K-State Secures First Home Big 12 Win with Sweep of Texas Tech

Friday, October 10

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

10-4,3-3Big 12

Texas Tech

8-10,0-6Big 12

Texas Tech

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K-State Secures First Home Big 12 Win with Sweep of Texas Tech

Oct 10, 2025 | Volleyball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State's Aniya Clinton registered a double-double of 14 kills and 13 digs to aid the Wildcats' sweep of Texas Tech (25-15, 25-14, 25-19) for the first Big 12 home win of the season at Morgan Family Arena on Friday night.

Shaylee Myers led the team with 16 kills and 18 points as K-State (10-4, 3-3 Big 12) garnered the Wildcats' its third victory over Texas Tech (8-10, 0-6 Big 12) in Jason Mansfield era.

The Wildcats started off hot with a .421 hitting percentage in the first set with 19 kills on 38 attempts, leading to defensive moments in the second set by limiting Texas Tech to a -.080 hitting percentage with eight errors.

FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments …
"I think every match is different, right, every opponent's good. And so, when we watch film of Texas Tech, we see the things they're good at, and then we know that we have to slow them down, or we have to do things to affect them. So that was the best thing about tonight is that we did that, and they're a good team, and they have good players, but we have to make plays. And these guys made a ton of plays in order to win the first two sets. And then again, they're a good team, and it wasn't that we were playing badly, they just were making a lot of plays, and therefore the game was close. And then did a great job at the end. I like how more balanced we are offensively. Birthday girl Jordyn Williams tonight did a great job on the slide, and she's just continuing to get better, and so I love that for us."

On Shaylee Myers and Jordyn Williams game play…
"I joked with her [Myers] after that one stuff. She's been searching, she's up there so high, and sometimes the block just doesn't come to you. [Texas Tech] attackers are good they hit with range. And so she had three or four stuffs tonight that had to feel really good, that she's got opportunities to do that. So, yeah we need our block to be solid, especially against their opposites, who we knew they were gonna try to set a bunch. You know, Jordyn's such a good read blocker and so that was a big moment for us. And Shaylee getting over, and Jordyn closing, and that's getting to that point."

ANIYA CLINTON, REDSHIRT JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER
On getting the first home conference win of the season…
"It feels good. It feels good to have them kind of pull that victory with us. I think we've also been searching for that. So, it just felt good on both ends."

On finding a way to win despite the third set pressure from Texas Tech…
"Yeah, I think after Wednesday, we got together and talked a lot about urgency, and just finishing when we're on top of the teams, just taking that extra inch to finish. So, I think we displayed that, and I'm really proud of us."

SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – K-State 25, Texas Tech 15

Prior to the media timeout, K-State was on a 3-0 run with kills by three separate Wildcats, Aniya Clinton, Jordyn Williams and Shaylee Myers.
After a Texas Tech timeout the Wildcats outscored the Red Raiders 6-3 for a first set victory.
K-State dominated the set with a .421 hitting percentage (3 errors, 38 attempts) led by 7 kills by Myers on 14 attempts.
Ava Legrand tallied her most assists in a set with 13, while Clinton had her most digs with 7.

Set 2 – K-State 25, Texas Tech 14

K-State went on a 6-point run, in part by Jordyn Williams' two kills and a solo block to force a timeout by Texas Tech. After the break the Wildcats had two more kills from Shaylee Myers and Williams for a 10-1 lead.
The Wildcats held the Red Raiders to a negative hitting percentage at -.080 with just six kills and eight errors.
Caleigh Ponn had a season high three service aces to Symone Sims' one.

Set 3 – K-State 25, Texas Tech 19

After a back-and-forth set, a block by Shaylee Myers and Jordyn Williams propelled K-State to a 6-0 run to secure the win.
Texas Tech had their first significant tie of the match early in the set at 8-8 after two kills by Addie Kanouff and Kenna McKenzie and two attack errors by K-State.
K-State recorded the most block attempts with 10, Myers and Williams owning three of those.
The Red Raiders' Sierra Grizzle led both teams with six digs in the set, 4 players responsible for five more.

INSIDE THE BOX

K-State defeated Texas Tech in three – 25-15, 25-14, 25-19.
K-State led the entire match with just nine tie scores in total over three sets.
This was Aniya Clinton's third consecutive game with a double-double, her fifth of the season.
Caleigh Ponn led both teams with three service aces, now with nine for the season over six matches.
Texas Tech tied up the third set seven times after trailing the entire second set.
No Red Raiders were responsible for more than five kills, with five being registered to Kenna McKenzie.
Texas Tech recorded just four blocks from four different players in the first and third set.

BEYOND THE BOX

K-State leads the all-time series 46-16, with a 27-3 lead in matches played in Manhattan, while boasting a 3-1 record in the Mansfield era.
The Wildcats are 9-2 in the last 11 matches vs. TTU.
K-State swept their opponent for the first time since September 12 after a 3-0 victory over Northern Colorado.

UP NEXT
K-State will head to the Lone Star State for a pair of Top 25 matches starting with a midweek match at No. 16 Baylor (9-5, 4-2 Big 12) before facing No. 11 TCU (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) on Friday.

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