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Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, December 1
Madison, Wis.
5:00 PM
Iowa State
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Milwaukee - NCAA First Round
ISU Sweeps UW-Milwaukee in First Round
12.01.2006 | Volleyball
The Cyclones (21-10) held UWM (24-6) to a .016 hitting percentage behind 13 team blocks and 48 team digs.
“I thought we played really well tonight,” said ISU head coach Christy Johnson. “Before the match we talked about how important serve and pass would be and I think we did that about as well as we have all year.”
Katie Jessen had 11 kills and Erin Boeve and Jessica Klein each posted 10 in the Cyclones' second ever NCAA Championship win.
Defensively, Katie Churm was outstanding, recording 16 digs and passing at a high level for the Cyclones. Klein had six block assists to lead the Cyclones, who also got two solo stuffs and four block assists from Lauren Cummings.
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The Cyclones, who finished first in the Big 12 in blocks in the regular season, outmatched the Panthers from the start, using their size and physicality to wear down their Horizon League opponent.
“I think it was a huge factor playing in the Big 12,” said Johnson. “Its so different when you are used to seeing big blocks night after night. It certainly gives us an advantage to see the teams we do each night in the Big 12.”
The Cyclones hit .290 and Churm had seven digs as ISU cruised to a 30-21 win in the first game.
The Cyclones trailed 7-3 before scoring nine of the next 12 points to go up 12-10. Following a Panther timeout, the Cyclones went on a 7-3 run and took the game to go up 1-0 in the match.
Game three looked as though it was going to go the same way with ISU charging out to a 7-3 lead following a Jessen kill and extending it to 10 on a kill by Klein to make it 21-11. But Wisconsin-Milwaukee had other plans, scrapping back to close it to a four-point margin at 23-19. The Cyclones were able to hold off the Panthers, scoring seven of the final nine points to coast to a 30-21 win.
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