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Carter Reaches New Career Milestone in Loss to OU
Sep 22, 2024 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State senior Aliyah Carter became the rally-scoring career kills leader Sunday, however, Oklahoma picked up the straight set victory in the K-State Invitational finale at Morgan Family Arena – 25-20, 25-21, 25-23.
Carter needed just one kill to surpass former Wildcat Kaitlynn Pelger and become the program's kills leader during the rally scoring era. The Dubuque, Iowa product achieved the record with her 1,512th kill in the first set. She now ranks fourth all-time in K-State history with 1,518.
The OU (6-2) defense held K-State (2-7) to a .144 hitting efficiency behind nine blocks, including five from Lydia Martyn (two solo, three assists). Alexis Shelton led the match with 18 kills and hit at a .310 clip, while Payton Chamberlain paced an offense that hit .349 with 43 assists.
Redshirt-sophomore Aniya Clinton led the Wildcats with a season-high 10 kills and hit .333, while Liz Gregorski, Shaylee Myers and Carter each added seven. Clinton was named to the All-Tournament Team as she finished the weekend with 17 kills (2.83 per set).
In a 6-2 offense, setters Izzi Szulczewski and Ava LeGrand combined for 29 assists. Defensively, Ella Larkin led the back row with 11 digs, while Meg Brown totaled a team-best three block assists.
K-State returns to Morgan Family Arena Wednesday night, as the Cats open Big 12 play against Houston, before wrapping up their six-match homestand with UCF Friday. Both Conference matches are slated for a 6:30 p.m. first serve and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Tickets are available 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.
Tournament Champion: UC Santa Barbara (2-0)
All-Tournament Team
Eva Travis, UCSB - MVP
Emma McDermott, UCSB
Andi Kreiling, UCSB
Kari Geissberger, OU
Alexis Shelton, OU
Aniya Clinton, K-State
FROM THE CATS
Jason Mansfield, K-State Head Coach
On what needs to change going into conference play…
"I think the biggest thing, we're just trying to find more offense, and you know, we went to a 6-2 offense these last two matches to try to get some more offense and get some more attackers on the court."
On the mental side of things…
"I think we are pretty upset. I think that we're frustrated because we want to win, and we want to find a way to win these sets. So, starting Big 12 play is exciting. It's great. It's a clean slate in a lot of ways but we are still motivated to figure it out."
On Aliyah Carter…
"It speaks a lot in the transfer portal era to have someone like Aliyah Carter stay here five years and leave the legacy that she's that she's leaving. I think it says a lot about her loyalty as a person. And I think it speaks volumes to what she thinks about her teammates [and] the university."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – Oklahoma 25, K-State 20
K-State jumped out to a five-point lead until OU used a 4-0 to bring the score within one, 12-11. The Wildcats responded with a kill from Gregorski and block assist from Brown and Myers.
Tied at 18-all, the Sooners put the set away with 7-2 closing run behind six consecutive serves from Whitney. OU's defense used four blocks to limit K-State to a -.056, led by two solo stops from Martyn.
Set Two – Oklahoma 25, K-State 21
The Sooners managed to take a 16-10 lead, forcing a K-State timeout. The Wildcats best chance to close the gap came from 4-1 run led by a kill by Clinton, to cut the Sooners lead 19-17, but was unable to overcome the deficit.
Clinton hit at a .286 clip (three kills, one error, seven swings), while Myers added three kills.
Set Three – Oklahoma 25, K-State 23
A quick attack from Szulczewski tied the score for the fourth time in the set, 14-14, but a 4-0 spurt handed the Sooners a three-point lead. In total, the third saw nine tie scores with four lead changes.
INSIDE THE BOX
BEYOND THE BOX
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Carter needed just one kill to surpass former Wildcat Kaitlynn Pelger and become the program's kills leader during the rally scoring era. The Dubuque, Iowa product achieved the record with her 1,512th kill in the first set. She now ranks fourth all-time in K-State history with 1,518.
The OU (6-2) defense held K-State (2-7) to a .144 hitting efficiency behind nine blocks, including five from Lydia Martyn (two solo, three assists). Alexis Shelton led the match with 18 kills and hit at a .310 clip, while Payton Chamberlain paced an offense that hit .349 with 43 assists.
Redshirt-sophomore Aniya Clinton led the Wildcats with a season-high 10 kills and hit .333, while Liz Gregorski, Shaylee Myers and Carter each added seven. Clinton was named to the All-Tournament Team as she finished the weekend with 17 kills (2.83 per set).
In a 6-2 offense, setters Izzi Szulczewski and Ava LeGrand combined for 29 assists. Defensively, Ella Larkin led the back row with 11 digs, while Meg Brown totaled a team-best three block assists.
K-State returns to Morgan Family Arena Wednesday night, as the Cats open Big 12 play against Houston, before wrapping up their six-match homestand with UCF Friday. Both Conference matches are slated for a 6:30 p.m. first serve and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Tickets are available 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.
Tournament Champion: UC Santa Barbara (2-0)
All-Tournament Team
Eva Travis, UCSB - MVP
Emma McDermott, UCSB
Andi Kreiling, UCSB
Kari Geissberger, OU
Alexis Shelton, OU
Aniya Clinton, K-State
FROM THE CATS
Jason Mansfield, K-State Head Coach
On what needs to change going into conference play…
"I think the biggest thing, we're just trying to find more offense, and you know, we went to a 6-2 offense these last two matches to try to get some more offense and get some more attackers on the court."
On the mental side of things…
"I think we are pretty upset. I think that we're frustrated because we want to win, and we want to find a way to win these sets. So, starting Big 12 play is exciting. It's great. It's a clean slate in a lot of ways but we are still motivated to figure it out."
On Aliyah Carter…
"It speaks a lot in the transfer portal era to have someone like Aliyah Carter stay here five years and leave the legacy that she's that she's leaving. I think it says a lot about her loyalty as a person. And I think it speaks volumes to what she thinks about her teammates [and] the university."
SET-BY-SET
Set One – Oklahoma 25, K-State 20
K-State jumped out to a five-point lead until OU used a 4-0 to bring the score within one, 12-11. The Wildcats responded with a kill from Gregorski and block assist from Brown and Myers.
Tied at 18-all, the Sooners put the set away with 7-2 closing run behind six consecutive serves from Whitney. OU's defense used four blocks to limit K-State to a -.056, led by two solo stops from Martyn.
Set Two – Oklahoma 25, K-State 21
The Sooners managed to take a 16-10 lead, forcing a K-State timeout. The Wildcats best chance to close the gap came from 4-1 run led by a kill by Clinton, to cut the Sooners lead 19-17, but was unable to overcome the deficit.
Clinton hit at a .286 clip (three kills, one error, seven swings), while Myers added three kills.
Set Three – Oklahoma 25, K-State 23
A quick attack from Szulczewski tied the score for the fourth time in the set, 14-14, but a 4-0 spurt handed the Sooners a three-point lead. In total, the third saw nine tie scores with four lead changes.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Oklahoma picked up the straight set victory – 25-20, 25-21, 25-23.
- The Sooners' defense held K-State to a .144 hitting efficiency behind nine blocks, including five from Martyn (two solo, three assists).
- Shelton led the match with 18 kills and hit at a .310 clip, while Chamberlain paced an offense that hit .349 with 43 assists.
- OU had a 49-36 advantage in kill production.
- Clinton posted a season-high 10 kills while hitting .333. Gregorski, Myers and Carter each added seven.
- Szulczewski and LeGrand combined for 29 assists.
- Defensively, Larkin led the back row with 11 digs, while Brown totaled a team-best three block assists.
- In total, the match saw five lead changes and 13 tie scores.
BEYOND THE BOX
- OU leads the all-time series 61-39-1, including a 23-20 edge in Manhattan.
- Carter became the rally-scoring era kills leader in K-State history – ranks fourth all-time overall with 1,518 total career kills.
- Mansfield is 1-2 against OU.
- K-State finished 2-7 during its 2024 non-conference slate.
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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
OK
KState
Kills
49
36
Errors
12
20
Attempts
106
111
Hitting %
.349
.144
Points
60.0
46.0
Assists
49
34
Aces
2
6
Blocks
9
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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