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Wildcats’ Balanced Attack Hands No. 21 Baylor 3-1 Loss
Nov 12, 2025 | Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State recorded their first home victory over Baylor since 2016, as the Wildcats handed the 21st-ranked Bears a 3-1 loss Wednesday night at Morgan Family Arena.
K-State (15-7, 8-6 Big 12), which is now receiving votes in the latest AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, notched its fourth victory – and second straight – over a nationally ranked opponent, moving to 4-4 overall this season against Top 25 teams. With the win, K-State becomes one of just four Big 12 teams to record four or more victories over Top 25 opponents this season (No. 8 Arizona State, 7; No. 16 TCU, 6; No. 13 Kansas, 4; Kansas State 4).
The victory snapped a seven-match home skid against Baylor and marked the Wildcats' first win over the Bears in Manhattan since October 29, 2016.
The Wildcats' defense limited Baylor (14-9, 9-6 Big 12) to a .188 team hitting percentage, fueled by a season-high 13 blocks and 67 digs. Symone Sims, a native of Frisco, Texas, anchored the back line with a match-high 19 digs – her 15th match leading in the category – while middle blocker Jordyn Williams led at the net with seven blocks followed by Schmidt with five.
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Shaylee Myers knocked down a team-high 21 kills to go along with 13 digs to complete her fifth double-double of the year. With her 21 kills, the Lincoln, Nebraska, product moved into a tie for third in school history with her 10th 20-kill match of the year, matching K-State Hall of Famer and All-American Liz Wegner-Busch, who registered 10 in 1999 and 2000. Myers is now 72 kills shy of reaching her 1,000th career kill.
Aniya Clinton recorded her 15th match of the year in double figures with 14 kills. Senior setter Ava LeGrand orchestrated an offense that hit .235 with 43 assists, while collecting 16 digs for her 12th double-double of the year, along with a career-high six blocks.
For Baylor, Ksenia Rakhmanchik, the Big 12 Rookie of the Week, led all players with 23 kills. Harley Kreck tallied the only double-double for the Bears with 39 assists and a team-high 13 digs.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall Statement…
"I'm really proud of how we battled, especially the second set. We were down 23-20, found a way to tie it up, and even though we lost a close set, we were in the exact same situation in the third – down 23-20 – and this time we tied it and won. It shows just a lot of character and grit in situations that are tough. That's a very good, tough team to stop defensively, and I thought we just found ways to kind of win that third set.
I told them before the fourth set that I felt like we were the better team, and that we still hadn't played our best. I love that we did that in the fourth set and closed it out. There were a lot of great individual performances. Shaylee [Myers] started slow because they're such a strong defensive team, but to have 21 kills and hit .314 against that defense is really impressive. And to have 13 digs as well. It starts with Ava [LeGrand], 43 assists, 16 digs, six blocks, and an ace. She's special, and she's somebody that certainly makes our team go."
On getting the first win over Baylor at home since 2016…
"It means a lot. Baylor is a phenomenal program that's in the Top 25 every year. For us, we just believe that we can compete with anyone. I think that the way we won this match says a lot about who we are and how we can play. I love that I went into the locker room and they're not spraying me with water bottles because we feel like we should win matches like this. To have the program get to a place like that is pretty special, where they believe that we should beat really good teams in Morgan Family Arena. So yeah, I'm really proud of them."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 17
Set 2 – #21 25, K-State 23
Set 3 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 23
Set 4 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 20
INSIDE THE BOX
BEYOND THE BOX
UP NEXT
The second edition of the 2025 Dillons Sunflower Showdown between K-State and No. 13 Kansas is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Morgan Family Arena. The match can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Single-match 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.
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K-State (15-7, 8-6 Big 12), which is now receiving votes in the latest AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, notched its fourth victory – and second straight – over a nationally ranked opponent, moving to 4-4 overall this season against Top 25 teams. With the win, K-State becomes one of just four Big 12 teams to record four or more victories over Top 25 opponents this season (No. 8 Arizona State, 7; No. 16 TCU, 6; No. 13 Kansas, 4; Kansas State 4).
The victory snapped a seven-match home skid against Baylor and marked the Wildcats' first win over the Bears in Manhattan since October 29, 2016.
The Wildcats' defense limited Baylor (14-9, 9-6 Big 12) to a .188 team hitting percentage, fueled by a season-high 13 blocks and 67 digs. Symone Sims, a native of Frisco, Texas, anchored the back line with a match-high 19 digs – her 15th match leading in the category – while middle blocker Jordyn Williams led at the net with seven blocks followed by Schmidt with five.
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Shaylee Myers knocked down a team-high 21 kills to go along with 13 digs to complete her fifth double-double of the year. With her 21 kills, the Lincoln, Nebraska, product moved into a tie for third in school history with her 10th 20-kill match of the year, matching K-State Hall of Famer and All-American Liz Wegner-Busch, who registered 10 in 1999 and 2000. Myers is now 72 kills shy of reaching her 1,000th career kill.
Aniya Clinton recorded her 15th match of the year in double figures with 14 kills. Senior setter Ava LeGrand orchestrated an offense that hit .235 with 43 assists, while collecting 16 digs for her 12th double-double of the year, along with a career-high six blocks.
For Baylor, Ksenia Rakhmanchik, the Big 12 Rookie of the Week, led all players with 23 kills. Harley Kreck tallied the only double-double for the Bears with 39 assists and a team-high 13 digs.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall Statement…
"I'm really proud of how we battled, especially the second set. We were down 23-20, found a way to tie it up, and even though we lost a close set, we were in the exact same situation in the third – down 23-20 – and this time we tied it and won. It shows just a lot of character and grit in situations that are tough. That's a very good, tough team to stop defensively, and I thought we just found ways to kind of win that third set.
I told them before the fourth set that I felt like we were the better team, and that we still hadn't played our best. I love that we did that in the fourth set and closed it out. There were a lot of great individual performances. Shaylee [Myers] started slow because they're such a strong defensive team, but to have 21 kills and hit .314 against that defense is really impressive. And to have 13 digs as well. It starts with Ava [LeGrand], 43 assists, 16 digs, six blocks, and an ace. She's special, and she's somebody that certainly makes our team go."
On getting the first win over Baylor at home since 2016…
"It means a lot. Baylor is a phenomenal program that's in the Top 25 every year. For us, we just believe that we can compete with anyone. I think that the way we won this match says a lot about who we are and how we can play. I love that I went into the locker room and they're not spraying me with water bottles because we feel like we should win matches like this. To have the program get to a place like that is pretty special, where they believe that we should beat really good teams in Morgan Family Arena. So yeah, I'm really proud of them."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 17
- K-State scored seven consecutive points, that included four kills by Clinton to take a 10-point lead, 24-14.
- Baylor used a 3-0 scoring run to fend off set-point until Clinton delivered the final blow with her sixth kill of the set.
- Clinton led all players with six kills and hit at a .294 clip with just one error.
- The Wildcats' defense held the Bears to a .059 hitting percentage behind four blocks.
- Both squads combined for six service errors in the first set, while K-State produced a pair of aces.
Set 2 – #21 25, K-State 23
- Williams connected on a pass from LeGrand to start off a 3-0 scoring run and lead K-State to a 15-12 lead at the media timeout.
- Baylor put together a 7-2 run to overcome a three-point deficit and take a 20-18 lead, forcing a timeout from K-State.
- Both squads exchanged blows, but Baylor outlasted the Cats to level the match, 1-1.
- K-State hit .275 (16 kills, 5 errors, 40 attacks) compared to Baylor's .206 (13 kills, 6 errors, 34 swings).
Set 3 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 23
- After back-and-forth action, the Bears broke a 19-19 tie with back-to-back kills from Rakhmanchik.
- Down 23-20, the Wildcats rattled off four straight points with kills by Myers and Reagan Fox, before a service ace from Sims completed the rally and closed the set.
- Myers led the offense with seven kills (.353), while four different players recorded a block.
- In total, Set 3 featured 12 tied scores and five lead changes.
Set 4 – K-State 25, #21 Baylor 20
- Tied 14-14, a block from Williams and Myers kicked off a 7-2 scoring run to help the Cats put the match away.
- Myers and Rakhmanchik each registered six kills in the set, with Myers producing a set-high .357 hitting percentage.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State defeated #21 Baylor in four sets – 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
- The Wildcats hit .235 (57 kills, 22 errors, 149 attempts) compared to Baylor's .188 (49 kills, 22 errors, 144 attempts).
- K-State out-blocked the Bears with a season-high 13 blocks (1 solo, 24 assists).
- Six different Wildcats produced a kill led by Myers with 21 and Clinton with 14. Brenna Schmidt added eight, followed by Williams (7) and LeGrand (6).
- Williams produced a team-high seven blocks while LeGrand had six and Schmidt added five.
- LeGrand dished out 43 assists to go along with 16 digs for her 12th double-double of the year. Myers added 13 for her fifth double-double.
- Sims led all players with 19 digs.
- Five different players had a service ace for K-State. Both squads combined for 24 service errors.
- Baylor's Rakhmanchik recorded a match-high 23 kills – the only player to reach double-digit kills for Baylor – while Kreck had 39 assists and 13 digs for the double-double.
BEYOND THE BOX
- With the win, K-State regained a 31-30 lead in the all-time series against Baylor, with the Wildcats posting a 18-12 advantage in matches played in Manhattan.
- K-State improved to 2-3 record vs. Baylor under Mansfield.
- Wednesday's win handed the Wildcats their first home victory over Baylor since October 29, 2016 (K-State 3, Baylor 1).
- In the Mansfield era, K-State moved to 10-16 overall against Top 25 opponents.
- The Wildcats are 22-15 at Morgan Family Arena since its opening in 2023, that includes a 15-10 mark in Big 12 play.
- K-State is one of four schools from the Big 12 to have four or more wins over Top 25 teams.
- Myers ties third all-time with 10 20-kill matches this season, moving into a tie for third with Liz Wegner-Busch (1999, 2000).
UP NEXT
The second edition of the 2025 Dillons Sunflower Showdown between K-State and No. 13 Kansas is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Morgan Family Arena. The match can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Single-match 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.
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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.
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Team Stats
Baylor
KState
Kills
49
57
Errors
22
22
Attempts
144
149
Hitting %
.188
.235
Points
64.0
75.0
Assists
47
52
Aces
4
5
Blocks
11
13
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
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