MANHATTAN (KSNT) — The Wildcats fall to No. 24 Baylor in four sets.
Kansas State volleyball (11-10, 3-10 Big 12) fell in four sets to the Baylor Bears (14-8, 6-6 Big 12), 31-33, 30-28, 20-25, 13-25.
The Wildcats challenged the Bears in the first two sets, going on to win the second set to push the Bears to four, but would be unable to outlast the top-25 team.
The first set would be a back-and-forth battle. With the score locked at 30-30, Addison Massey would record a kill to edge the ‘Cats over the Bears, but Baylor would go on to win the set.
In the second set, K-State overcame a 22-19 deficit to battle back and win in extra points.
The third set would see Baylor come out on top after K-State would give up a 13-9 lead, before the Bears went on a 6-1 scoring run.
The final set would see Baylor open on a 6-0 run, and the Wildcats would struggle to catch up to the Bears’ lead.
K-State was led by Massey with 25 kills and added 11 digs for her third double-double of the season. Behind her was Skylar Brady with 10 kills. Other key contributors were Emerson Van Lannen with 32 assists and 12 digs.
Next up, the Wildcats will host TCU on Friday, Nov. 13 for a 6:30 p.m. game time.
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