Following back-to-back victories over ranked teams for the first time since 2012, K-State setter Sarah Dixon was named Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week while outside hitter Brooke Heyne was tabbed Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Dixon, who earns her second weekly honor of the season, paced the Big 12 with her 14.29 assists per set in K-State’s 2-0 week. The Chino Hills, California, native produced two of the top three matches in the Big 12 last week in terms of total assists, including a three-set high of 47 against then-No. 24 Baylor…
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From K-State Athletics The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Monday that Kansas State’s game at TCU on November 3 will kick off at 2:30 p.m., and be televised nationally by FS1. It will be the third-straight year that the Wildcats and Horned Frogs will play a day game. The road team has won four of the six games since TCU joined the Big 12. The last time the two teams squared off in Fort Worth, K-State earned a 30-6 victory in 2016, a game that featured a 336-yard rushing effort by the Wildcats. Following the game at TCU,…
Kansas State senior guard Kayla Goth has added to her preseason honors, as she has been named as one of the 20 point guards in the country selected for the Nancy Lieberman Award. Now in its twentieth year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered to this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman. The Selection Committee for the Nancy Lieberman Award is composed of top women’s college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches,…
K-State hoops lands a top 25 spot in the preseason AP top 25 poll today and other honors over the weekend. K-State football has nothing to lose this Saturday at Oklahoma. K-State baseball coach Pete Hughes calls in. Update on KSU soccer and volleyball. Plus, a look at the whole Big 12 conference. 0:00 – KSU hoops #12 in AP poll 13:07 – OU/Enjoy beating Oklahoma State 23:22 – Horrible weekend for TCU 32:34 – KSU soccer and volleyball update 37:59 – Tex Winter/Twitter questions 49:44 – Audio from OU coach Lincoln Riley 1:01:01 – Interview with Pete Hughes 1:12:34…
(AP) Patrick Mahomes bobbled the snap, picked the ball off the turf and threw a laser to Tyreek Hill in the corner of the end zone, giving the Kansas City Chiefs another touchdown on a night full of them. Even the young quarterback’s mistakes rarely end up awry. The Chiefs’ record-setting quarterback wound up throwing for 358 yards and four touchdowns Sunday night, Kareem Hunt totaled three scores and Kansas City rebounded from a last-second loss in New England by throttling the Cincinnati Bengals 45-10 before a boisterous crowd at Arrowhead Stadium. “I mean, you always think you’re going to…
From K-State Sports On a sunny Sunday afternoon at Mike A. Myers Stadium, Kansas State was unable to register its first win over a ranked opponent as (17) Texas downed the Wildcats, 4-0. This was K-State’s second loss this season by a four-goal margin. Texas (13-2-2, 5-2-1 Big 12) grabbed the first goal of the match, as the Longhorns scored in the 36th minute. Texas forced a K-State turnover just beyond the 18-yard box. Cyera Hintzen dished to Alexa Adams. Adams gathered the ball and fended off a K-State defender. Adams uncorked a left-footed shot from the left side of…
Matt Hall, from K-State Online, is today’s guest host and in for the whole show. Dean Wade and Barry Brown have been named preseason All-Big 12. Dean is also the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year. “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus calls in. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – What if no Final Four this year?/Kansas 16:00 – Want a clean program or a national title? 28:52 – Interview with Mitch Holthus 37:51 – Philip Rivers vs. Patrick Mahomes 42:00 – Wade and Brown on preseason Big 12 team 55:09 – What does the Oklahoma State win…
Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, was today’s guest host in the first hour. The K-State football team should be allowed to really enjoy the Oklahoma State win. Give defensive coordinator Blake Seiler all the credit in the world. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – KSU should really enjoy beating OSU 13:09 – Fatty Fest/Blake Seiler success 23:09 – Dana Holgerson complaining about field rushing 33:19 – 5 things that made Mason mad last week 39:40 – KR: Recap of beating Oklahoma State/Jacob Pullen 49:49 – KR: Mitch’s Howard Stern experience/Twitter questions 59:59 – KR: More…
From K-State Sports The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Monday that Kansas State’s October 27 contest at Oklahoma will kick off at 2:30 p.m., and be televised nationally by FOX. It will be the third-straight time in Norman that K-State and Oklahoma will play a day game. The Wildcats are in search of their third victory at Oklahoma in their last four tries, earning a 24-19 victory in 2012 and a 31-30 triumph in 2014. Following the game against the Sooners, K-State will travel to face TCU on November 3. The Wildcats then return home for their final…
From K-State Sports Thanks to their impressive performances in Kansas State’s 31-12 victory over Oklahoma State last Saturday, junior running back Alex Barnes and senior defensive back Duke Shelley have been named Big 12 Players of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. In addition to his co-Defensive Player of the Week accolade, Shelley was also named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll. It was the first time in Barnes’ career he earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, while it was the second weekly conference award for Shelley following last year’s Texas Tech game. The Wildcats…