Kelsey Chipman is making a habit of setting season highs in Boulder, Colo.
The sophomore middle blocker led the K-State volleyball team to victory against Colorado on Saturday, finishing with a season-high 16 kills and 11 blocks. Last season against the Buffaloes, Chipman amassed a season-high 20 kills and 15 blocks.
The No. 16 Wildcats (11-3, 3-1 Big 12 Conference) beat the Buffaloes (5-6, 0-3) in five games (30-24, 24-30, 27-30, 30-27, 15-12) to win their first match at Colorado since 2003.
Junior outside hitter Rita Liliom led K-State in kills with 18 as the Wildcats rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
The Wildcats finished with 72 kills in the match on .197 hitting.
Senior libero Angie Lastra recorded her 23rd career match of 20 or more digs, as she totaled 20 in the match. As a team, the Wildcats totaled 58 digs.
Junior outside hitter Nataly Korobkova led the Wildcats in aces, finishing with four. The Russian native also tallied 12 kills on 45 attacks.
Senior middle blocker Megan Farr finished with a season-high 15 kills on .394 hitting. Farr's .393 season hitting percentage continues to lead the Wildcats. Farr also recorded eight blocks.
Senior libero Lauren Rosenthal also had a season high, finishing with 12 digs.
After the teams split the first two games, the Buffaloes closed game three on a 5-2 run to win 30-27.
K-State knotted the match with a 30-27 win in game four, then overcame a five-point deficit to take game five. Chipman recorded the winning kill, which came on senior setter Stacey Spiegelberg's season-high 62nd assist.
Colorado is now 0-5 in five-game matches, including all three Big 12 Conference matches.
Alex Buth led the Buffaloes, tying her career-high with 21 kills on .486 hitting.
The Wildcats' next action will be against Missouri at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ahearn Field House.


