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Cyclones Dominate Iowa, 3-1
09.05.2003 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - Junior Brittany Dalager had 21 kills and sophomore Ashlie McWee had 18 kills to help lead Iowa State to a 3-1 win over intrastate rival Iowa Friday night at Hilton Coliseum. The match, which was ISU's first win over the Hawkeyes since Sept. 19, 1995, closed out the first day of the 2003 ISU Cyclone Challenge. Tonight's match marked the first meeting between the Cyclones and Hawkeyes since the 1997 season. With the win, ISU improves to 4-0 on the season, while Iowa falls to 2-2. Carolyn Giese led the way for the Hawkeyes with 15 kills and eight digs.
In game one, Iowa State got off to a fast start as it took an early lead. Senior Renae Pruess and Dalager did most of the damage with seven kills and five digs combined. The Cyclones hit a solid .300 from the floor compared to Iowa's .000 from the floor and won the game, 30-19.
In game two, the two teams played more evenly, as Dalager added seven more kills and McWee had seven, while senior Lindsey Chapman added 18 assists. ISU hit .298 from the floor compared to Iowa's .205 and won game two, 30-26.
Game three was Iowa's game as it hit .214 from the floor, while holding ISU to a .146 hitting percentage and forced 11 Cyclone errors to win game three, 30-24.
Game four, Iowa State dominated the game and hit a solid .245 while holding the Hawkeye's to -.034 from the floor. Dalager added another seven kills and senior Dana Koziol had six digs. The Cyclones tallied eight block assists in the game. Iowa State went on to win the game, 30-20. Koziol had a career-high 24 digs in the match.
"I was very proud of the kids tonight," said head coach Linda Crum. "The kids set goals and one of the goals was to beat Iowa and we did. They played great and although they struggled in areas, they came back big when we needed them to. It was very exciting in here tonight and the crowd was great. The kids fed off the intensity and excitement of the crowd and that certainly helped us with the win. Rivalries like this are always a lot of fun."
In the evening's earlier match, Kentucky defeated Western Illinois, 3-1.
The Cyclones will take the floor for their second match of the Iowa State Cyclone Challenge, Saturday morning at 11 a.m., against Western Illinois and will face off against Kentucky at 4 p.m.
In game one, Iowa State got off to a fast start as it took an early lead. Senior Renae Pruess and Dalager did most of the damage with seven kills and five digs combined. The Cyclones hit a solid .300 from the floor compared to Iowa's .000 from the floor and won the game, 30-19.
In game two, the two teams played more evenly, as Dalager added seven more kills and McWee had seven, while senior Lindsey Chapman added 18 assists. ISU hit .298 from the floor compared to Iowa's .205 and won game two, 30-26.
Game three was Iowa's game as it hit .214 from the floor, while holding ISU to a .146 hitting percentage and forced 11 Cyclone errors to win game three, 30-24.
Game four, Iowa State dominated the game and hit a solid .245 while holding the Hawkeye's to -.034 from the floor. Dalager added another seven kills and senior Dana Koziol had six digs. The Cyclones tallied eight block assists in the game. Iowa State went on to win the game, 30-20. Koziol had a career-high 24 digs in the match.
"I was very proud of the kids tonight," said head coach Linda Crum. "The kids set goals and one of the goals was to beat Iowa and we did. They played great and although they struggled in areas, they came back big when we needed them to. It was very exciting in here tonight and the crowd was great. The kids fed off the intensity and excitement of the crowd and that certainly helped us with the win. Rivalries like this are always a lot of fun."
In the evening's earlier match, Kentucky defeated Western Illinois, 3-1.
The Cyclones will take the floor for their second match of the Iowa State Cyclone Challenge, Saturday morning at 11 a.m., against Western Illinois and will face off against Kentucky at 4 p.m.
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