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Cyclones Return Home To Face Baylor
11.06.2007 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team returns to the friendly confines of Hilton Coliseum to host Baylor in a Big 12 contest Wednesday evening. The Cyclones, who hold a 5-1 conference record when playing at home, are looking for their fourth straight win over Baylor. First serve is slated for 6:30 p.m.
Cyclone
Who: Baylor (14-11, 6-8 Big 12) at Iowa State (14-10, 8-6 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
When: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Live Video: The match will be streamed at Cyclones.com. For information on becoming a Clone Zone member, click here.
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at Cyclones.com by clicking here.
Promotions: ISU Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night - Faculty & Staff receive $3 admission to the match. Dance Marathon and Cyclone Alley members receive FREE admission by wearing their t-shirts.
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Tale of the Tape | |||
| Iowa State | Baylor | ||
| Record | 14-10 | 14-11 | |
| Conference | 8-6 | 6-8 | |
| Kills | 1367 | 1443 | |
| Kills/Game | 15.53 | 15.35 | |
| Hitting Pct. | .219 | .242 | |
| Assists | 1254 | 1339 | |
| A/Game | 14.25 | 14.24 | |
| Aces | 104 | 151 | |
| Digs | 1439 | 1515 | |
| Digs/Game | 16.35 | 16.12 | |
| Solo Blocks | 59 | 34 | |
| Block Assists | 470 | 497 | |
| Total Blocks | 294.0 | 282.5 | |
| Blocks/Game | 3.34 | 3.01 | |
| Blocking Errors | 70 | 31 | |
- The Cyclones (14-10, 8-6 Big 12) dropped a 3-1 (18-30, 30-28, 34-36, 27-30) contest to Texas A&M on Saturday. It was Iowa State's first loss to a team lower than it in the Big 12 standings.
- The Cyclones, who are a match ahead of the Aggies, 1 1/2 matches ahead of Missouri and two matches above Baylor, got a career-high 20 kills from Lauren Cummings and 25 digs from Ashley Mass in the loss. ISU was held to just a .168 hitting percentage while allowing A&M to hit .247 as a team.
- Boeve set the Iowa State rally scoring school-record with six service aces against Colorado. Each of Boeve's six aces came in the third and final game, including four straight at one point.
- Iowa State is going for its fourth straight win over Baylor. The Cyclones have never won four straight over Baylor and are just 3-8 against the Bears in Ames.
- The Cyclones have been impressive at home this season with a 5-1 conference record at Hilton Coliseum.
- Erin Boeve has racked up at least 20 points in seven matches this season, including three of the last five.
- Ashley Mass ran her streak of consecutive matches with double-figure digs to 17 with her 25 dig performance against Texas A&M. The freshman has recorded 20+ digs six times this season.
- Kaylee Manns moved into seventh all-time at ISU with her 46 assists against Texas Tech. The sophomore now has 2,381 assists and needs just 87 to move into sixth and past Kary Law (1990-94).
- As a team, ISU is averaging 18.29 digs in Big 12 matches, which ranks first in the league. Missouri is second with 16.61 digs. The Cyclones are bidding to become the first team since Texas A&M in 2000 and 2001 to lead the league in back-to-back seasons.
- Johnson, who inherited a team that had won just 13 Big 12 matches in 180 tries, has led ISU to a 29-25 league record. - Johnson is 4-1 all-time against Baylor, including wins in the last three matches against the Bears.
- Against Texas Tech, Johnson picked up her 50th win as head coach at Iowa State, becoming the fastest ISU coach to reach 50 wins. Here is a look at the other ISU coaches to reach 50 wins and how long it took:
Head Coach Christy Johnson
- Head coach Christy Johnson is in her third season at Iowa State with a 51-36 (.586) record.
Coach
No. of Matches To 50 Wins
Record
Christy Johnson
84
50-34 (.595)
Jackie Nunez
89
50-39 (.562)
Vicki Mealer
91
50-41 (.549)
Mary Fischl
95
50-44-1 (.532)
Sharon Hitsman
115
50-58-7 (.465)
- Against the Tigers, Katie Sanders had 23 kills on 60 swings to lead the Bears. Sanders also tallied 19 digs, just behind Sarah Grace's 21 digs for the team lead. The Bears were out blocked 21 to 10.5 and hit just .186 as a team. - Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 in blocks per game (3.01), behind only the Cyclones and Texas. The Bears are also one of the league's better serving teams, currently sitting tied for third in the league (1.61). - Individually, Anna Breyfogle has earned three Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors this season and leads the conference with 1.60 blocks per game. Grace is fourth in digs (4.21) and Taylor Barnes is second in aces (0.43). - Baylor leads the all-time series 17-8 but Iowa State has taken the last three meetings.
Last Time They Met (9/12/07)
The Cyclones got 13 kills each from Mary Bisenius and Lauren Cummings and 11 from Jen Malcom in the win. Freshman Ashley Mass had 17 digs in the match while Erin Boeve and Amy Vos chipped in 10 each. The Cyclones were out blocked 12.5 to 12, but held the edge in digs at 60-56. Baylor was paced by Haley Thomas, who had 12 kills in the loss, and Sarah Grace's match-high 25 digs.
A Closer Look At Baylor (14-11, 6-8 Big 12)
- Baylor had won five straight matches prior to dropping a 3-2 (21-30, 30-25, 31-29, 22-30, 13-15) match at Missouri on Friday night. The win streak included victories over Kansas (twice), Colorado, Texas Tech and a non-conference win over TCU.
- Iowa State had three players with double-figure kills and held Baylor to a .180 hitting percentage to earn a 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 31-29) sweep of the Bears.
- Boeve entered the Big 12's record books for career block assists and is currently ranked eighth in league history. Here is a look at the top-10:
| Player | Team | Block Assists |
| Melissa Elmer | Nebraska | 697 |
| Amber Holmquist | Nebraska | 646 |
| Desiree Guillard-Young | Baylor | 527 |
| Meghan Barkman | Colorado | 496 |
| Tracy Stalls* | Nebraska | 487 |
| Jenny Kropp | Nebraska | 484 |
| Tonia Tauke | Nebraska | 463 |
| Erin Boeve* | Iowa State | 462 |
| Amber Woolsey | Texas A&M | 451 |
| Megan Korver | Nebraska | 442 |
* - Active
Elite Company
- Senior middle blocker Erin Boeve needs just 59 total blocks to become just the fifth player in Big 12 or Big Eight history to reach 1,000 career kills and 600 career blocks. Here is a look at the complete list:
| Player | Team | Years | Kills | Blocks |
| Gloria Holcomb | Oklahoma | 1990-93 | 1,774 | 616 |
| Amber Holmquist | Nebraska | 1999-02 | 1,122 | 728 |
| Melissa Elmer | Nebraska | 2002-05 | 1,210 | 767 |
| Desiree Guillard-Young | Baylor | 2003-06 | 1,070 | 600 |
| Erin Boeve* | Iowa State | 2004- | 1,227 | 541 |
Quite The Freshman
- Ashley Mass is nearing a milestone. The freshman from Muskego, Wis., needs just seven digs to tie the rookie mark of 359 set by teammate Kaylee Manns last season.
Bring Out The Brooms
- Iowa State has eight sweeps this season, including four straight at one point. The most since moving to the Big 12 in 1995 was 11 in 2006.
Ace
- Boeve's six service aces against Colorado set the school rally scoring record. Perhaps most impressive was the fact that all six service aces came in the third game of Iowa State's sweep.
Other Big 12 Matches
Colorado (6-17, 1-14) at No. 2 Nebraska (21-1, 13-1), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
Texas A&M (18-7, 7-7) at Kansas State (18-7, 10-5), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
Texas Tech (7-17, 1-14) at No. 23 Oklahoma (18-7, 10-5), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
No. 3 Texas (18-3, 13-1) at Kansas (11-14, 4-11), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
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