COLUMBIA, Mo. Kansas State used a furious comeback in game four to push No. 12 Missouri to the brink, but the Tigers held on for a 3-2 win (30-26, 26-30, 30-22, 30-27, 15-12) Saturday night at the Hearnes Center.

K-State (9-12, 1-10 Big 12) was led by a career-high effort from junior Angie Lastra. The Carolina, Puerto Rico product registered 23 kills on a .240 hitting percentage and 18 digs. It is the fourth straight double-double for Lastra.

Also in double figures were senior Sandy Werner and sophomore Megan Farr. Werner tallied 20 kills and 16 digs for her first double-double of the season. Farr tied her career-high in kills with 15, while adding four blocks to her ledger.

Junior setter Stacey Spiegelberg dished out a match-high 61 assists on the night and tallied 10 digs for her seventh double-double this season and 16^th of her career. It is the second time this season Spiegelberg has surpassed 60 assists, the first coming at Northern Iowa on Sept. 8.

Missouri (14-6, 8-3) was led by seniors Nicole Wilson and Jessica Vander Kooi. Wilson carded 23 kills, while Vander Kooi recorded a double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs.

The Wildcats used a furious 8-2 run to comeback down the stretch in game four to capture the frame, 30-27. The Wildcats trailed 25-22, but chipped at the Tiger lead with a 4-0 run on the back of three Werner kills. After Missouri tied the game at 26, a Tiger attack error followed by a Spiegelberg service ace gave the Wildcats a 28-26 lead. A Farr kill and a Lastra kill forced the match to a fifth game.

The Wildcats hit .319 with 20 kills, led by Lastra and Werner with seven and six kills, respectively.

In game one, K-State took the early lead at 11-10 on a Kroeker kill. Missouri rallied to a 21-15 lead, before the Wildcats whittled the Tiger advantage to one, 25-24, on a Na Yang service error. However, the Tigers went on a 5-2 run to close out game one, 30-26. The Tigers outhit K-State, .250 to .191, but tallied only one more kill, 17 to 16. The Wildcats were paced by Lastra with five kills on a .400 hitting percentage and six digs.

Missouri held its largest lead at 12-9, before K-State went on a 5-0 run highlighted by a Jenny Jantsch service ace and a Kroeker kill to take a 14-12 lead. The Wildcats built their lead to seven at 21-14 on a Tiger attack error. The Wildcats and Tigers exchanged points throughout the remainder of the second stanza. A Kelsey Chipman and Farr block snared the game two win for the Wildcats, 30-26.

The Wildcats hit .250 in the second game with 16 kills, led by Werner with six and Farr and Lastra recording four apiece.  

After an early K-State lead, Missouri went on a 7-2 run to capture a 15-8 lead they would not relinquish. The Tigers built a 11-point advantage before reaching game point at 29-18 on consecutive service aces from Vander Kooi. K-State held off game point four times, before the Tigers captured the stanza, 30-22. Both teams were error-prone on offense in the frame with Missouri hitting .149 to K-State’s .070.

In the final game, the Tigers used a late 4-1 run to seal the match, 15-12. Missouri hit .269, while the Wildcats tallied a .211.