The first set was a back-and-forth battle until Missouri was able to pull ahead 15-11 with a pair of blocks. Down four points, K-State would answer scoring six of the next eight points including a three-point rally to force a timeout by Missouri. In that run Chisholm tallied a pair of blocks and kills to swing the momentum back to K-State's side of the net.
K-State could not hold onto that momentum out of the timeout, however, as Missouri scored five straight points to reclaim the lead 23-18 with a series of blocks and errors on K-State's part. The Wildcats did battle back within three points but could not complete the comeback as the five-point run was too much losing 25-21.
In the second set, it was a repeat performance with each team trading blows and exchanging leads until Missouri was able to build a four-point lead late in the set at 20-16. K-State would pull within three points, but the Tigers closed the door taking advantage of K-State mistakes to win 25-20 and take a 2-0 lead into the locker room at the intermission.
The Wildcats fell behind early in the third set 6-2 but were able to narrow the lead to one point before the Tigers responded with a 4-1 run to re-open that lead and the Wildcats could not recover. After leading 17-13, Missouri would outscore K-State 8-5 to close the door 25-18.
K-State will continue its week of road trips with a match at Oklahoma on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Wildcat football team will also be in Norman taking on the Sooners at 6 p.m. Saturday.
