K-State Falls to No. 17 TCU, 3-1 - Kansas State University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

11-11,3-11Big 12

TCU

19-5,10-3Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
TCU	16	25	27	25	3
Kansas St.	25	20	25	15	1

Box Score (PDF)

Nov 13, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Freshmen Skylar Brady and Addison Massey combined for 35 kills in K-State's four-set loss, 25-16, 20-25, 25-27, 15-25, to 17^th-ranked TCU Friday night at Morgan Family Arena.

Skylar, a native of Bethany, Okla., registered a career-high 19 kills in the nightcap to go along with eight digs, two blocks and an ace. Massey put down 16 kills for her 20^th match reaching the 10-kill mark.

TCU (19-5, 10-3 Big 12), which stretched its winning streak to four, had three players record 10 or more kills. Becca Kelley led all players with 21 kills, while Evan Hendrix had 19 and Kinsley Young added 10. The Horned Frogs limited K-State (11-11, 3-11 Big 12) to a .168 hitting percentage, as the Wildcats committed 21 attack errors. TCU also held a 10-7 edge in blocks and a 60-51 lead in dig production.

FROM THE CATS
JASON MANSFIELD, K-STATE HEAD COACH
Opening statement…
"I thought the crowd was incredible tonight. Just electric in that first set. I thought we played extremely well and definitely defended the best we've defended, in a first set, in a long time. So loved that we were on the scouting report. Loved that we were scrappy, and it's alumni weekend for us, so a lot of alums were here, so special for them to see us play like that. And then as the match went on, we struggled to score offensively, and they got better as the match went on offensively. So it was tough to sustain it, but I thought they played great defense and really made it difficult for us to score."

On the strong start after it being an issue early in the season…
"I think the last three or four matches we've done a good job. I like the way we're playing in first sets, specifically the last three matches at home. I just think we're more mentally prepared. I think they're understanding now what they need to do to prepare to battle in the first set. I think there's not as much nerves as there was in the beginning of the season, so I think all that contributes to it. But I think we're defending better. Our offense is clicking at a pretty high level. So yeah, I love the way we're playing in first sets in the second part of the season."

On the momentum shift late in the third set…
"It's tough when you're up. I think we were up 24-21 and unfortunately, we didn't have a timeout. We're trying to get organized, and they just played really good defense. We just couldn't put the ball away, unfortunately. So disappointing for sure to be up that big, that late, and work so hard, and then have it slip away from us. But yeah, I don't know. It's tough. It's not for a lack of effort or want. It's just you got to execute better in those situations, specifically offensively, and again, I think they are a really good defensive team. They got a really big block on our outside hitters the whole night with their right, front and middle middles, and the libero [Alice Volpe] did a good job. She had 18 digs tonight, and it's tough to put the ball in them."

On Skylar Brady's performance after getting a career high in kills…
"I mean she was incredible the first two sets. 13 kills, one error on 20 swings. She's definitely one of the X factors for us. When she plays, I mean, this was her best match, but when she plays anywhere close to this we're a really good offense with her and [Addison Massey] on the left. So yeah, proud of her. She works really hard. She's a great kid. She really wants to get better. Loves her teammates. She's a very talented player that continues to improve. So I love to see that, especially late in the season."

On senior night being the next home game and the impact of this senior class…
"Yeah, [Fuka Sekita] and [Reagan Fox] are just special people, and we've only had Fuka in the program for one year, and Reagan for four. Reagan was one of my first recruits as a head coach, and so just to see her development has been really special. And she's helped us win a lot of big matches the last couple years. And then Fuka is just incredible. I can't imagine this team without her. So we're so blessed that she decided to transfer here, and all of her teammates love her. She's just the most positive, infectious person you're going to be around. She works really hard every day. So yeah, it's going to be a sad senior day next Sunday, but another match before that on the road, and we've got some exciting volleyball left for sure. And we're playing our best right now, and continue to improve during the week, and give ourselves a shot. So I'm happy about that for sure."

ADDISON MASSEY, FRESHMAN PIN
On the impact that Skylar Brady has on this K-State team…
"Definitely builds a lot of energy, and takes pressure off of other people because when Skylar's killing it like she has been, it makes it where the other team has a lot to worry about."

On what led to the shift in momentum late in the game…
"I think we just started making too many errors, and then when we got down, we started being very cautious, and then we weren't making smart decisions. For example, when we'd go back, we were missing our serves, which in the beginning was putting a lot of pressure on the other team, so that helped us a bunch. And then when we started missing our serves, it just took a bunch of pressure off the other team. I also think our passing started struggling a little bit. I think we just started hesitating too much."

On the importance of this senior class…
"They're definitely people that we look to, especially [Fuka Sekita], she's someone that I aspire to be like. She works so hard and is so dedicated, and I've known her for over a year now. We came in together, and so for her leaving, I definitely have a big connection with her, so it's definitely really sad. And Reagan [Fox], her and I, connected from the beginning, and so her leaving too is also really sad."

SKYLAR BRADY, FRESHMAN PIN
On her career-high performance tallying 19 kills…
"I was really proud. I feel like just coming out of this week of practices, and I know we haven't obviously been as successful as we wanted to this season. But I think just going to the gym every single day and working hard and knowing to keep pushing ourselves and pushing ourselves. So I'm really glad that it did pay off tonight, and I was able to have some success."

On what led to the shift in momentum late in the game…
"I think, especially in the third set, I think we just stopped being aggressive and we got a little bit inconsistent in things, and we just needed to keep applying pressure and pushing."

On the importance of this senior class…
"Our senior class is super important to me. [Fuka Sekita] and [Reagan Fox], I don't know where I'd be without them. I mean, we had a moment in the locker room the other day, and Fuka just looked at me, and she said, 'I'm gonna miss you so much, Skylar,' and it really just hit me. And how much of a leader Reagan and Fuka are on our team. I look up to them in so many ways, on the court and off the court. So I feel not having them next year is gonna make a huge impact on me. But I'm really glad that we have three more games together."

SET-BY-SET
Set 1 – K-State 25, #17 TCU 16

Highlighted by four kills from Skylar Brady and Emerson Van Lannen's 60^th career service ace, K-State jumped out to an 11-6 advantage to force a TCU timeout.
The Wildcats extended their lead, 19-12, behind a 6-2 scoring run that included aces by Carter Chandler and Addison Massey.
Leading 23-16, K-State closed out the set out with a block from Ellah Derrer and Skylar Brady and a TCU attack error.
K-State limited TCU to a .068 hitting percentage in the opening set, allowing nine kills and forcing seven errors on 33 attempts, led by five kills from Becca Kelley.
Brady led the set with seven kills, hitting at a .700 clip. As a team, K-State hit .258 (13 kills, 5 errors, 31 attempts).

Set 2 – #17 TCU 25, K-State 20

TCU scored five consecutive points to push ahead, 12-6.
With three kills from Massey and back-to-back kills by Brady, K-State put together a 7-2 scoring to pull within two, 17-15, but was unable to overcome the deficit as TCU ended the set with an 8-2 closing run.
TCU hit .323 (15 kills, 5 errors, 31 attempts) while K-State hit .212 (12 kills, 5 errors, 33 attempts).
Brady and Kelley were evenly matched with six kills apiece, while Massey followed with five kills.

Set 3 – #17 TCU 27, K-State 25

K-State jumped out of the gate with a 6-2 advantage before stretching its lead to 15-8, until the Horned Frogs utilized a 5-1 scoring run to pull within two, 22-20.
Trailing 24-21, TCU fought off three set-points before scoring six of the final seven points to put the set away.
TCU out-hit K-State, .250-.175, in Set 3, led by eight kills from Hendrix.

Set 4 – #17 TCU 25, K-State 15

The Wildcats trailed by just two before TCU rattled off four consecutive points to build a 13-7 advantage.
K-State continued to battle, with kills from Massey and Sydney Maue helping the Wildcats close the gap, but TCU maintained control down the stretch to claim the final set, 25-15.
TCU held K-State to a .030 hitting percentage, allowing seven kills with six attack errors.

INSIDE THE BOX

K-State fell in four sets to TCU, 25-16, 20-25, 25-27, 15-25.
The Wildcats hit a .168 clip (44 kills, 21 errors, 137 attempts), while the Frogs hit .229 (55 kills, 23 errors, 140 attempts).
TCU had three players eclipse the 10-kill mark: Kelley (21), Hendrix (19), and Young (10).
Brady led the Wildcats with a career-high 19 kills to go along with eight digs, two blocks and an ace.
Van Lannen and Lauren Latham combined for 37 assists and 18 digs.
Five different players had a service ace for K-State, led by Chandler and Massey with two each.
Defensively, Fuka Sekita led the Cats with 13 digs, while Derrer produced a team-high five blocks (1 solo, 4 assists).
TCU's De'Andrea McMillian led all players with eight blocks (1 solo, 7 assists).
TCU held a 10-7 edge in team service aces, and 10-7 lead in team blocks.

TEAM NOTES

TCU is 13-15 all-time against K-State with a 5-10 record in Manhattan.
K-State has dropped the last three matches against the Horned Frogs, while moving to 2-4 in the Mansfield era.
With the loss, K-State moves to 6-6 at home in 2026, which includes a 2-6 record in Big 12 play.

PLAYER NOTES

Brady achieved a career-high 19 kills, surpassing her previous mark of 15 set on Sept. 11 vs. Weber State and again on Oct. 25 against Texas Tech. It was the first match of the season she led the Cats in kills.
Massey recorded her 20^th match reaching double-digit kills.
Derrer registered her 10^th match leading the team in total blocks.

UP NEXT
K-State will head to Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday, Nov. 22, to take on Texas Tech (8-16, 0-12 Big 12) at 6 p.m. CT at United Supermarket Arena. Following the match against the Red Raiders, K-State will return to Morgan Family Arena to close out its home slate of the 2026 schedule against West Virginia (12-10, 5-7 Big 12) for Senior Day.

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