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Myers’ Career Night Powers K-State Past No. 25 North Carolina
Sep 19, 2025 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Fueled by a career-high 27 kills from senior Shaylee Myers, K-State earned its first Top-25 victory of the season, rallying past 25th-ranked North Carolina in a five-set battle, 16-25, 25-19, 25-11, 13-25, 15-10, Friday night at Carmichael Arena.
Myers, the Big 12 leader in kills per set (5.04), logged her sixth match this year with double-digit kills. The Lincoln, Nebraska, native's 27 kills marked her third career match with 20 or more kills and second of the season, while she tied fourth in program history for most kills in a five-set match during the rally-scoring era. Myers is the sixth player in school history during the rally-scoring era to reach 27 kills in a single match.
She also became the fastest Wildcat to reach 100 kills in 2025, bringing her season total to 116, while leading the league in points per set (5.54).
K-State (6-1) produced 59 kills on 159 swings with 26 errors in handing UNC (6-2) its first home loss of the season. The victory was the Wildcats' first Top-25 road win since October 5, 2023, at Baylor, and their sixth overall under third-year head coach Jason Mansfield. It also marked the program's 52nd all-time win against a nationally ranked opponent.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments…
"Incredible win and confidence builder for this team. I'm so proud of how we responded after the first set and played so aggressively in the second and third. After we lost our way in the fourth, we got back to playing the game that we want to play from the service line and on defense, that was really the difference in the match. All of the blockers did a good job slowing them down and getting good touches and some timely stuffs but our defense behind the block was special, especially Symone [Sims], she was flying around tonight."
On Myers career-night…
"It's hard to put into words how great of a performance Shaylee had tonight. North Carolina has a really big rightside block with an amazing libero who had 26 digs and Shaylee still had 27 kills and hit .426 with only four errors on 54 swings. I'm not sure I've seen a stat line very many times in my career like that. She's been putting up insane numbers for us all season and it's really special to see her confidence and her belief in herself continue to grow."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – #25 UNC 25, K-State 16
The Wildcats wrap up play in Chapel Hill against East Carolina (8-1) Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. Saturday's match will be the first meeting between the two squads in the program's history.
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Myers, the Big 12 leader in kills per set (5.04), logged her sixth match this year with double-digit kills. The Lincoln, Nebraska, native's 27 kills marked her third career match with 20 or more kills and second of the season, while she tied fourth in program history for most kills in a five-set match during the rally-scoring era. Myers is the sixth player in school history during the rally-scoring era to reach 27 kills in a single match.
She also became the fastest Wildcat to reach 100 kills in 2025, bringing her season total to 116, while leading the league in points per set (5.54).
K-State (6-1) produced 59 kills on 159 swings with 26 errors in handing UNC (6-2) its first home loss of the season. The victory was the Wildcats' first Top-25 road win since October 5, 2023, at Baylor, and their sixth overall under third-year head coach Jason Mansfield. It also marked the program's 52nd all-time win against a nationally ranked opponent.
FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments…
"Incredible win and confidence builder for this team. I'm so proud of how we responded after the first set and played so aggressively in the second and third. After we lost our way in the fourth, we got back to playing the game that we want to play from the service line and on defense, that was really the difference in the match. All of the blockers did a good job slowing them down and getting good touches and some timely stuffs but our defense behind the block was special, especially Symone [Sims], she was flying around tonight."
On Myers career-night…
"It's hard to put into words how great of a performance Shaylee had tonight. North Carolina has a really big rightside block with an amazing libero who had 26 digs and Shaylee still had 27 kills and hit .426 with only four errors on 54 swings. I'm not sure I've seen a stat line very many times in my career like that. She's been putting up insane numbers for us all season and it's really special to see her confidence and her belief in herself continue to grow."
SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – #25 UNC 25, K-State 16
- After back-and-forth action, the Tar Heels scored six consecutive points to take a 12-7 lead and force a timeout from the Wildcats. UNC had an 11-point lead twice in Set 1.
- Shaylee Myers produced matched a set-high four kills alongside UNC's Safi Hampton, with Myer hitting at a.364 clip.
- Both squads registered 12 kills and three blocks in Set 1, while UNC had four attack errors against K-State's eight.
- The Cats were held to a .083 hitting efficiency
- K-State rallied to take a six-point lead – its highest lead of the set – in Set 2 with the help of a 10-3 scoring run that included four kills from Aniya Clinton.
- Myers reached double figure kills in Set 2 with seven, marking her sixth match of the year reaching the 10-kill mark.
- Symone Sims registered the first ace of the match for match-point.
- The Wildcats out-hit the Tar Heels .275-.118 in Set 2, with 18 kills on 40 swings and seven errors while the defense recorded four blocks.
- A big swing from Clinton, who reached her 10th kill of the match, and an attack error from UNC handed the Cats an eight-point lead.
- K-State garnered its largest lead of the match, 23-10, with the help of a kills from Myers and Clinton. The duo each connected on passes from Ava LeGrand.
- K-State used a 9-2 closing run to put the set away, finishing Set 2 with a .478 hitting percentage (12 kills, 1 error).
- UNC's Hailey Pearce turned in a set-high eight kills at a .467 clip.
- K-State was held to a zero hitting percentage (7 kills, 7 errors) in Set 4, while Myers generated six kills on 13 swings with one error.
- The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-2 lead in Set 5, utilizing a 4-0 scoring run that included three kills from Myers, who finished with seven in the set.
- With an assist from LeGrand, Myers delivered match-point with her 27th kill of the night.
- K-State defeated North Carolina in five on Friday night – 16-25, 25-18, 25-11, 13-25, 15-10.
- The Cats totaled 59 kills (26 errors, 159 swings), with seven service aces, 54 digs and 10 blocks.
- Myers led all players with a career-high 27 kills at an impressive .426 clip (4 errors, 54 swings).
- LeGrand orchestrated an offense that hit .208 with a career-high 45 assists, to go along with seven digs.
- Three different players recorded multiple service aces – LeGrand, Van Lannen and Myers.
- Defensively, Brenna Schmidt tallied four kills (2 solo, 2 assists) followed by Jordyn Williams with three (2 solo, one assist), while Symone Sims produced a career-high 18 digs.
- Clinton reached double-digit kills with 13m followed by Schmidt with eight.
- The Tar Heels hit .211 as a team against the Cats' .208 efficiency, while defensively, UNC held an edge in blocks (12.0-10.0) and digs (58-54).
- The match featured 17 tie scores and just six lead changes.
- Friday's match was K-State's first of the season to go beyond three sets, snapping a streak of six consecutive sweeps.
- UNC leads the all-time series 2-1, with Friday marking the first meeting between the two programs in Chapel Hill.
- Myers has reached double-digit kills in six of seven matches this season, tallying a career-high 27 kills - her third match with 20 or more.
- Myers surpassed her previous career high of 23 kills, set during her freshman season, with her 24th kill in Set 5.
- Myers is the sixth player in school history during the rally-scoring era to reach 27 kills in a single match.
- Under Mansfield, the Wildcats are 7-13 against AVCA Top-25 opponents, including a program-record five ranked wins in 2023.
- The win was K-State's first Top-25 road victory since October 5, 2023, at Baylor, when the Wildcats defeated the Bears in five sets.
- It marked the program's 52nd all-time win over a Top-25 opponent and sixth against a team ranked No. 25.
- The Wildcats improved to 2-1 on the road in 2025, including a 1-1 record in true road matches.
- LeGrand recorded her first career match with 40 or more assists, while Sims notched her 18th career match with double-digit digs.
The Wildcats wrap up play in Chapel Hill against East Carolina (8-1) Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. Saturday's match will be the first meeting between the two squads in the program's history.
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Team Stats
KState
UNC
Kills
59
50
Errors
26
22
Attempts
159
133
Hitting %
.208
.211
Points
76.0
63.0
Assists
56
47
Aces
7
1
Blocks
10
12
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
27
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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