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K-State’s Perfect Start Ends in Straight-Set Loss at UCSB
Sep 11, 2025 | Volleyball
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – K-State's winning streak came to an end Thursday night, as the Wildcats suffered their first setback of the season in a straight-set loss, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16, to UC Santa Barbara at the Thunderdome Classic.
Redshirt sophomore Eva Travis powered the Gauchos (4-2) with 18 kills, helping UCSB open its home slate at The Thunderdome in the win column while handing the Wildcats (4-1) their first defeat. Shaylee Myers paced the K-State offense with 15 kills on a .333 hitting percentage, while the Wildcats held the edge at the net with a 9.0–7.0 blocking advantage.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments…
"Congrats to UCSB, we knew they were a good team when we scouted them, but they were exceptional in all areas tonight. It starts with serving and passing, and they did those two things much better than us tonight. When they pass that well their offense is really hard to stop but I'm proud of our response after the first set and we gave ourselves a chance in the second at 23-23 but needed to make a couple more plays. Shaylee was a huge bright spot, especially offensively for us. She continues to play at such a high level and to score against that defense was tough and she battled the whole match and hit the shots she needed to. We have a short turnaround against a really good Northern Colorado team tomorrow night, it'll be a great test for us."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – UCSB 25, K-State 16
The Wildcats round out the Thunderdome Classic against Northern Colorado (2-5) on Friday at 9 p.m. CT at The Thunderdome.
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Redshirt sophomore Eva Travis powered the Gauchos (4-2) with 18 kills, helping UCSB open its home slate at The Thunderdome in the win column while handing the Wildcats (4-1) their first defeat. Shaylee Myers paced the K-State offense with 15 kills on a .333 hitting percentage, while the Wildcats held the edge at the net with a 9.0–7.0 blocking advantage.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments…
"Congrats to UCSB, we knew they were a good team when we scouted them, but they were exceptional in all areas tonight. It starts with serving and passing, and they did those two things much better than us tonight. When they pass that well their offense is really hard to stop but I'm proud of our response after the first set and we gave ourselves a chance in the second at 23-23 but needed to make a couple more plays. Shaylee was a huge bright spot, especially offensively for us. She continues to play at such a high level and to score against that defense was tough and she battled the whole match and hit the shots she needed to. We have a short turnaround against a really good Northern Colorado team tomorrow night, it'll be a great test for us."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – UCSB 25, K-State 16
- Knotted 11-11, UCSB utilized a 9-2 scoring run to grab a nine-point lead and hand the Cats their first set loss of the season.
- K-State hit .138 in Set 1, only recording nine kills on 32 swings with five errors guided by nine assists from Ava LeGrand.
- Set 1 featured seven tie scores, and three lead changes.
- The Cats' offense bounced back and totaled 15 kills for a .323 hitting efficiency, that included 10 from Shaylee Myers.
- Myers led all players in Set 2, coming out with 10 kills on 17 attempts with two errors.
- The Wildcats were held to a season-low .071 (7 kills, 5 errors), with Myers accounting for three kills.
- Travis led both squads with six kills in Set 3, hitting at a .625 clip with one error.
- UCSB held a 14-9 advantage in dig production, but K-State led in blocks (4.0-3.0).
- UCSB defeated K-State in three sets Thursday night – 25-16, 25-23, 25-16.
- Myers led the Cats offense with 15 kills to go along with three digs, three blocks and an assist.
- LeGrand dished out 23 assists and added a team-best eight digs alongside Symone Sims.
- Aniya Clinton and Reagan Fox combined for 11 kills and three blocks, with Clinton adding seven digs.
- Five different Wildcats recorded multiple blocks, led by Brenna Schmidt and Cadence Lundgren with four each.
- UCSB had two players eclipse the 10-kills mark with Eva Travis (18) and Layanna Green (10), while eight players tallied a kill for the Gauchos.
- As a team, UCSB hit at a .352 clip (53 kills, 16 errors) with Milan Rex and Ayva Ostovar orchestrating a 6-2 offense and combining for 42 assists.
- K-State out-blocked UCSB, 9.0-7.0, but the Gauchos held a 38-31 advantage in dig production to hold the Cats to a .182 hitting percentage (31 kills, 15 errors), their lowest of the year.
- The match featured 21 tie scores and seven lead changes.
- UCSB handed K-State its first set loss of the season in Set 1, ending the Wildcats 12-set win streak.
- Myers turned in her 28th career match with 10 or more kills – fourth this season.
- K-State moves to 8-15 under Mansfield when playing as a true road team, while picking up their second consecutive loss against the Gauchos in the series.
- UCSB leads the all-time series 3-1, which started in 1989.
The Wildcats round out the Thunderdome Classic against Northern Colorado (2-5) on Friday at 9 p.m. CT at The Thunderdome.
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Team Stats
KState
UCSB
Kills
31
53
Errors
15
16
Attempts
88
105
Hitting %
.182
.352
Points
41.0
65.0
Assists
31
50
Aces
1
5
Blocks
9
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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