Massey’s record performance helps Wildcats sweep Texas Tech
Freshman Addison Massey led K-State volleyball with 24 kills on Sunday as the Wildcats beat Texas Tech 3-0 at Morgan Family Arena.
Massey hit .432, setting a school record for the most kills in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era. Skylar Brady added 15 kills while freshman middle blocker Ellah Derrer finished with five blocks.
The Wildcats won the match 25-16 30-28 and 27-25. Setter Emerson Van Lannen recorded 30 assists and two service aces helping set up K-State’s hitters throughout the match.
First Set
K-State got off to a hot start and won the first set 25-16. The Wildcats recorded 15 kills, hitting .314 while Texas Tech struggled to get its offense going.
Sydney Maue led K-State’s blocking effort with three blocks in the set. The Wildcats also spread the ball around with seven players recording at least one kill during the match.
Second Set
The second set was much closer with Texas Tech putting pressure on K-State before the Wildcats came back to win 30-28.
Massey recorded 11 kills in the set helping K-State stay in the game as the score tightened. The Wildcats eventually took the lead at 23-22, finishing off the set after a back-and-forth battle.
Van Lannen finished with 30 assists, tying her career best. Her setting helped K-State get the ball to Massey and Brady who combined for 39 kills.
Third Set
Texas Tech kept the pressure on in the set but K-State came through when it mattered most.
After the Red Raiders took a 25-24 lead Brady recorded two kills to put the Wildcats ahead. Derrer then finished the match with a kill off a Van Lannen assist giving K-State the 27-25 win.
Derrer’s five blocks helped K-State finish with nine blocks. Fuka Sekita also played a role defensively leading the Wildcats with 21 digs.
The win ended K-State’s seven-match losing streak. Head coach Jason Mansfield said the team’s work in practice started to show on the court.
“They have been working hard," Mansfield said. "We have been getting better and that is the goal for the rest of the season: to just continue to get better."
K-State travels to Lawrence to face Kansas on Oct. 30 for the second round of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown.
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