Wildcats Drop Road Match at Iowa State

Friday, October 9

Ames, Iowa

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

9-4,1-4Big 12

Iowa State

10-6,4-1Big 12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Kansas St.	20	15	18	0
Iowa St.	25	25	25	3

Box Score (PDF)

Oct 09, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

AMES, Iowa – K-State volleyball suffered a straight-set defeat Friday night at the hands of Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum – 20-25, 15-25, 18-25.

Iowa State (10-6, 4-1 Big 12) led in each of the major statistical categories, including hitting at a .344 clip with 40 kills and only nine errors on 90 attempts. Nayeli Gonzalez led all players with 14 kills, while Addison Massey was the only K-State player to reach the 10-kill mark. With the loss, the Wildcats dropped their fourth consecutive match, moving to 9-4 overall with a 1-4 record in Big 12 action.

FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Overall statement…
"I thought Iowa State played a really clean match tonight. We started off a little slow and never could get going as the match went on, and a lot of that was how well they passed and played defense. We are still searching for how we need to compete together, but we are all determined to figure that out. I believe in this team a lot and won't stop trying to find ways for us to play more together and compete better against these teams. I feel like we're close."

SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – Iowa State 25, K-State 20

Iowa State scored four straight points out of the gate but was answered with a 9-5 scoring run from the Wildcats to level the score, 9-9, highlighted by a service ace from Chandler Carter.
The Cyclones pushed ahead, 15-11, after scoring six of the next eight points.
K-State erased a five-point deficit and pulled within three with a kill from setter Emerson Van Lannen – her second of the match – but a pair of kills from Mesaiya Bettis and an attack error handed the Cyclones a match lead.
Iowa State hit .394 (16 kills, 3 errors, 33 swings) led by Nayeli Gonzalez, who recorded eight kills on 10 attempts without an error (.800).
The Wildcats recorded 13 kills in Set 1 with six errors on 39 attempts, including five kills from Addison Massey.

Set 2 – Iowa State 25, K-State 15

The Cyclones utilized an 8-2 scoring run to take a 15-7 lead in Set 2.
Iowa State stretched its lead into double figures, 19-8, with back-to-back kills from Nayeli Ti'a and Gonzalez.
K-State was held to a -.031 hitting percentage in the set, as the Cyclones forced nine errors behind four blocks and 13 digs.

Set 3 – Iowa State 25, K-State 18

A kill from Camdyn Stucky and block by Cadence Lundgren and Skylar Brady pulled the score the Wildcats within two, 9-7.
Trailing 17-12, Massey put down her 10^th kill of the match to extend her streak of 10-kill matches to nine.
Lundgren's fifth kill and an ace by Emerson Van Lannen pulled K-State within three, 19-16, but the Wildcats were unable to overcome the deficit as Iowa State put away the match with a 6-2 closing run.

INSIDE THE BOX

Iowa State defeated K-State in three sets – 25-20, 25-15, 25-18.
The Cyclones hit at a .344 clip (40 kills, 9 errors, 90 attempts) while holding K-State to a .114 hitting percentage.
ISU's Gonzalez led all players with 14 kills and one error, while Massey was the lone Wildcat to reach the 10-kill mark (10 kills, 8 errors).
Van Lannen dished out 25 assists to go along with an ace and two kills.
Four different Wildcats had a service ace: Fox, Carter, Brady and Van Lannen.
Iowa State held a 6-4 edge in total blocks and led 42-37 in digs.
Lundgren had a match-high four blocks and added five kills, while Fuka Sekita led the match with 18 total digs.
Iowa State held the lead throughout the match, while there were only three tied scores.

TEAM NOTES

Iowa State leads the all-time series 58-49, including a 30-18 advantage in matches played in Ames.
In the Mansfield era, K-State is 4-2 against the Cyclones with a pair of wins on the road.
K-State is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings and has won four of the last five in Ames.
Prior to Friday's contest, Iowa State last won in Ames on November 11, 2021, defeating the Cats in four sets.
The Wildcats have dropped the first set in five consecutive matches.
On the road, K-State has won four of seven challenges this season.

PLAYER NOTES

Two Wildcats have Iowa roots with Sydney Maue (Walker, Iowa) and Ellah Derrer (Davenport, Iowa).
Sekita registered her 10^th match of the season with 10 or more digs.
Lundgren has led the team in blocks in four matches this season.
Over the last nine matches, Massey has recorded 10 or more kills, while she has led the Cats in kills in all but one match this season.

UP NEXT
The Wildcats face No. 23 Colorado (11-3, 2-2 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon at the CU Events Center. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.

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