Cyclones Swept by Missouri

Wednesday, September 29

Columbia, Mo.

TBA

Iowa State

Missouri

09.29.2004 | Volleyball

By: Iowa State University

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Iowa State volleyball team dropped its third straight Big 12 match as they were swept by Missouri, 3-0, in a conference match at the Hearnes Center this evening. The Cyclones dropped game decisions of 30-23, 30-18 and 30-16 to move to 7-5 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play.

Missouri used a dominating offensive effort to put the Cyclones away, as they hit an impressive .350 for the match, while holding ISU to a .091 effort. Mizzou pounded 51 kills to Iowa State's 38, and out blocked Iowa State 9-3. Jessica Vander Kooi led MU with 13 kills and setter Lindsey Hunter notched 41 assists.

Iowa State was led by redshirt sophomore Nicole Lorenzen. Lorenzen, a Fremont native, slammed 12 kills, the only ISU player to reach double-figures in that category for the match. Lorenzen, third on the team in kills, led the squad for the third time this season. She also tallied eight digs on the evening.

Amanda Craig, ISU's junior setter, had another solid night directing the Iowa State offense. Craig, who came into the match in fourth among Big 12 assist leaders, racked up 36 for the Cyclones. The offensive effort went along with eight digs defensively.

Katie Churm led Iowa State defensively once again, as the sophomore libero from Irvine, Calif., had 12 digs on the night. Brittany Dalager was the only other Cyclone in double-figure dig totals, as she recorded 11.

Iowa State will face another tough road league contest this weekend, as they travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face No. 15 Kansas State on Saturday, Oct. 2, in a 1 p.m. match.