No. 17 Volleyball Rallies Past Kansas State in Four

Friday, November 13

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 PM

TCU

19-5,10-3Big 12

Kansas State

11-11,3-11Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
TCU	16	25	27	25	3
Kansas St.	25	20	25	15	1

Kinsley Young celebrates after a block at Kansas State

11/14/2026 12:51:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 17 TCU volleyball stormed back to defeat Kansas State 3-1 after dropping the opening set on Friday night inside Morgan Family Arena.

The Horned Frogs (19-5, 10-3 Big 12) overcame a slow start in a hostile environment and picked up a gritty road win for their 10^th victory in conference play this season. TCU filled up the stat sheet with 10 blocks and 10 aces to pull off the comeback.

Becca Kelley led the charge offensively with 21 kills, marking another 20-kill performance for the senior. She tallied 20 earlier this season when the two teams met in Fort Worth. Evan Hendrix finished just behind her with 19 kills, eight digs and two aces as the duo combined for 40 of TCU's 55 kills.

Kinsley Young was nearly unstoppable in the middle, putting away 10 kills without an error on 16 swings for a blistering .625 hitting percentage. De'Andrea McMillian anchored the defense at the net with a career -high eight blocks, while Alice Volpe tallied 18 digs.

Kansas State came out hot in the opening set. The Wildcats took an 11-6 lead and continued to create separation, eventually stretching the advantage to 20-12. TCU struggled to find a rhythm offensively, and Kansas State never let the Frogs back into it, taking the opener, 25-16.

TCU immediately responded in the second as Archer opened the set with an ace, helping the Frogs race out to a 5-1 advantage. Hendrix continued the success at the service line, breaking things open with another ace before back-to-back Kelley kills pushed the lead to 12-6. Kansas State battled back to cut the deficit to two at 17-15, but TCU never surrendered the lead. Hendrix and Young kept the offense rolling down the stretch, and Kelley took over late, hammering down three of TCU's final five kills to close out the frame, 25-20, and even the match.

In the third, Kansas State jumped out to a 6-2 lead and looked to be running away with the set as the Wildcats took a 15-8 lead at the media timeout. The Frogs tried to chip away at the lead, pulling within one point at 22-21, but Kansas State earned set point, forcing Jason Williams to call a timeout.

With its back against the wall, TCU found a spark. Young kept the Frogs alive with a kill before Hendrix hammered down back-to-back balls to erase all three set points and tie the frame at 24. Kansas State answered to retake the lead, but Hendrix came through once again to make it 25-all. From there, Kelley gave TCU its first set point with a kill before Young slammed home the final kill on an overpass to cap a 6-1 closing run and steal the frame, 27-25.

The Frogs carried the momentum into the fourth. After the two sides traded points early, TCU turned a 6-all tie into a 13-7 advantage. The Frogs kept their foot on the gas as Hendrix added an ace to make it 17-11 before Young and Kelley teamed up for a block to stretch the lead to six. Lauren Murphy added an ace, Kelley followed with one of her own and Hendrix finished it off with her 19th kill of the night to seal a dominant 25-15 fourth-set victory.

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