Match Stats
Kansas State sweeps Texas Tech easily, with Bryna Vogel leading the way for the Wildcats with 12 kills on a .478 hitting percentage. Kersten Kober picked up a match-best 18 digs, making it the 14th time she’s had double-figure digs this season.
For the Red Raiders, setter Marguerite Grubb recorded her third double-double of the season with 28 assists and 11 digs. While senior Lauren Douglass put down 11 kills, marking the eleventh time this season she has had double-digit kills.
The Red Raiders jumped out early in the first two sets to a 3-0 lead, but couldn’t withstand the Wildcat offensive pressure. K-State hit for .308 in the match while holding Texas Tech to .168.
Press Release
Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics
LUBBOCK, Texas – Junior opposite Bryna Vogel recorded a match-high 12 kills with just a single error to lead the Kansas State volleyball team to a sweep (25-18, 25-19, 25-20) of Big 12 rival Texas Tech Wednesday night at United Supermarkets Arena. The win is K-State’s fifth straight over TTU.
“All the hitters were rolling tonight,” said Vogel after the match. “[Texas Tech’s] blockers couldn’t key on any one of us so it really opened up seams for me and all of us.”
K-State (13-4, 2-2 Big 12) used a 9-3 run midway through the opening set before finishing off the game scoring seven of the final 10 points, earning a 25-18 win. Redshirt sophomore Kylee Zumach recorded five kills of her nine kills in the set and hit (.444), while outside hitter Brooke Sassin and Vogel tossed in four kills apiece.
Texas Tech (10-9, 0-4) was within a point at 19-18 late in the second set before the Wildcats, fueled by Sassin, ended the set on a 6-1 run. Sassin added five more kills in the set and would finish the match with 11.
The Cats never trailed in the final frame as they hit .500 (16k-4e-24ta) with a lead as big as six points. Vogel added four more kills in the set and ended the match hitting .478 (12k-1e-23ta), her sixth match this season breaking the .400 mark.
Overall, K-State hit .308 (46k-13-107) while holding Tech to a .168 (37k-19e-107) attack percentage. It is the third time this season the Cats have eclipsed the .300 threshold.
Redshirt senior setter Katie Brand handed out 40 assists and dug seven balls. Senior libero Kersten Kober recorded a match-high 18 digs. Kober has reached double-figure digs in 14 of 17 matches this season.
Three Wildcats hit over .300 in the match – Vogel (.478), Zumach (.368) and Katie Reininger (.333).
K-State returns home to Ahearn Field House as it welcomes TCU for a 1 p.m., match. The Horned Frogs are 10-5 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12. The match is part of the Wildcat Weekend, as fans can attend the match for just $3 with a K-State football ticket. The match will be broadcast world-wide on K-StateHD.TV and can also be heard on local radio at 1350 KMAN.
NOTES
· K-State now leads the all-time series with Texas Tech 35-10 and have now won the last five in the series.
· The victory was head coach Suzie Fritz’s 160th in Big 12 play in her career.
· Fritz is now 27-4 vs. Texas Tech and 13-3 against the Red Raiders in Lubbock.
· K-State recorded five service aces in the match compared to just one for TTU. Sassin finished with a pair and has now picked up an ace in four of the last five matches.
· Sassin has registered double-digit kills in four of the last five matches and has done so in 11 matches this season.
· Vogel reached 10 or more kills for the ninth time this year.
Press Release
Courtesy of Texas Tech Athletics
LUBBOCK, Texas – Senior setter Marguerite Grubb compiled her third double-double of the season with 28 assists and 11 digs, but Texas Tech was unable to match Kansas State’s offensive firepower as the Wildcats claimed a 3-0 victory over the Red Raiders Wednesday at United Supermarkets Arena.
Texas Tech jumped out to 3-0 leads in each of the first two sets, but was unable to sustain the pressure, allowing the Wildcats to claw back and collect a 25-18, 25-19, 25-20 victory. Kansas State’s playmakers came up big down the stretch of each frame, led by double-digit performances from freshman Bryna Vogel (12) and junior Brooke Sassin (11), while three other Wildcats tallied eight kills or more on a night in which Texas Tech was outhit .308 to .168.
“We started better tonight,” head coach Tony Graystone said. “We kept it close for a while, but we weren’t able to resist their side on offense. (Kansas State) is a team with a bunch of seniors and a great setter over there. If you give them an easy ball, then they’re going to take care of it. We are going to get there. Our system is getting better. We are in the right position more often. Now, we’ve got to take care of those balls.”
Senior Lauren Douglass led the Red Raiders with her eleventh double-digit kill performance of the season, recording 11, while junior Hannah Henriksen added eight and sophomore Sarah Redding notched seven. On the back line, sophomore libero Reyn Akiu finished with a team-high 12 digs and a season-high eight assists.
The first set stayed tight throughout as Texas Tech held Kansas State to a .209 clip while hitting .184 itself. Trailing 15-18, Texas Tech would commit a series of errors as Grubb misplaced two balls and a Redding shot fired long, and Kansas State took advantage to go on a 4-0 run and take command of the set, 22-15. The Red Raiders fought off two match points before Sassin connected on a kill to earn a 25-18 win.
The Red Raiders rebounded in the second set to establish a quick 3-0 lead. Kansas State shored up its defense with three total blocks in the frame and held Texas Tech to .130 hitting for the set to edge back in front. Henriksen carried over a strong performance in the first set in which she had three kills with three more in the second to keep her squad nearly even at 18-19. The Wildcats went back to Sassin who connected on three kills down the stretch to help Kansas State pull away and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Texas Tech again hung close in the third set. A pair of blasts by Sarah Redding and an ace from freshman Toni Mcdougald shrunk a Wildcat lead to 10-9. Kansas State, however, hit a whopping .500 in the set to hold the Red Raiders at bay and take the straight-set victory.
The loss drops Texas Tech to 10-9, 0-4 in the Big 12, while the Wildcats improve to 13-4 and 2-2 in conference play.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech continues Big 12 play as it travels to Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday to battle No. 6 Kansas. First serve is set for 4 p.m., and the match will air live on ESPN3.
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