Wildcats Cruise Past Houston Wednesday Night

HOUSTON, Texas – K-State's Ava LeGrand and Shaylee Myers each recorded a double-double Wednesday night as the Wildcats returned to the win column with a three-set sweep of Houston at the Fertitta Center, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20.

K-State (16-8, 9-7 Big 12) hit at a .257 clip (45 kills, 16 errors) on its way to picking up its first win over Houston since August 28, 2007, and first as Big 12 opponents. The Wildcats improved to 8-4 overall on the road, including a 5-3 record in league action.

Myers tallied a match-high 16 kills to go along with 13 digs and a pair of aces to end the night with 18.0 points. Clinton added nine kills with two aces followed by Jordyn Williams with seven kills and a match-high three blocks.

With her nine kills, Clinton registered her 750^th career kill and 302^nd of the season – a single-season career best.

LeGrand recorded her third consecutive double-double and 14^th of the year, as the senior setter handed out 37 assists with 11 digs to go with three blocks. Symone Sims recorded 10 digs for her 17^th match eclipsing the 10-dig mark.

The Cats' defense held Houston (8-18, 1-14 Big 12) to a .131 hitting percentage, forcing 18 errors with five team blocks.

FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall Statement…
"Great road win for us. I've said it before, but any win you get in this conference is big. Houston was playing really well in the two matches before us against Baylor and Iowa State, so we knew we needed to come to battle and we did. Forty-five kills and 50 digs in 3 sets is who we need to be, so proud of the girls for being ready to attack and battle defensively from the start. Double-doubles from Ava and Shay were huge and I thought Symone played great defense and passed really well all match for us. Excited to get back home for fun week to end the Big 12."

SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – K-State 25, Houston 19

With a service ace by Van Lannen, her 26^th of the season, the Wildcats jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead.
Houston clawed its way to a 12-9 score with a 5-1 scoring run, before capitalizing on a pair of attack errors to bring the score within two.
K-State scored seven straight points, that included back-to-back service aces from Myers, to stretch its lead out to nine to put the set away.
The Wildcats produced 16 kills and hit at a .278 clip with six errors, led by five kills from Myers and Williams.

Set 2 – K-State 25, Houston 20

After eight tied scores and six lead changes, K-State racked up a 7-2 scoring run behind four straight points to take a 14-10 lead – its first substantial lead of the set.
An attack error and block by Houston's Barakat Rahmon and Avery Shimaitis bridged the gap to two, 20-18, but was answered with a 4-1 run led by Clinton's sixth kill of the night.
Myers knocked down seven kills in Set 2.

Set 3 – K-State 25, Houston 20

UH posted a 13-9 lead – its largest of the match – with the help of a 5-1 scoring run led by a kill from Alyssa Gonzales.
Trailing 16-13, the Wildcats rallied to even the score before taking the lead with a block by LeGrand and Williams.
K-State put together a 11-4 closing run to capture the win.

INSIDE THE BOX

K-State swept past Houston Wednesday night at Fertitta Center – 25-19, 25-20, 25-20.
The Cats hit at a .257 clip (45 kills, 16 errors, 113 attempts), while holding Houston to a .130 hitting percentage (32 kills, 18 errors, 108 swings).
Myers led all players with 16 kills to go along with 13 digs for her sixth double-double of the year, while LeGrand handed out 37 assists with 11 digs.
LeGrand leads the 2025 squad with 14 double-doubles.
Myers and Clinton each tallied a pair of service aces while Van Lannen had one.
Clinton added nine kills followed by Williams (7) and Schmidt (6).
UH's Reid was the only player to reach the 10-kill mark (1.25).
Staters: Reagan Fox, Aniya Clinton, Symone Sims (L), Ava LeGrand, Shaylee Myers, Brenna Schmidt, Jordyn Williams

BEYOND THE BOX

K-State is 5-5 all-time against Houston, that includes a 2-2 record in matches played in Houston. The Wildcats are 3-2 in the last five meetings.
Under Mansfield, K-State is 1-2 vs. Houston with all three matches played as Big 12 opponents.
With the win, the Wildcats move into sixth-place in the Big 12 standings.
Myers has led the Wildcats in kills in 18 matches this season, tallying double-digits in all.
K-State improves to 8-4 in three-set matches in 2025. The Wildcats have earned 26 three-set wins in the Mansfield era.

UP NEXT
K-State returns to Morgan Family Arena for the final home match of the regular season to host UCF (16-10, 7-8 Big 12). First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.

Single-match tickets are available for the final home match of the regular-season vs. UCF (Nov. 26), through the K-State Athletics ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS and www.kstatesports.com/tickets.

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Team Stats

Shaylee Myers

Aniya Clinton

Jordyn Williams

Reagan Fox

Players Mentioned

Aniya Clinton

Reagan Fox

Ava LeGrand

Shaylee Myers

Brenna Schmidt

Symone Sims

Jordyn Williams

Players Mentioned

Aniya Clinton

Reagan Fox

Ava LeGrand

Shaylee Myers

Brenna Schmidt

Symone Sims

Jordyn Williams

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