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Iowa State University Athletics
Volleyball To Battle Texas Tech Saturday
10.12.2006 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - Following the momentum of its first win at Colorado since 1987, Iowa State will take to the road again for a contest at Texas Tech on Saturday. The Cyclones, who boast one of the league's top defensive units, will face a Red Raider squad that is 2-2 in their last four matches after opening Big 12 play with four straight losses.
Who: Iowa State (12-6, 4-4 Big 12) at Texas Tech (9-8, 2-6 Big 12)
Where: United Spirit Arena (Lubbock, Texas)
When: Saturday at 7 p.m.
Live Stats: Live stats will be available by clicking the live stats link in the schedule on the bottom of Cyclones.com.
Scouting Texas Tech
Texas Tech lost to No. 24 Oklahoma, 3-2, on Wednesday night despite opening up a 2-0 lead to start the match. The Red Raiders out hit Oklahoma, .172 to .148, and out blocked the Sooners, 14 to 11. Last year's Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Philister Sang, again led Texas Tech with 26 kills. Emily Ziegler had 19 digs for the Red Raiders, who have Big 12 wins over Kansas and Texas A&M.
As a team, Texas Tech ranks last in the league with a .202 hitting percentage while Iowa State is second in opponent hitting percentage (.143). The Red Raiders are first in the league in service aces, averaging 1.93 per game.
All-Time Series
Texas Tech leads the all-time series 19-4, despite a season sweep by Iowa State last season. The Cyclones are 3-8 all-time in Lubbock.
Last Time Out
The Cyclones picked up their third Big 12 road win of the season and fourth overall with an impressive 3-0 (30-20, 30-25, 30-27) win at Colorado on Wednesday night. The win, Iowa State's first in Boulder since 1987, was highlighted by 14 kills from Katie Jessen, who became just the sixth Cyclone to reach 1,000 career kills. ISU hit .348 as a team while holding CU to a .188 hitting percentage. Nicole Lorenzen had 12 kills and no errors on 33 attempts (.364) while Lauren Cummings chipped in 10 kills in the win. Katie Churm had a match-high 11 digs while Jessen also added 10 digs to record her seventh double-double of the 2006 campaign.
1,000-Kill Club
ISU senior outside hitter Katie Jessen became Iowa State's sixth member of the 1,000-kill club when she ripped her 14th kill at Colorado on Wednesday night. Here's a look at the other ISU players to accomplish the feat.
1. Kirstin Hugdahl (1992-95) 1,620
2. Steph McCannon (1992-95) 1,566
3. Linda Evans (1984-87) 1,235
4. Tracy Graham (1988-91) 1,139
5. Dana Burson (1986-89) 1,032
6. Katie Jessen (2003-) 1,000
Next Five
The Cyclones will have a chance to make up some valuable ground in the next five matches. ISU's opponents boast a conference winning percentage of just .317, the lowest of all the teams. ISU's next five features matches at Texas Tech, Baylor and Missouri and home contests against Texas A&M and Kansas State.
Turning Around a Program
ISU volleyball has seen an unbelievable turnaround under second year head coach Christy Johnson. The Cyclones have 13 Big 12 wins in 28 matches under Johnson. Prior to her arrival, the Cyclones won just 13 Big 12 matches in 180 tries.
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