K-State Volleyball?s Historic Feat Propels Them to Top Team of the Week Honors

The volleyball court is now shining with an incredible team that topped the chart this week. Th? Kansas Stat? voll?yball t?am’s r?c?nt triumph against th? T?xas Longhorns, br?aking a t?n-y?ar winl?ss str?ak, has not only brought th?m back into th? lim?light but has also ?arn?d th?m th? distinguish?d titl? of th? top t?am of th? w??k. Kansas State’s historic achievement raises expectations for its performance amongst the fans.

Prior to thrashing the Longhorns, K-State had also stunned BYU in back-to-back matches. All these seem to have driven well known NCAA analyst Mich?ll? Ch?st?r pick K-State as her team of week 12.

Winning feat catapults K-State to top honors

Recently, the official page of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball tweeted by revealing the top team of the week according to Michelle Chester, with a caption, “???? ?? ??? ????: @KStateVB @michellachester breaks down her team of Week 12. Who is yours? #NCAAWVB”. The accompanying clip featured Chester breaking down on the verdict.

Chester pointed out that K-State has been on a 39-match losing streak against the Longhorns since 2003. This win puts an end to this painful saga for the team. She stated that K-State became “just the second team this year to beat the reigning champs in three sets.” She hailed Aliyah Carter for leading the effort with 20 kills and Mackenzie Morris for delivering a match-high 20digs. Chester also did not forget to mention their recent triumph against BYU prior to the Longhorns match.

K-State grills BYU in volleyball arena

K-State took on BYU on October 26, in the first of their two back-to-back matches. For the first time in two decades, the Wildcats put away a Top 10 victory at home as they swept an eighth-ranked BYU in straight sets at Morgan Family Arena. The scoreboard of the match read 25-18, 25-16, 25-19. This was their new head coach Jason Mansfield’s first Top 10 win in that capacity. Mansfield said after the match, “It was big. We don’t talk like a ton about rankings or the quality of the team, we just try to focus on their strengths, how we’re going to try to slow them down and be consistent.”?And his team did what he said as they brought a display of their consistency right in the next match against BYU.

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On October 27, K-State volleyball made history as they swept BYU for the second consecutive night at Morgan Family Arena. The scoreline stands, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21. With this win, they became the first squad to ever record two Top 10 sweeps. Coach Mansfield was quoted as saying after the match, “I knew this was possible. We have opportunities coming up where we could try to do it again.”?Clearly, the coach is keeping his word. Moving forward, we will wait for K-State to give such happy surprises time and again.

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