K-State Falls in Straight Sets to No. 8 Arizona State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State fell to No. 8 Arizona State in three sets Sunday afternoon at Morgan Family Arena, 19-25, 20-25, 19-25.

Arizona State (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) hit at a .307 team efficiency, led by a match-high 13 kills from Noemie Glover. The Sun Devils limited K-State (7-3, 0-2 Big 12) to a season-low .095 hitting percentage, as the defense held a 34-28 edge in dig production and out-blocked the Cats, 11.0-6.0.

FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall comments…
"A really good Arizona State team. We just needed to convert a couple more plays in each set to take one. That's easier said than done against a team that balanced offensively, and a really-good serve and pass team. They put a lot of pressure on us from the service line. I thought our defense was good, and we did a good job slowing them down, especially when we got them off the net. I also thought our servers were aggressive today.

We're still looking for a little more offense. We're playing really good, physical teams in the Big 12, and we have to match that physicality while finding ways to take better swings and give ourselves more chances to score. That's something we'll keep working on. But we were right there with them. I know the scores don't necessarily show it, but we were only a couple plays away in every set from pushing it to four or five. I love the players in that locker room, I love this team, and I believe in them. We just need to keep believing in ourselves."

SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – #8 Arizona St. 25, K-State 19

The Wildcats overcame a five-point deficit and closed the gap to two, 13-11, but was answered with a 5-0 scoring run to extend the Sun Devils lead.
Down 19-12, K-State scored four consecutive points to force a timeout from ASU, led by a kill from Aniya Clinton. ASU put together a 6-3 closing run to take the set.
Shaylee Myers led all players with six kills at a .135 clip (4 errors, 16 attempts), while Clinton added four.
ASU out-blocked K-State 5.0-1.0 in the initial set, limiting the Wildcats to a team .139 hitting percentage.

Set 2 – #8 Arizona St. 25, K-State 20

K-State utilized a 6-2 scoring run to level the set at 19-19 – the fourth tied score of the set – before ASU put the set away with a 6-1 closing run.
Reagan Fox paced the offense with five kills, while two Sun Devils registered four each in Set 2.
ASU held K-State to a .107 efficiency, while each team had three blocks.

Set 3 – #8 Arizona St. 25, K-State 19

A call was overturned in favor of K-State that ignited a 7-2 start, forcing a timeout from ASU and handing the Cats their first lead of the match.
With the score knotted at 14-14, a kill from Noemie Glover put the Sun Devils back on top.

INSIDE THE BOX

Arizona State defeated the Wildcats in straight sets – 25-19, 25-20, 25-19.
K-State hit at a season-low .095 clip, while ASU had a .307 team hitting percentage.
Myers had a team-best 11 kills. Fox finished with eight and Clinton added six.
ASU had 11 blocks as a team while the Wildcats picked up six
Symone Sims registered a match-high 10 digs, while Ava LeGrand dished out 25 assists.
K-State had three service aces and ASU had four.

BEYOND THE BOX

Arizona State leads the all-time series, 2-1. Sunday's match marked the first meeting between the two schools in Manhattan.
K-State is 1-1 against teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll in 2025, and moves to 7-14 against ranked opponents under Mansfield.
True freshman Alex Klukvin made her first collegiate start.
Myers achieved her 33^rd career 10-kill match and ninth of the season.

\UP NEXT
The Wildcats continue Big 12 action with a pair of road matches against West Virginia (October 1) and Cincinnati (October 3). First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT against the Mountaineers on Wednesday, and will be streamed on ESPN+.

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Team Stats

Shaylee Myers

Reagan Fox

Aniya Clinton

Jordyn Williams

Players Mentioned

Aniya Clinton

Reagan Fox

Alex Klukvin

Ava LeGrand

Shaylee Myers

Symone Sims

Players Mentioned

Aniya Clinton

Reagan Fox

Alex Klukvin

Ava LeGrand

Shaylee Myers

Symone Sims

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