For the second straight year, the K-State Wildcats were bounced out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament after falling in four sets to the Wichita State Shockers Friday night in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Shockers took the first set, but the Wildcats responded by winning the second. Wichita State went on to win the next two sets and take the match 3-1.
“We didn’t handle first contact well enough to be a great offensive team,” K-State head coach Suzie Fritz said after the match. “We probably could have survived at a .250 (offensive) effort had we been able to slow them down a little bit.