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Sat., Oct. 24, 2009
No. 14 Iowa State Cruises to 3-set Win
Cyclones too strong for Red Raiders
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State, which earlier this week beat No. 5 Nebraska for the
first time in its 33-year history, cruised to a 3-set win over Texas Tech on
the strength of a team hitting efficiency of .296 (45 kills, 13 errors in
108 attempts). With the win the Cyclones move to 16-3, 8-2 on the season
while Tech falls to 2-17, 0-9.
Sophomore middle blocker Amanda Dowdy led Tech with 11 kills and freshman
outside hitter Miara Cave chipped in with six. Defensive specialist freshman
Aleah Hayes led the defense with 10 digs. Dowdy and sophomore setter Karlyn
Meyers each had six digs to try to keep points alive, but Iowa State’s
Victoria Henson and Jamie Straube both racked up dougle-digit kills, 13 and
12, respectively, for the ball-control style squad.
The crowd, which packed the Hilton Coliseum for the match, numbered 2,527 at
the final turnstile count and most were still quite boisterous and anxious
to voice their approval from the earlier upset of perennial volleyball
powerhouse Nebraska in Lincoln.
As luck would have it, Tech next hosts No. 5 Nebraska on Wednesday, Oct. 28
for a 6:30 p.m. match with the Huskers as second round action in Big 12 play
continues.