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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, October 1
Lubbock, Texas
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ISU Dominates Texas Tech, 3-1
10.01.2003 | Volleyball
LUBBOCK, Texas - Brittany Dalager and Renae Pruess each had a game-high 12 kills and Dalager added 19 digs to lead Iowa State to a 3-1 win over Texas Tech, Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas. It was ISU's first conference win of the season as it improves its record to 8-7 overall and 1-4 in league play. Kelly Johnson led Texas Tech with 23 kills and nine digs.
It was ISU's first win over Texas Tech since Sept. 9, 1994 and ISU's first conference win since a 3-0 defeat of Baylor last season.
The Cyclones dominated the match, hitting .232 from the floor, compared to .213 for Texas Tech. Although Texas Tech had 65 kills to ISU's 56, the Cyclones had 21 hitting errors to the Red Raiders 28. The Cyclones played a solid match defensively with 67 digs to Texas Tech's 64. ISU continued to do well blocking, having 20 blocks, including eight solo blocks.
Sophomore Katie Kruenegel had nine kills and five total blocks and sophomore Ashlie McWee had 10 kills, three digs and three blocks to help the Cyclone cause on the evening.
Iowa State started off slowly in game one as it fell behind early. The Cyclones had only six kills to Texas Tech's 16. ISU hit only -.103 from the floor, while the Red Raiders hit .353 to win game one, 30-18.
"We started off very slowly in game one," said head coach Linda Crum. "We weren't really clicking offensively and our offense just wasn't gelling. We didn't pass well and couldn't get into a system."
The Cyclones rebounded strongly in game two, hitting a solid .220, while holding the Red Raiders to .128. ISU pounded 14 kills on 41 attacks and had only five hitting errors. The Cyclones won game two, 30-27, and headed into intermission tied, 1-1.
Iowa State continued its solid play in game three, hitting a sizzling .367 from the floor and pounded 14 kills, while holding the Red Raiders to .175 from the floor. Texas Tech had 16 kills, but had nine hitting errors compared to ISU's three. The Cyclones won game three, 30-22.
Iowa State finished things off in game four, hitting a solid .353 from the floor, along with a match-high 22 kills, while holding TTU to 17 kills and .226 hitting. ISU won game four, 30-21, and the match, 3-1.
"After game one, we really got some momentum going," Crum said. "Our hitting percentage went up every game and that was a big key, I thought. Our middles stepped up and we started passing extremely well. I'm very proud of the kids. They stepped up and did a great job. Our defense was especially good. Brittany (Dalager) and Dana (Koziol) really keyed that for us and Amanda (Craig) came in and gave us a much-needed spark. It was a great match for us."
The Cyclones return home to play host to Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Hilton Coliseum. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
It was ISU's first win over Texas Tech since Sept. 9, 1994 and ISU's first conference win since a 3-0 defeat of Baylor last season.
The Cyclones dominated the match, hitting .232 from the floor, compared to .213 for Texas Tech. Although Texas Tech had 65 kills to ISU's 56, the Cyclones had 21 hitting errors to the Red Raiders 28. The Cyclones played a solid match defensively with 67 digs to Texas Tech's 64. ISU continued to do well blocking, having 20 blocks, including eight solo blocks.
Sophomore Katie Kruenegel had nine kills and five total blocks and sophomore Ashlie McWee had 10 kills, three digs and three blocks to help the Cyclone cause on the evening.
Iowa State started off slowly in game one as it fell behind early. The Cyclones had only six kills to Texas Tech's 16. ISU hit only -.103 from the floor, while the Red Raiders hit .353 to win game one, 30-18.
"We started off very slowly in game one," said head coach Linda Crum. "We weren't really clicking offensively and our offense just wasn't gelling. We didn't pass well and couldn't get into a system."
The Cyclones rebounded strongly in game two, hitting a solid .220, while holding the Red Raiders to .128. ISU pounded 14 kills on 41 attacks and had only five hitting errors. The Cyclones won game two, 30-27, and headed into intermission tied, 1-1.
Iowa State continued its solid play in game three, hitting a sizzling .367 from the floor and pounded 14 kills, while holding the Red Raiders to .175 from the floor. Texas Tech had 16 kills, but had nine hitting errors compared to ISU's three. The Cyclones won game three, 30-22.
Iowa State finished things off in game four, hitting a solid .353 from the floor, along with a match-high 22 kills, while holding TTU to 17 kills and .226 hitting. ISU won game four, 30-21, and the match, 3-1.
"After game one, we really got some momentum going," Crum said. "Our hitting percentage went up every game and that was a big key, I thought. Our middles stepped up and we started passing extremely well. I'm very proud of the kids. They stepped up and did a great job. Our defense was especially good. Brittany (Dalager) and Dana (Koziol) really keyed that for us and Amanda (Craig) came in and gave us a much-needed spark. It was a great match for us."
The Cyclones return home to play host to Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Hilton Coliseum. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
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