Cyclones Sweep Baylor In Big 12 Opener

WACO, Texas ? 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 and run its winning streak to six matches.

“I really felt that the match was won with serve and pass and I thought we did a really good job of that tonight,” said ISU head coach Christy Johnson. “It was important that we handled their jump serves as well as we did.”

The Cyclones (7-4, 1-0 Big 12) hit .212 as a team and 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 win 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.

“Mary (Bisenius) and Lauren (Cummings) had big matches for us tonight,” said Johnson. “I think they really got going early in the first game and set the tone for the night.”

Baylor (7-4, 0-1) was paced by Haley Thomas, who had 12 kills in the loss. Sarah Grace had a match-high 25 digs for the Bears.

Iowa State rolled to a 30-23 first game win despite being out hit, .186 to .140, by Baylor. The Cyclones racked up 20 digs and used a 6-2 run that included three kills from Bisenius to distance themselves from the Bears and go ahead 20-13. ISU led by as many as nine at 29-20 but Baylor scored three straight to force a Cyclone timeout. Boeve and Kieger teamed up to block an Anna Breyfogle attack to end the game, giving the Cyclones a 1-0 lead.

The Cyclones held off a late Baylor rally in the second game to take the 30-27 win and go ahead 2-0 heading into the break. Iowa State, which hit .333 in game two, led 28-23 following a Boeve kill but the Bears scored the next three points to close the gap to 28-26. ISU used a service error by the Bears and a kill by Cummings to close out the game. Boeve paced the Cyclones with six second game kills and ISU held Baylor to a .205 hitting percentage.

Iowa State took a 10-3 lead out of the gate in game three but again had to fight off a late Baylor rally that forced extra play. After ISU led 28-20, Baylor was able to tie it up at 29-29. The Cyclones used a kill by Bisenius and an ace by Mass to earn the sweep.

The Cyclones will open Big 12 home play on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum when they face Texas A&M. First serve is slated for 6:30 p.m. with free admission to anyone with a ticket stub from the Iowa State/Iowa football game.

Cyclones Sweep Baylor In Big 12 Opener

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