Wildcats Set for Friday’s Nationally Televised Dillons Sunflower Showdown

MATCH #18
K-STATE (10-7, 2-7 BIG 12) at #15 KANSAS (14-5, 7-2 BIG 12)
Friday, October 30 // 7 PM CT // Allen Fieldhouse
Watch: FS1
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MATCH #19
K-STATE (10-7, 2-7 BIG 12) at #16 TCU (15-5, 6-3 BIG 12)
Sunday, November 1 // 2 PM CT // Schollmaier Arena
Watch: ESPN+
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FIRST SERVE

K-State (10-7, 1-7 Big 12) hits the road for a pair of Big 12 matchups, starting Friday at No. 15 Kansas (14-5, 7-2 Big 12) for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence at Allen Fieldhouse, with first serve set for 7 p.m. CT.
Following the match against the Jayhawks, the Wildcats will head to Texas to face No. 16 TCU (15-5, 6-3 big 12) Sunday at 2 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.

FOLLOW THE CATS

Friday's match will broadcast on FS1, while Sunday's contest can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Live stat links can be found on the K-State volleyball schedule page on kstatesports.com, while fans can find live game updates all season long on the Wildcats social media pages (@KStateVB).

K-STATE AT A GLANCE

The Wildcats (10-7, 1-7 Big 12) are coming off a sweep over Texas Tech that ended a seven-match losing streak, marking the team's first victory since September 24.
Freshman PIN Addison Massey was named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, while she earned a spot on the conference's Starting Seven for the third time this season.
She finished first among All-Division I players in kills per set (6.50), while she broke the program record for kills in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era with 24.
Friday will mark the Wildcats seventh match against a Top 25 opponent in a 13-match stretch. The cats are 1-5 against ranked opponents in 2026.
Sophomore setter Camdyn Stucky recorded her second double-double of the season, joining Massey as the only two players with multiple this season.
Five of the Wildcats final nine matches are against current Top 25 programs – No. 15 KU (Oct. 30), No. 16 TCU (Nov. 1), No. 24 Baylor (Nov. 8), No. 16 TCU (Nov. 13) and No. 10 Arizona State (Nov. 25).
K-State is in its fourth season under head coach Jason Mansfield, who boasts a 54-45 overall record as a collegiate head coach.
The Wildcats are coming off a season where they made their 19th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2018, marking the program's second winning season under Mansfield.

SCOUTING #15 KANSAS

The No. 15 Jayhawks (14-5, 7-2 Big 12), which are in its second season under head coach Matt Ulmer, are coming off a pair of Top 25 wins over TCU and Baylor.
KU is tied for second in the conference standings alongside No. 10 Arizona State.
As a team, KU leads the Big 12 in total service aces (141), aces per set (2.10) and kills per set (14.13).
At the net, three players rank within the Top 20 in the conference in blocks per set: Aisho Aiono (11^th, 1.13), Taylor Stanley (16^th, 0.97) and Reese Ptacek (17^th, 0.96).
Aiono leads the league with a .419 hitting percentage, while Stanley is third in the Big 12 and 14^th across Division I in kills per set (4.48).
Stanley, who has earned the Big 12 Rookie of the Week four times this season, ranks sixth overall in the country with a conference-high 5.46 points per set.
Sophomore setter Reese Messer earned Big 12 Setter of the Week honors, her third honor of the season. She leads the conference and ranks 14^th nationally with 10.61 assists per set.

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series, 68-64-1, dating back to 1974.
KU has won 12 of the last 15 matchups, going back to 2019, and has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 in the last seven matchups.
The Wildcats defeated KU in Lawrence last season with a five-set triumph at Allen Fieldhouse, snapping an eight-match losing streak to the Jayhawks.
The Cats are 32-22 on the road in the series but have dropped seven of the last 10 to the Jayhawks in Lawrence.

SCOUTING #16 TCU

The Horned Frogs (15-5, 6-3 Big 12) are ranked No. 16 in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll, extending their streak to 40 consecutive weeks in the top 25.

TCU is 35-5 at home since the start of the 2024 season, including an 8-2 mark in Schollmaier Arena this year.
Freshman middle blocker Kinsley Young ranks third in the Big 12 with 1.32 blocks per set and sits just nine blocks shy of 100 on the season.
Becca Kelley and Evan Hendrix on the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List, making TCU one of 15 programs with multiple selections.
Kelley and Hendrix combine for 8.24 kills per set, while as a team TCU averages 14.07.
The Frogs rank top 25 nationally in four categories: kills per set (11^th, 14.07), assists per set (17^th, 13.01), blocks per set (21^st, 2.70) and hitting percentage (22^nd, .267).

INSIDE THE SERIES

K-State leads the all-time series with TCU, 15-11, which began when the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012.
Under Mansfield, K-State is 2-2 against TCU.
K-State's five-match winning streak from 2018-2020 is the longest by either team in the series history.
The Cats are 5-7 on the road against the Frogs, while they are 5-5 in the last 10 meetings in the series.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Addison Massey was awarded Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors on October 28.
In addition to her first weekly award of her career, it was her third time being named to the Big 12 Starting Seven.
She finished Week 9 first among all Division I players in kills per set (6.50), while she finished third nationally and first in the league in points per set (6.67).
She finished the week with 39 total kills and hit at a .305 clip.

20 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Massey's 24-kill performance against Texas Tech set a school record for the most kills in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era, surpassing a previous mark set in 2007.
She became just the third player in school history to eclipse the 24-kill mark in a three-set match and the first to accomplish the feat since 2000.
Her 25.0 total points tied the school record for most points scored in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era, making her the third player to reach the mark.
Other Wildcats to register 24 or more kills in a three-setter include Liz Wegner (34 vs. Colorado, Oct. 11, 2000; 29 vs. KU, Oct. 4, 2000; 28 vs. Texas, Sept. 27, 2000) and Kathy Saxton (25 at Iowa State, Oct. 3, 1992).

AGAINST THE TOP 25

K-State topped No. 20 Creighton on the road in week 4 for its 12^th victory against a Top 25 opponent in the Mansfield era, while it is the program's 57^th overall.
The Wildcats boast an overall mark of 12-22 in the Mansfield era against Top 25 teams, including a 1-4 record in 2026.
K-State has recorded seven sweeps over ranked opponents under Mansfield.
In 2023, K-State set a program record for Top 25 wins in a single season, before achieving the feat against last season.
Overall, K-State is 57-247 against nationally ranked opponents, that includes a 0-8 record against No.17 teams.

A CLOSER LOOK

Though K-State is 2-7 in Big 12 play, four of those losses have been against teams that are within the top 40 of RPI.
Four of K-State's six losses have been against nationally ranked programs.
The Cats are undefeated (9-0) against teams over the 100 RPI mark.

LAST TIME OUT

K-State defeated Texas Tech in straight sets Sunday – 25-16, 30-28, 27-25.
The Cats hit at a .274 team efficiency (51 kills, 17 errors, 124 attempts), while the defense held a 9-8 edge in total team blocks, with six different players registering a block in the contest led by five from Derrer.
K-State also held a 54-48 advantage in dig production, including a match-leading 21 from Fuka Sekita – her second 20-dig performance of the year.
Seven Wildcats contributed a kill led by 24 from Massey and 15 by Brady.
The offense was paced by 30 assists from Van Lannen to go with seven digs, two kills and a pair of aces.
Stucky added 11 assists and 11 digs for her second double-double of the season.
The match featured 28 tie scores and 10 lead changes, including six changes and 15 tied scores in Set 3.

DOUBLE DOWN

Five Wildcats have recorded double-doubles this season, combining for seven overall.
Massey and Stucky have each recorded two double-doubles, while Van Lannen, Sekita and Brady have one apiece.
Stucky recorded the first and the last double-double performances on the year.

WILDCAT LEADERS
Points: Addison Massey (309.0)
Kills: Addison Massey (278)
Hitting Percentage: Cadence Lundgren (.365)
Assists: Emerson Van Lannen (365)
Aces: Emerson Van Lannen (27)
Digs: Fuka Sekita (222)
Blocks: Cadence Lundgren (46)

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at #15 Kansas on Oct 30, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at #16 TCU on Nov 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Cincinnati on Nov 6, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Baylor on Nov 8, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus TCU on Nov 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at Texas Tech on Nov 19, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus West Virginia on Nov 22, 2026 at 12 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at Arizona State on Nov 25, 2026 at 8 p.m.

Results

Completed Event: Volleyball versus Texas Tech on October 25, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball at Cincinnati on October 22, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball versus #17 Kansas on October 15, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball at #23 Colorado on October 11, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball at Iowa State on October 9, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball versus #23 Utah on October 3, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball versus #18 BYU on October 1, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball versus Houston on September 27, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 3