Cyclones Fall To Kansas State, 3-0

Wednesday, November 5

Manhattan, Kan.

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Iowa State

Kansas State

11.05.2003 | Volleyball

By: Iowa State University

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Renae Pruess had seven kills and Ashlie McWee added six but it wasn't enough as Iowa State fell to No. 5 Kansas State, 3-0, in Manhattan, Kan. Freshman Nicole Lorenzen had five kills and two digs for the Cyclones. With the loss, Iowa State falls to 11-14 on the season and 3-11 in Big 12 play. Valeria Hejjas led Kansas State with 14 kills as the Wildcats improve to 23-3 overall and 13-1 in league play.

The Wildcats dominated the match offensively and defensively, hitting .382 from the floor and collecting 50 digs. Kansas State committed just 12 hitting errors on 110 attacks. The Cyclones were limited to 30 kills, a .074 hitting percentage and 35 digs.

Senior Lindsey Chapman had three kills, 21 assists and eight digs and junior Brittany Dalager added two kills and seven digs. Senior Dana Koziol had five digs and sophomore Katie Kruenegel had four kills to help the Cyclone cause on the night. Nicole Lorenzen had a career-high nine kills and freshman Katie Churm had a career-best 11 digs.

In game one, Iowa State hit .175 compared to .436 from Kansas State. The Cyclones had 13 kills, while the Wildcats had 19 kills and just two errors to win, 30-18.

Iowa State had 10 kills in game two, but K-State pounded 18 kills with just three hitting errors. The Wildcats held ISU to .103 hitting from the floor compared to .469 from Kansas State. The second game went to Kansas State, 30-16, as the Wildcats led 2-0 as the teams headed to the lockerroom.

The struggles continued for ISU in the third game as they recorded just seven kills to the Wildcats' 17. KSU hit .256 from the floor, compared to just -.051 from the floor as Kansas State won game three, 30-17, and swept the match.

"I was disappointed that we didn't go out and play with more fire," said head coach Linda Crum. "I thought we played well in areas, we just didn't give ourselves an opportunity to compete and allowed Kansas State to be very efficient in the match. I thought that Dana (Koziol) played pretty well. She fought and competed very well. Nicole (Lorenzen) did a nice job and played aggresively and Katy (Amundson) came in and really provided a spark for us."

Iowa State continues its road trip when it travels to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 8, with first serve at 7 p.m.