MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Jason Mansfield, who has been a part of seven NCAA Final Fours and one national championship during stints at Stanford and Washington, has been named the ninth head volleyball coach at Kansas State, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced today. Mansfield, who has spent the past five seasons at Washington, […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has decided to part with longtime volleyball coach Suzie Fritz after 22 years. The school announced Sunday that Fritz would not return next year despite having a 393-263 overall record and leading the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament 13 times as the head coach. “Coach Fritz has poured all […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – In the second Sunflower Showdown of the season, Kansas State was unable to overcome rival Kansas on the road, falling in straight sets (23-25, 16-15, 15-25) Wednesday night at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. K-State (12-11, 3-7 Big 12) struggled offensively, gathering 35 kills at a .183 pace. The Wildcats […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – After putting together a set one victory, Kansas State could not hold off #2 Texas as the Wildcats fell 1-3 (25-23, 13-25, 16-25, 21-25) to the Longhorns on Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State (12-10, 3-6) collected 42 kills (.152) and was led by Kayde Fernholz with nine at […]
NORMAN, Okla. (Kansas State Athletics) – After dropping four consecutive five-set matches, Kansa State was able to turn the tables and overcome Oklahoma 20-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-13, at McCasland Field House on Wednesday night. K-State (12-8, 3-4) tallied 53 kills (.227) in Norman, led by Aliyah Carter who boasted 16 kills in her highest output since […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State hits the road to face Oklahoma in a Big 12 match at McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla. The Wednesday night battle is set for 6 p.m. The Wildcats (11-8, 2-4 Big 12) are coming off back-to-back losses at the hands of #1 Texas and TCU. The Cats […]
AUSTIN, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – After collecting back-to-back conference wins in the last two weeks, Kansas State’s run is cut short by No. 1 ranked Texas. The Wildcats fell to the Longhorns in three sets, 25-16, 25-17, 25-13, at Gregory Gymnasium on Wednesday. K-State (11-7, 2-3) was paced by juniors Kadye Fernholz and Aliyah Carter on the offensive […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Kansas State Athletics) – In its first Big 12 road victory, K-State was able to hold off West Virginia in three sets, 25-22, 28-26, 25-18, at WVU Coliseum on Wednesday. K-State (11-6, 2-2) was led by seniors Elena Baka and Sydney Bolding with eight kills each. Baka kept the tempo at a .412 hitting efficiency while Bolding […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State freshman outside hitter Shaylee Myers, after leading the Wildcats in kills last week, was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Myers produced a match-high 17 kills in the Wildcats’ sweep of Iowa State Sunday, hitting .311 while adding three blocks, two digs and […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State served up 11 aces and got a match-high 17 kills from freshman Shaylee Myers en route to a straight-set victory over Iowa State Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20. Myers picked up nine kills in the third set alone and finished the match with a .311 hitting percentage. Senior Sydney […]