After winning its first two games against Texas A&M on Wednesday night, the K-State volleyball team was not thinking about its loss to Nebraska last Saturday.
But the Aggies won the next two games, and all of a sudden, junior Megan Farr was having flashbacks.
"The Nebraska match was on our minds," Farr said. "After game four, we were saying to ourselves, 'Heck no, that's not going to happen again.'"
Farr recorded a career-high 20 kills, leading the No. 12 Wildcats to a 3-2 victory (30-19, 30-27, 30-32, 28-30, 15-10) over Texas A&M (18-8, 7-8). The Wildcats' (19-7, 11-5) win keeps them tied for third with Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference standings.
Farr wasn't the only Wildcat to tally a career high in kills. Junior Nataly Korobkova converted a match-high 27 kills, surpassing her previous career-high kill by one.
Three other K-State players finished with double-digit kills, including sophomore Kelsey Chipman (15), junior Jenny Jantsch (13) and junior Rita Liliom (12).
In game one, the Wildcats came out with aggressive service, recording five aces, including two each from Korobkova and Liliom. K-State added just two more aces in the remaining four games.
After the Wildcats defeated Texas A&M in game one by their biggest point spread of the night, the Aggies started heating up.
Games three and four went back and fourth, with 12 ties in each game.
"I get more upset about those game four and game three inconsistencies than anything else," K-State coach Suzie Fritz said.
In the final game, Fritz said Korobkova really brought everything together for her team.
"She had two key blocks down the stretch in game five," Fritz said. "She did a very nice job of disrupting (Texas A&M)."
Korobkova recorded six kills in game five and added seven block assists in the match.
K-State finished with a .303 hitting percentage on its 201 attacks. Despite the Wildcats' percentage, Fritz had higher hopes for her team.
"We had too many unforced attacking errors and unforced serving errors," Fritz said. "I thought that was game three for us."
Senior Angie Lastra anchored the Wildcats' defense again, tallying a match-high 29 digs. Her performance marks her 31st career match with 20 or more digs.
The match took 2 hours, 38 minutes, and many of the 583 in attendance already had left before K-State won.
Fans must wait a week to see the Wildcats at home again. The team goes on the road this weekend to face Baylor on Saturday. First serve is set for noon.
