Cyclones Fall to Oklahoma, 3-0

AMES, Iowa ? Oklahoma had four players with double-figure kills and out hit Iowa State .316 to .198 as the Cyclones fell to the Sooners, 3-0 (21-30, 29-31, 30-32), at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night.

Katie Jessen and Nicole Lorenzen led the Cyclones, who fall to 9-4 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play, with 13 kills each. Oklahoma improves to 10-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

The Cyclones also got nine kills, three solo blocks and three block assists from Erin Boeve. Laura Cady and Kaylee Manns chipped in 13 digs each for ISU in the loss.

Oklahoma was paced by a career-high 15 kills from freshman Briget Laplante and 12 kills from Eliane Santos. Joining Laplante and Santos in double-figures were Joanna Schmitt and Laura Tomes with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

The Sooners came out on the attack, hitting a blistering .455 in the first game, and grabbed a 30-21 win. Iowa State hit just .094 and trailed by as much as 11 as Oklahoma went up 1-0 in the match.

“We struggled early passing the ball, but we got better as the night went on,” said Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson. “I felt like later in the match we had a couple of chances to go for kills but we didn't take advantage of it.”

The second game was much more contested by the Cyclones. ISU out blocked the Sooners, four to one, but again struggled to get going offensively, hitting just .173 as a team. The Cyclones led 18-17 after a kill by Meghan Ferrie, but were unable to fend off the visitors. Oklahoma was leading 29-27 before a kill by Lorenzen and a block assist by Manns and Jessica Klein knotted it up at 29-29. The Sooners again had an answer, getting a Laplante kill and an attack error on the Cyclones to go up 2-0.

It looked as though the Cyclones would extend the match after pushing their lead to 26-21 in the third game on a Klein kill. But Oklahoma had other plans as the Sooners stormed back, scoring 11 of the final 15 points to earn the 32-30 win and the sweep. The game ended on a service ace by reserve Lacy Barnes that clipped the net and dropped on the Cyclones side of the court.

The Cyclones will look to bounce back when they travel to Manhattan for a Wednesday showdown with Kansas State (8-5, 0-3 Big 12). First serve is set for 7 p.m. and live stats will be available at Cyclones.com.

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