion."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – Colorado 25, K-State 21
The two squads went point-for-point until CU took advantage of a pair of aces to grab an 8-6 lead. A call was overturned ruling in favor of the Wildcats to stretch their lead out to two, 13-11.
Tied at 17-all, the Buffs utilized a 6-0 scoring run to capture the first set, highlighted by a pair of aces from Morton.
Clinton led an offense that hit .219 in the first (13 kills, 6 errors), as the redshirt sophomore generated a set-leading five kills with no errors at a .714 efficiency.
Set Two – Colorado 25, K-State 21
CU scored five straight points to start off the second before a service error snapped the run. The Buffs led by as much as eight, 14-6, until the Cats put together a 5-1 scoring run to bring the set within four.
Down 23-16, K-State rallied to score four consecutive points to force a timeout from CU. An unsuccessful challenge by CU brought the set within two, 23-21, but a service error and block held off the rally. K-State hit at a .333 clip (13 kills, 4 errors), led by seven kills from Carter.
Set Three – Colorado 25, K-State 21
K-State tied the set 10-10 before a kill from Taylor Simpson ignited a 5-1 scoring run to lift CU to a four-point lead at the media timeout. A block assist by Brown and Schmidt brought the set within one, 16-15.
The Wildcats trailed by three before piecing together a 5-1 run to even the set at 21-all, but a challenge was ruled in favor of CU to help the Buffs run away with the set.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State suffered a straight-set loss Wednesday – 21-25, 21-25, 21-25.
- CU hit at a .305 efficiency (39 kills, 10 errors) led by Burilovic with a match-high 17 kills (.342).
- Both teams totaled 39 kills, while the Buffs out-blocked the Cats, 6.0-2.0, including for from Dwinell.
- Two Wildcats reached double figure kills with Clinton (12) and Carter (11).
- Szulczewski paced the Cats' offense that hit .190 (20 errors) with 27 assists to go with seven digs.
- Larkin led all players with 14 digs while Brown totaled two block assists.
- Colorado holds a 27-23 edge in the all-time series with K-State, dating back to 1986.
- The Wildcats are 10-15 in Boulder, while Wednesday marked the first meeting since 2010.
- K-State is 4-6 in three-set matches this season and moves to 2-5 in November.
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How to follow the Cats: For complete information on the K-State Volleyball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
KState
CU
Kills
39
39
Errors
20
10
Attempts
100
95
Hitting %
.190
.305
Points
42.0
52.0
Assists
37
36
Aces
1
7
Blocks
2
6
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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