MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fueled by 18 kills by Aliyah Carter and 17 extra from Aniya Clinton, Okay-State rallied to defeat TCU in 5 units to seize the primary Big 12 victory within the Mansfield period and program’s 900th win Friday evening, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-27, 15-13, at Morgan Family Arena.
After dropping the Big 12 opener Thursday, Okay-State (7-4, 1-1 Big 12) bounced again to degree the season collection with TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12).
“Last evening’s match was simply not us,” stated first-year head coach Jason Mansfield. “We made lots of errors, however I’m really pleased with the workforce at the moment for coming again, placing within the work, and believing that we will do higher.”
“We had a stable sport plan final evening; nonetheless, we did not execute on our facet of the online. I’m pleased with our resilience, though we let the primary set slip away. In the fifth set, we have been down 13-10, however we fought by it. I really feel genuinely pleased with them,” stated Mansfield.
The ninth head coach of Wildcat Volleyball picked up his first convention victory as a head coach as he led Okay-State to this system’s 900th victory.
“It feels nice. This is what we have wanted this season – taking part in a high quality opponent, battling, and discovering a option to win. It looks like we have lifted a weight off our shoulders. We defeated a robust workforce, and it reveals that we will play nice without having to be good. It’s all about competing in each play.”
Okay-State produced the next effectivity in three of the 5 units and held a .175-.152 edge within the class by the top of the evening.
Carter tallied a season-best 18 kills towards the Horned Frogs whereas Clinton’s 17 kills have been a career-best output, as she had simply 5 errors in hitting .300. The redshirt freshman added 5 blocks assists and 4 digs whereas Carter had 9.
Setters Izzi Szulczewski and Loren Hinkle turned in double-double performances for the 6-2 offense. Szulczewski dished out a match-high 32 assists with Hinkle including 20 because the duo every tallied 12 digs.
“Izzi and Loren are each excellent setters. They contribute considerably to our workforce, and we’re blessed to have two unimaginable athletes within the setting place. I believed each of them battled and ran a stable offense, placing our attackers in nice positions tonight.”
Mackenzie Morris collected a match-high and season-best 30 digs because the senior libero recorded her second profession match with 30 or extra digs.
TCU out-blocked Okay-State 20.0-12.0 led by 10 from Sarah Sylvester who registered three solo and 7 block assists. The Frogs 20 blocks is essentially the most by any Big 12 member this season.
SET-BY-SET
Set One – TCU 25, Okay-State 23
The opening set noticed 14 tie scores earlier than Okay-State broke away with a five-point lead behind 5 straight serves from Liz Gregorski. Down 22-17, TCU put collectively a 8-1 closing run to come back again to take the set.
The Wildcats hit .106 towards the Frogs’ .162 within the first with Carter and Clinton combining for 9 of the workforce’s 14 kills.
Set Two – Okay-State 25, TCU 22
Okay-State clawed its approach again from a 7-2 deficit to even the rating at 10-10 with the assistance of a 6-1 scoring run. The Wildcats trailed by as a lot as 5 till a kill by Shaylee Myers from Szulczewski ignited a 6-2 scoring run to tie the set 22-22.
An assault error put the Wildcats on high earlier than Carter’s kill pressured TCU to take the timeout at set-point. Clinton and Schmidt teamed up for the assisted block to safe the second set win, snapping a seven-set dropping streak.
The Wildcats generate a .182 assault effectivity with 5 Wildcats producing kills for the 6-2 offense led by Myers with three.
Set Three – Okay-State 25, TCU 19
With the rating tied at 5-all, Okay-State pieced collectively a 10-3 run to understand a seven-point lead, 15-8, its largest of the evening. TCU posted 4 straight factors to convey the set withing three, 18-15, however back-to-back service aces by Gregorski handed the Wildcats the 2-1 match lead.
Okay-State tallied 15 kills with a .231 hit effectivity with 4 kills by Carter and Myers whereas Hinkle and Szulczewski every dished out six assists. The Cats restricted TCU to eight kills whereas forcing six errors for a .061 hitting effectivity.
Set Four – TCU 27, Okay-State 25
Set 4 noticed 12 tie scores because the Horned Frogs produced a match-high .263 assault share with 18 kills to the Wildcats 11 to pressure the fifth set. Audrey Nalls and Melanie Parra every added six kills with Parra hitting .333.
Set Five – Okay-State 15, TCU 13
TCU led 9-6 following a three-point run till the Wildcats fought their option to two-point deficit with the assistance of Clinton’s 17th kill. A service ace by Morris tied the decisive set 13-13 earlier than back-to-back kills by Carter and Bolding ended the match.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Okay-State received in 5 units Friday evening, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-27, 15-13
- Cats hit .175 (62 kills, 29 errors) towards the Frogs .152 (57 kills, 30 errors)
- The Wildcats matched a season-high 11 service aces
- Carter totaled a season-high 18 kills whereas Clinton added a career-best 17
- TCU out-blocked the Wildcats, 20.0-12.0
- Parra produced a match-high 22 kills
- Szulczewski led the match with 32 assists
- Schmidt had 5 a team-best six blocks for the Wildcats
BEYOND THE BOX
- Okay-State picked up its 900th program win
- The Wildcats transfer to 3-3 to start out the home schedule, 7-4 total
- First Big 12 Conference victory beneath head coach Jason Mansfield
- Wildcats lead the all-time collection 14-10 towards the Horned Frogs
- The Cats are 1-1 in 5 set matches this season
WHAT’S NEXT
The Wildcats head to Morgantown, W.Va. for the primary highway convention match of the season as they face West Virginia (6-8, 0-2 Big 12), on Wednesday, Sept. 27. First serve is slated for five p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET at WVU Coliseum and will likely be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
