Iowa State Falls in Four Games to Baylor

Saturday, October 5

Ames, Iowa

TBA

Iowa State

Baylor

Iowa State Falls in Four Games to Baylor

10.05.2002 | Volleyball

By: Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa - Amanda Craig had a career-high 16 kills and 25 digs and three other Cyclones had double-figure kill totals but it wasn't enough as Baylor defeated Iowa State, 3-1, Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. With the loss, ISU's record falls to 9-8 and 0-6 in the Big 12. Baylor improves to 7-8 and 1-4 in league action.

The Bears were led by Tisha Schwartz, who registered 32 kills and 15 digs on the night.

Baylor held a 69-64 kill advantage on the night and limited the Cyclones to a .186 hitting percentage. Defensively, the Bears had the advantage as well with 107 digs to Iowa State's 94.

Game one was a battle all night and Iowa State led, 18-9, at one point before Baylor setter Jillian Mazzarella served the Bears to seven consecutive points. However, Iowa State maintained the lead and eventually had game point at 29-23. Mazzarella once again led the way for Baylor and the Bears ended up defeating the Cyclones, 34-32. Mandi Harms had five kills and 12 digs in game one, while Ashlie McWee added four kills.

In game two, the two teams played pretty evenly, with Baylor holding a slight kill advantage, 19-17 and a slight dig advantage, 20-17, but the Bears scored the first two points in the game and never looked back and won the game, 30-27. The Cyclones hit .256 from the floor and Craig led the way with eight kills and Harms added three.

Game three was all Iowa State as the Cyclones had 17 kills and 20 digs and held the Bears to a .140 hitting percentage while hitting .229 themselves and won the game, 30-27.

Game four, however, was all Baylor as the Bears registered 18 kills and 33 digs to Iowa State's 13 kills and 26 digs. The Cyclones did outhit the Bears, .200 to .192, but BU's Schwartz had 11 kills as Baylor won the game, 30-22, and the match, 3-1.

"I am very disappointed on how we came out tonight," Head Coach Linda Crum said. "I thought game one was really the key tonight. It was a close game and it would've given us the momentum for the rest of the match. I thought game three was very good. We put a lot of heart and passion into our play and executed well."

The Cyclone will travel to Lawrence, Kan., to take on the Jayhawks on Wednesday, October 9, with first serve at 7 p.m. Iowa State will return home to play No. 5 Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 12, starting at 1 p.m.