MANHATTAN, Kan. – Aliyah Carter and Aniya Clinton mixed for 35 kills Friday night time, as Ok-State cruised previous Texas Tech in a 25-20, 25-21, 25-10, victory in entrance of a sell-out crowd at Morgan Family Arena on Senior Night.
Ok-State (15-10, 9-7 Big 12) hit .316 (47 kills, 10 errors) on its technique to its fifth consecutive win at home, all coming in sweeps. The Wildcats improved to 8-4 general at home, together with a 6-2 home report in Big 12 motion.
Carter, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, tallied a match-high 17 kills to go together with six digs and an ace to finish the night time with 18 factors. Clinton added 15 kills with simply two errors for a .371 hitting proportion. Izzi Szulczewski dished out 34 assists alongside 5 digs and three kills.
Senior libero Mackenzie Morris recorded 18 digs, because the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week is now simply 5 digs away from reaching 1,700 and one service ace from 100. Sydney Bolding turned in six a match-high six blocks adopted by Kadye Fernholz and Szulczewski every with three.
Texas Tech (10-17, 3-12 Big 12) was led offensively by exterior hitter Caitlin Dugan who collected 10 kills (.172). Maddie Correa and Brynn Williams every posted 11 digs whereas Reese Rhoades paces the Red Raiders with 26 assists.
SET-BY-SET
Set One – Ok-State 25, Texas Tech 20
The Wildcats rapidly jumped out to a 5-2 lead earlier than increasing their lead out to eight, 19-11, their largest lead of the set.
Tech introduced the set inside 4, 19-15, to pressure a timeout from Ok-State however instantly put collectively a 3-0 run to take management of the set.
Carter led the Ok-State offense that hit .317 with a set-high seven kills (.375) adopted by Clinton with 4.
Set Two – Ok-State 25, Texas Tech 21
Ok-State pieced collectively a 7-0 run to take a seven-point lead, 12-5, behind seven straight serves from Morris and back-to-back blocks from Szulczewski and Bolding.
A kill from Dugan snapped the Cats run to assist Tech use a 6-2 run, slicing Ok-States result in 4.
Tech fought its technique to a two-point deficit, forcing a timeout from Ok-State. With the rating at 22-20, Ok-State used a 3-1 closing run to place away the set.
Ok-State hit .256 (15 kills, two errors) led by Clinton and Carter who mixed for 13 kills. The Cats protection held Tech to a .132 effectivity, out-blocking the Raiders 3.0-1.0 with 17 digs.
Set Three – Ok-State 25, Texas Tech 10
The Wildcat protection shut down TTU within the third and remaining set, permitting the Red Raiders to build up simply 4 kills on 34 swings for a -.088 hitting proportion.
FROM THE WILDCATS
Jason Mansfield, Ok-State Head Coach
Overall Thoughts…
“It was a bizarre match, and there wasn’t quite a lot of rhythm to it, you realize? But I’m proud that we battled and located a technique to pull it out. I feel after the second set break, we settled down, and we performed much more persistently within the third, which I’m very happy with. They’re an excellent group, enjoying good protection, taking large swings, and I’m simply glad that we steadied out and stayed aggressive offensively. I feel that was in all probability the largest distinction. We made some nice performs defensively, nevertheless it’s a tricky group to beat, and we have to determine how one can be just a little bit higher for tomorrow.”
On the 2023 senior class…
“It’s a particular group. Their legacy is left within the younger gamers and the way they confirmed up on daily basis, how they competed, and the way they grew. I’ve solely been round them for 10 months, nevertheless it’s a particular group, and I’ve seen development in all of them. And to me, that is an important factor—clearly, nice volleyball gamers, however they’re even higher folks. I like that they are my first senior class, and I’m by no means going to overlook them.”
INSIDE THE BOX
- Wildcats swept previous Texas Tech, 25-20, 25-22, 25-10, Friday night time
- Ok-State hit .316 with 47 kills (10 errors)
- The match had simply six tie scores and solely two lead modifications
- Carter turned in a match-high 17 kills (.168).
- Clinton added 15 kills with a .371 effectivity
- Fernholz had a team-high .400 hitting proportion
- Morris had a match-high 18 digs with no reception errors
- Szulczewski dished out a match-high 34 assists with three kills (.857) and 5 digs
- Bolding turned in a match-high six blocks
- The Cats out-blocked the Red Raiders, 8-3.
- TTU hit .093 (29 kills, 19 errors)
- Dugan led with a team-high 10 kills (.172)
BEYOND THE BOX
- The Wildcats have gained 15 straight units at home
- Ok-State improves to 8-4 general at home, 6-2 in Big 12 motion
- The Cats are 12-4 in three-set matches with seven sweeps at home
- In 27 matches, Ok-State is 13-1 when profitable the primary set
- Ok-State has gained 5 straight matches at home, with 4 straight sweeps over Top 25 opponents
- Ok-State leads the all-time collection 44-15, and 25-3 at home
WHAT’S NEXT
The home finale of the common season is slated for a 3 p.m. first serve Saturday at Morgan Family Arena and might be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
