Iowa State Volleyball Defeated by Kansas, 3-0

Saturday, November 15

Ames, Iowa

TBA

Iowa State

Kansas

Iowa State Volleyball Defeated by Kansas, 3-0

11.15.2003 | Volleyball

By: Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa ? Renae Pruess had nine kills and Ashlie McWee added six total blocks but it wasn't enough as Iowa State fell to Kansas, 3-0, Saturday night at Hilton Coliseum. Junior Brittany Dalager added 14 assists and six digs for the Cyclones. With the loss, Iowa State falls to 11-17 on the season and 3-14 in Big 12 play. Sarah Rome led the way for Kansas with 14 kills as the Jayhawks improve to 18-9 overall and 10-6 in league play.

The Jayhawks dominated the match offensively and defensively, hitting .286 from the floor and collecting 53 digs. Kansas committed just 21 hitting errors on 112 attacks. The Cyclones were limited to 28 kills, a .108 hitting percentage and 29 digs. ISU had a solid blocking night with two solo blocks and 14 block assists.

Freshman Nicole Lorenzen had five kills, one assist and five digs and freshman Katie Jessen added four kills and one dig and one block assist. Senior Dana Koziol led the way defensively with nine digs and sophomore Katie Kruenegel had three kills and three block assists to help the Cyclone cause on the night.

In game one, Iowa State hit .077 compared to .406 from Kansas. The Cyclones had seven kills, while the Jayhawks had 17 kills and just four errors. Kansas defeated Iowa State, 30-16.

Iowa State had nine kills in game two, but Kansas pounded 17 kills with just five hitting errors. The Jayhawks held ISU to .077 hitting from the floor compared to .300 from Kansas. The second game went to Kansas, 30-19. The two teams went into the locker-room with Kansas leading, 2-0.

The Cyclones played a solid game in game three, having 12 kills and hitting .162 from the floor, but the Jayhawks hit 19 kills and hit .175 from the floor. ISU had eight digs defensively, but Kansas won game three, 30-27, and the match, 3-0.

“I was proud of the kids, especially in game three,” head coach Linda Crum said. “I definitely thought we were more ready in that game then we were in games one and two. We just didn't start out real focused and that hurt us tonight. We had some really good blocks tonight. I was proud of Brittany (Dalager) and Renae (Pruess) tonight. They both set for the first time and they did a great job. I thought Nicole (Lorenzen) did a nice job tonight as well. Now we just need to focus on a few things before we go play Missouri on Wednesday night.”

Iowa State returns to the road when it travels to Columbia, Mo., to take on No. 25 Missouri on Wednesday, Nov. 19, with first serve set for 7 p.m.