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Iowa State Volleyball Falls to No. 11 Nebraska
10.25.2003 | Volleyball
LINCOLN, Neb. - Renae Pruess had seven kills and eight digs and Brittany Dalager added 14 digs, but Iowa State fell to No. 11 Nebraska, 3-0, Saturday night at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb. With the loss, Iowa State falls to 10-12 overall and 2-9 in Big 12 play. Jennifer Saleaumua led the way for Nebraska with 14 kills, who improved to 17-3 on the season.
The Cornhuskers dominated the match offensively and defensively, hitting .307 from the floor and collecting 58 digs. Nebraska committed 19 hitting errors on 127 attacks. The Cyclones were limited to 22 kills, a .016 hitting percentage and 47 digs. The Cyclones had six block assists and one solo block on the night.
Dalager drilled six kills and sophomore Amanda Craig added two kills and 18 assists to help the Cyclone cause on the night. Sophomore Katie Kruenegel and freshman Katie Jessen each added two kills and senior Dana Koziol had eight digs.
Iowa State struggled in game one, hitting just .029 from the floor, compared to Nebraska's .531. The Cyclones had seven kills, while the Cornhuskers had 19 kills and just two errors. Nebraska defeated Iowa State, 30-17, in game one.
The Cyclones managed just three kills in the second game, to Nebraska's 17 and hit -.115 from the floor compared to NU's .094. The second game went to Nebraska, 30-18.
"We struggled in games one and two," Dalager said. "Once we got our ball handling down in game three, we really competed with them. We just didn't take advantage of certain opportunities. Nebraska was digging a lot of our shots, but I thought we served aggresively."
The Cyclones played solidly in game three. They hit .175 from the floor and pounded 12 kills, but Nebraska proved to be too much, hitting .405 from the floor and hitting 22 kills to win game three, 30-28, and the match, 3-0.
"We started off very slowly," head coach Linda Crum said. "But we finished strong in game three. I thought we passed very well in that third game. We took some good swings, we were relaxed and focused. We pushed them right up until the end. A couple of points either way and I think we could've taken game three. I was proud of the kids, especially in game three."
"Overall, we didn't ball handle very well in games one and two and once we got going, we played well in game three. I thought Renae had a nice match and Brittany played a solid defensive match. Nicole also had a nice match. She was solid in her ball handling and did a lot of good things for us that aren't always going to show up in a stat sheet."
Iowa State returns home to play host to Colorado on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Hilton Coliseum starting at 7 p.m.
The Cornhuskers dominated the match offensively and defensively, hitting .307 from the floor and collecting 58 digs. Nebraska committed 19 hitting errors on 127 attacks. The Cyclones were limited to 22 kills, a .016 hitting percentage and 47 digs. The Cyclones had six block assists and one solo block on the night.
Dalager drilled six kills and sophomore Amanda Craig added two kills and 18 assists to help the Cyclone cause on the night. Sophomore Katie Kruenegel and freshman Katie Jessen each added two kills and senior Dana Koziol had eight digs.
Iowa State struggled in game one, hitting just .029 from the floor, compared to Nebraska's .531. The Cyclones had seven kills, while the Cornhuskers had 19 kills and just two errors. Nebraska defeated Iowa State, 30-17, in game one.
The Cyclones managed just three kills in the second game, to Nebraska's 17 and hit -.115 from the floor compared to NU's .094. The second game went to Nebraska, 30-18.
"We struggled in games one and two," Dalager said. "Once we got our ball handling down in game three, we really competed with them. We just didn't take advantage of certain opportunities. Nebraska was digging a lot of our shots, but I thought we served aggresively."
The Cyclones played solidly in game three. They hit .175 from the floor and pounded 12 kills, but Nebraska proved to be too much, hitting .405 from the floor and hitting 22 kills to win game three, 30-28, and the match, 3-0.
"We started off very slowly," head coach Linda Crum said. "But we finished strong in game three. I thought we passed very well in that third game. We took some good swings, we were relaxed and focused. We pushed them right up until the end. A couple of points either way and I think we could've taken game three. I was proud of the kids, especially in game three."
"Overall, we didn't ball handle very well in games one and two and once we got going, we played well in game three. I thought Renae had a nice match and Brittany played a solid defensive match. Nicole also had a nice match. She was solid in her ball handling and did a lot of good things for us that aren't always going to show up in a stat sheet."
Iowa State returns home to play host to Colorado on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Hilton Coliseum starting at 7 p.m.
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