Cyclones Defeat Iowa in Five

Saturday, August 26

Iowa City, Iowa

7:00 PM

Iowa State

Iowa

08.26.2006 | Volleyball

By: Iowa State University

IOWA CITY, Iowa ? Trailing two games to none, Iowa State used the intermission to its advantage, bouncing back to claim a thrilling 3-2 (28-30, 26-30, 30-25, 30-22, 15-5) victory over Iowa in the Hawkeye Challenge.

With the win, Iowa State improves to 3-0 on the season and claims the first two points available in the 2006-07 Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series.

After struggling through the first two games, Katie Jessen and Erin Boeve propelled the Cyclones back into the match with a 30-25 win.

“We made a few adjustments to our rotation between the second and third games that worked for us,” said Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson. “It was a tough environment and their crowd was great for them. We are very happy to get this win.”

Riding the momentum of the game three win, Iowa State hit .302 in the fourth frame to even the match up. Jessen, who was named the tournament's most valuable player, was dominant, ripping 10 kills on 14 attempts.

Game five was all Cyclones, with the visitors holding Iowa to a -.094 hitting percentage in the deciding game.

Jessen finished with 25 kills and nine digs en route to being named tournament MVP. Boeve and Klein chipped in 16 kills apiece and freshman setter Kaylee Manns had 70 assists and 23 digs. The 70 assists is the sixth best single match total in school history.

“Jessen and Boeve were outstanding tonight,” said Johnson. “They took over in the fourth and fifth games. I also thought that Kaylee Manns really stepped up her game tonight and was a big factor in the comeback.”

Iowa (2-1), which took the first two games behind 10 kills from Melanie Meister hit .136 in the match.

The Cyclones will host Northern Iowa on Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum with hopes of capturing the mythical state championship. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

All-Tournament Team

Katie Jessen, Iowa State (MVP)

Erin Boeve, Iowa State

Katie Churm, Iowa State

Liz McNulty, Drake

Kiley Fister, Iowa

Melanie Meister, Iowa

Jen Barcus, Iowa