No. 8 Texas Defeats Iowa State, 3-0

AUSTIN, Texas ? Katie Jessen led Iowa State with 12 kills but the Cyclones fell to No. 8 Texas, 3-0 (28-30, 25-30, 27-30), on Saturday night in Austin, Texas.

With the loss, Iowa State falls to 19-9 overall and 11-7 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns improve to 21-5 and 16-3 in conference action.

"I felt like we played pretty well," said Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson. "We had some lapses in the second game but we continued to battle. There were a few big points in which we rallied back-and-forth with them, but they ended up going there way."

Jessen was the lone Cyclone in double-figures with Erin Boeve, Jessica Klein and Lauren Cummings tallying nine each. Katie Churm had a team-high 10 digs for the Cyclones, becoming just the third Cyclone to record 400 digs in back-to-back seasons.

The Longhorns were led by Destinee Hooker and Jennifer Todd, who had 14 kills each.

Texas hit .300 while holding Iowa State to a .161 hitting percentage and outblocking the Cyclones, 10 to five.

Iowa State ran out to a 20-16 lead in the first game behind four service aces, two of which came from Churm, but the Longhorns rallied back to score the next four points and tie it up at 20-20, forcing a Cyclone timeout. The Longhorns led 29-26 but Iowa State fought off a pair of game points. The Longhorns won the game on a block by the Cyclones that appeared to glance off the head of Texas' attacker Jennifer Todd. The ball landed out of bounds, giving Texas the 30-28 win.

The Cyclones took a quick 5-2 lead in game two but were unable to hold off Texas as the Longhorns rallied and went up 18-12. ISU closed the Texas lead to three at 23-20 following a block by Boeve and Cummings. The Longhorns responded with two straight and went on to win 30-25.

The Cyclones were held to just a .130 hitting percentage while Texas hit .234. Through two games, the Cyclones couldn't stop Jennifer Todd, who had 12 kills and just one error on 17 attempts. Iowa State's Jessen had nine kills in the first two games.

After Texas took a 13-7 lead in game three, a timeout propelled the Cyclones to four straight to close the gap to 13-11. The Longhorns responded, running off five of the next six points to distance them from the Cyclones. The Cyclones used a timeout, which again gave them momentum as they scored the next four points.

Iowa State finally tied it up at 19-19 on an ace by Boeve, but the Longhorns scored three of four to go on top 22-20. ISU scored the next two and tied it 22-22. The Longhorns then built a two point lead and held on to defeat the Cyclones, 30-27, and take the sweep.

Iowa State will face Oklahoma Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Norman. The Cyclones will then return to Ames for their home finale against Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. Iowa State will celebrate senior day when it hosts the Buffaloes.

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