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Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Kansas City, Mo.
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Iowa State Volleyball Wins Two at the Kangaroo Classic Tournament
09.13.2002 | Volleyball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sophomore Brittany Dalager collected 29 kills and 35 digs and freshman Amanda Craig had 26 kills and 17 digs as Iowa State defeated both Winthrop (3-1) and UMKC (3-0) in the first day of the UMKC Kangaroo Classic. The wins improved the Cyclones' record to 7-2, which is their best start since the 1997 squad opened the season with an 8-0 record. Freshman Katie Kruenegel drilled 15 kills and had four digs while playing in both matches. Junior Renae Pruess had 23 kills in the matches, while senior Sara Stribe had 93 assists. Winthrop was led by Jennifer Pritchard, who had 15 kills, and Christie Davis, who tallied 46 assists. UMKC was led by Katie Keating, who drilled 11 kills and had 17 digs.
In the first match against Winthrop, Dalager had 14 kills and 17 digs and Craig had 15 kills and 7 digs to lead Iowa State to a 3-1 win. In game one, the Cyclones had a hitting percentage of .310, including 18 kills and only five errors to win 30-26. Winthrop evened the match at 1-1 by taking the second game, 30-27. The Eagles outhit the Cyclones .262 to .133. In game three, the Cyclones came out strong with 18 kills and hit a season-high .371 from the court to win, 30-15. The Cyclones sealed the victory with a 30-26 win in game four.
In Iowa State's match against UMKC later in the evening, the Cyclones swept the Kangaroos, 30-22, 30-28, 30-17. The match was a rematch of the two teams, with Iowa State winning in four games in the ISU Heritage Classic on Aug. 31. Dalager paced the Cyclones with 15 kills and 18 digs, while Craig had her second career double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs. As a team, the Cyclones outhit the Kangaroos .193 to .043.
"We are very excited that we won both matches," said Head Coach Linda Crum. "I thought Amanda (Craig) played well and Katie (Kruenegel) came in and gave us some solid minutes on the left side. As freshmen, the two of them really contributed for us right away. And Dana Koziol played extremely well for us in the libero position. But all in all, we are proud of how we played tonight and obviously, beating UMKC in three was huge for us. I look forward to what we can do against Duquesne and Youngstown State in Saturday's matches."
The Cyclones will take on Duquesne on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., to start the second day of the Kangaroo Classic. ISU will then play Youngstown State in the evening match at 7 p.m.
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