Match Stats
- Iowa State defeats Kansas State 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-15)
- Iowa State improves to 12-9
- Kansas State falls to 16-6
Press Releases
Iowa State:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State battled back from a missed first set to defeat Kansas State in four sets, 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-15) Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. The win, the fourth in five matches for ISU, moves the Cyclones to 12-9 on the year and 4-5 in conference play. Kansas State falls to 16-6 on the year, and 5-4 in conference competition.
Iowa State was paced by 13 kills each fromMorgan Kuhrt and Samara West with West earning her lucky number at a .600 hitting percentage. Hali Hillegas led the back row with 27 digs, while Jess Schaben had a double-double of 12 kills and 16 digs.
Iowa State Loses Lead Late to Give KSU the First
Iowa State was the first side to get some early separation, winning a couple of scrappy rallies and taking advantage of some K-State errors to build up a 13-10 lead. The edge was quickly pulled back by the Wildcats who ran off three in a row out of a timeout to knot it back up at 13-13. However, the Cyclones were quickly back up as another 3-0 run make it 16-13. ISU held strong until right at the end, when K-State went on a 4-0 run to bring up set point at 24-23. The Wildcats converted on first asking, as Brooke Sassin found the back corner for a kill at 25-23 KSU.
ISU Hangs On to Even Match
ISU held the early edge again, with Grace Lazard‘s block of Macy Flowers giving the home team a 6-3 lead. K-State continued to feed Sassin to tie it back up at 7-7, but ISU eventually worked up the three-point edge again when Alexis Conaway got a kill to make it 13-10. The Cyclones held strong again, not allowing K-State to tie things back up and continuing to build back up to a three-point advantage. ISU finally got it to four points at 21-17 when Samara West fired one off the block. Iowa State was able to bring this one home, as Bryna Vogel pushed a shot wide to give ISU set two at 25-23.
Cyclones Rally to Take 2-1 Lead
Another tight struggle ensued in the third as ISU got out to the early lead again, with Grace Lazard burying a kill to make it 6-3 Cyclones. However, K-State quickly tightened things back up and took a 9-8 lead on a Morgan Kuhrt attack error. It was back-and-forth the rest of the way, with both teams getting the lead and struggling to hold onto it, with 16 ties and six lead changes taking place throughout the set. K-State reached set point first at 24-22, but ISU was able to bring it to 24-24 via a Morgan Kuhrt kill off the block. Kuhrt was able to convert for the Cyclones on their first set point at 26-24 with a nice tip kill to make it 2-1 Iowa State.
Offense Dominates to Take Set Four and Match
The Cyclones got ahead in the fourth via its block, with Lazard and Ciara Capezio in particular getting big to get ISU ahead 8-5. The Cyclones played with determination, and continued to feed the productive West, who killed ISU to a 13-7 advantage. Iowa State ran away with it from there, opening up a lead of as big as eight points at 20-12. ISU hit .400 in the final set, which was capped off by Kuhrt’s 13th kill of the night at 25-15.
Cyclone Notes
*Iowa State has now defeated Kansas State nine-straight times at Hilton Coliseum.
*Morgan Kuhrt paced Iowa State with 13 kills, her fourth match of the season in double figures and 29th of her career.
*Ciara Capezio finished with five kills to move up to 925 in her career, passing Rachel Hockaday for 13th in ISU history for career kills.
*Capezio posted 11 digs, her seventh match of the season in double figures and 39th of her career.
*Samara West posted 13 kills, her season-high, her second match of the season in double figures and 13th of her career.
*Grace Lazard got 11 kills, her fourth match of the year in double figures.
*Jess Schaben posted a double-double of 12 kills and 16 digs, her fifth double-double of the season.
*Hali Hillegas recorded 27 digs, her fourth match of the season with at least 20 digs.
Up Next
Iowa State has its Big 12 bye over the weekend, and will return to action next Wednesday, Nov. 2, against West Virginia. First serve between the Cyclones and the Mountaineers will be at 6:30 p.m. with the match being shown on Cyclones.TV Powered by Mediacom.
Kansas State:
AMES, Iowa – Brooke Sassin’s match-high 19 kills and Katie Brand’s 13th double-double of the season were not enough as the Kansas State volleyball team dropped a four-set decision (25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 15-25) at Iowa State Wednesday night.
Sassin has reached double-figure kills in six of the last seven matches, including each of the last three while Brand has three straight assist-dig double-doubles and leads the Big 12 with 13 on the season.
Junior right-side hitter Bryna Vogel also registered her second consecutive double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs.
K-State (16-6, 5-4 Big 12) battled to take the opening set, 25-23, after not gaining its first lead until 24-23. Iowa State (12-9, 4-5) equaled its largest lead of the set at 23-20 before the Wildcats rattled off the final five points, including a pair of kills from Sassin. The senior outside hitter tallied seven kills on 15 swings with just one error (.400) in the set.
The Cats fought off three set points in the second set as they trailed 24-20 before Iowa State finally clinched the set, 25-23. Both teams posted an identical hitting percentage of .238 in the set while Brand had five of her nine kills in the frame. The redshirt senior setter matched her career high in kills and was just one shy of her second career triple-double, finishing the night with 48 assists and 19 digs.
The third set saw the Cyclones fend off a pair of set points on their way to taking the set, 26-24. ISU scored the final four points to take a 2-1 lead, hitting .357 in the set compared to K-State’s .217.
Behind four players in double-figure kills, Iowa State pulled away in the fourth set, 25-15, to complete the victory. ISU hit a match-best .400 (14k-2e-30ta) while K-State hit a match-low .108 (12k-8e-37ta) in the final set. The Cyclones finished the match outhitting the Cats, .308-.211.
The match marked K-State’s first loss this season when winning the first set (12-1) and extended the Wildcats’ losing streak to nine matches in Ames, Iowa, dating back to 2007.
Freshman middle blocker Elle Sandbothe set new career highs in kills (6) and blocks (7).
Senior libero Kersten Kober tallied 18 digs on the night, her 19th double-digit match this season.
Kansas State will look to rebound at home Saturday as it welcomes Baylor to Ahearn Field House. The Bears swept K-State in the season’s first meeting in Waco on Sept. 21. First serve is slated for 7 p.m., and will be broadcast world-wide on K-StateHD.TV. Fans can also listen to Rob Voelker call the match on local radio on 1350 KMAN and at k-statesports.com.
NOTES
· K-State is now 41-49 all-time vs. Iowa State and 14-25 in Ames, Iowa.
· The Wildcats are winless in their last nine trips to Iowa State – last winning in 2007.
· K-State suffered its first loss when winning the opening set this season (12-1).
· It was just the second four-set loss the Cats have suffered this season (9-2) and first in Big 12 play.
· The Wildcats have lost the fourth set in back-to-back conference matches after winning the first four such opportunities.
· Brand was one kill away from her second-career triple-double, matching her career high with nine kills.
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