After last Saturday’s sweep of Colorado in Manhattan, head volleyball coach Suzie Fritz said the team still needed to do a better job of stringing together success.
    It looks like the Wildcats are starting to find their groove.
    In front of about 1,500 fans, No. 17 K-State (12-2, 2-1 Big 12 Conference) posted its second consecutive sweep with a win over Texas A&M (7-7, 1-2 Big 12) at White Coliseum in College Station, Texas.
    In the match’s opening game, Texas A&M jumped out to a 14-10 advantage - its biggest lead of the night - before K-State, fueled by a 5-0  run, fought back. The game proved to be a back-and-forth battle, as it featured 11 ties, but the Wildcats scored the game’s final three points to secure the win, 25-23.
    The second game began just like the first ended — there were four ties in the early going, but with the score deadlocked at 7-7, K-State used a 5-0 run to put the Aggies away for good. Texas A&M would not get within three for the remainder of the game as the Wildcats prevailed, 25-18.
    The momentum from the first two games propelled the Wildcats to a solid win in the third and final game of the match. They jumped out to an early 6-1 lead and never looked back.
    The Aggies went on a 5-0 run midway through the game to close the gap to 14-12, but that’s as close as they got. K-State coasted to a 25-20 win to clinch the match. The victory marked the Wildcats’ third straight win over Texas A&M, dating back to last season.
    Senior outside hitter Rita Liliom led all scorers with 16 kills and a pair of blocks, and senior middle blocker Megan Farr also made her presence felt as she tallied a match-high eight blocks — as many as all of Texas A&M’s players combined. Farr also had three kills on the night. The Aggies were led by junior outside hitter Mary Batis with 10 kills.
    K-State will resume conference action Saturday when it welcomes Baylor to Manhattan as part of K-State’s Wildcat Weekend. Action is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Ahearn Field House and will follow K-State’s home football game against Louisiana-Lafayette.