From K-State Sports
In front of a sold-out crowd, Aniya Clinton knocked down 17 kills to power K-State to a straight-set victory over 20th-ranked Colorado Saturday afternoon at Morgan Family Arena, 25-20, 26-24, 25-18.
K-State (14-7, 7-6 Big 12) rallied behind a .324 hitting percentage and 28 combined kills from Clinton and Shaylee Myers to capture the team’s third upset over a Top 25 opponent this season, improving to 3-4 on the year.
The victory marked the fifth sweep over a ranked opponent under head coach Jason Mansfield, as the Wildcats improved to 9-17 overall in the Mansfield era.
In her first match back since October 29, Clinton turned in a dominant performance, as she paced both squads with 17 kills at an incredible .536 clip with just two errors. The native of Midland, Texas, registered her 700th career kill with her first of the match in Set 1.
Myers recorded her 18th consecutive match with double-digit kills, totaling 11 in the win. Reagan Fox added eight kills followed by Jordyn Williams with six, who also recorded a match-leading six blocks (1 solo, 5 assists).
Ava LeGrand handed out 39 assists to go along with nine digs and four blocks, while Symone Sims tallied a match-high 12 digs.
The Cats’ defense held Colorado (20-5, 10-3 Big 12) to a .172 team efficiency behind nine blocks, handing the Buffs their first Big 12 loss to an unranked team. Ana Burilovic, the Big 12 Player of the Week, was the only player in the double figures for kills for CU (10).
