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Cyclones Host No. 25 Texas A&M Saturday
09.14.2007 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team opens its Big 12 home season Saturday at 6:30 p.m., with a match against No. 25 Texas A&M. The Cyclones enter the contest riding a six-match winning streak following Wednesday's win over Baylor while the Aggies suffered a 3-2 setback to Oklahoma for their first loss of the season. Fans can get in free with a ticket stub from the Iowa State/Iowa football game from that day.
Who: Texas A&M (10-1, 0-1 Big 12) at Iowa State (7-4, 1-0 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
When: Saturday 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: Bring your Iowa State vs. Iowa football ticket and receive FREE admission.
- The Cyclones have won six straight matches and look to extend their streak to seven when they play host to No. 25 Texas A&M on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. ISU has not won seven straight since 1997 when it opened the season with eight straight wins under Jackie Nunez. The Cyclones have never opened Big 12 play 2-0.
- Iowa State defeated Baylor in the Big 12 opener for both schools on Wednesday night in Waco. Mary Bisenius and Lauren Cummings paced ISU with 13 kills while Ashley Mass had a team-high 17 digs. Diane Kieger led the Cyclones at the net with eight block assists.
- Iowa State has won two straight home Big 12 openers. The Cyclones beat No. 18 Texas in the first Big 12 home match under Christy Johnson in 2005 and defeated Baylor in a sweep last season.
- Freshman Ashley Mass is averaging 5.00 digs since moving into the starting libero position against nationally-ranked LSU. Mass had 21 digs in ISU's win over the Tigers.
- Mary Bisenius has been a pleasant surprise this season. The native of Sioux City, Iowa, has hit .260 and averaged 3.04 kills since becoming a regular in the Cyclone lineup.
- Erin Boeve became just the seventh player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills with her third game kill against UNI. It's the second straight season that ISU has had a player reach the milestone, with Katie Jessen doing it in 2006.
- ISU's .494 hitting percentage against Drake was the third best percentage in school history and the best since 1985.
- Junior middle blocker Jen Malcom is leading the Big 12 in blocks per game and entered the week tied for third in the nation (1.67) while Diane Kieger is averaging 1.40 blocks and sits in fourth.
- Against Oklahoma, Sarah Ammerman and Mary Batis paced the Aggies with 22 and 21 kills, respectively. Ammerman and Batis added 21 and 18 digs in the loss for A&M, which out hit the Sooners, .230 to .209, and out blocked the visitors, 14.0 to 10.5.
- Texas A&M ranks second in the Big 12 with an impressive .329 hitting percentage. The Aggies also hold opponents to a league-low .119 hitting percentage. Senior middle blocker Kelly Stanton ranks second in the league with a .437 hitting percentage, which ranks second behind only Nebraska's Tracy Stalls, who hits .495.
- Ammerman, a sophomore outside hitter, leads a balanced Aggie attack with 4.00 kills per game. Batis is second on the team at 3.49 while Stanton averages 2.88 per game. Kristen Schevikhoven, a transfer from Northern Colorado, sets up the A&M offense and averages 11.55 assists.
Who: Texas A&M (10-1, 0-1 Big 12) at Iowa State (7-4, 1-0 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
When: Saturday 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: Bring your Iowa State vs. Iowa football ticket and receive FREE admission.
Cyclone Notebook
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- The Cyclones have won six straight matches and look to extend their streak to seven when they play host to No. 25 Texas A&M on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. ISU has not won seven straight since 1997 when it opened the season with eight straight wins under Jackie Nunez. The Cyclones have never opened Big 12 play 2-0.
- Iowa State defeated Baylor in the Big 12 opener for both schools on Wednesday night in Waco. Mary Bisenius and Lauren Cummings paced ISU with 13 kills while Ashley Mass had a team-high 17 digs. Diane Kieger led the Cyclones at the net with eight block assists.
- Iowa State has won two straight home Big 12 openers. The Cyclones beat No. 18 Texas in the first Big 12 home match under Christy Johnson in 2005 and defeated Baylor in a sweep last season.
- Freshman Ashley Mass is averaging 5.00 digs since moving into the starting libero position against nationally-ranked LSU. Mass had 21 digs in ISU's win over the Tigers.
- Mary Bisenius has been a pleasant surprise this season. The native of Sioux City, Iowa, has hit .260 and averaged 3.04 kills since becoming a regular in the Cyclone lineup.
- Erin Boeve became just the seventh player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills with her third game kill against UNI. It's the second straight season that ISU has had a player reach the milestone, with Katie Jessen doing it in 2006.
- ISU's .494 hitting percentage against Drake was the third best percentage in school history and the best since 1985.
- Junior middle blocker Jen Malcom is leading the Big 12 in blocks per game and entered the week tied for third in the nation (1.67) while Diane Kieger is averaging 1.40 blocks and sits in fourth.
A Closer Look At Texas A&M (10-1, 0-1 Big 12)
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- Against Oklahoma, Sarah Ammerman and Mary Batis paced the Aggies with 22 and 21 kills, respectively. Ammerman and Batis added 21 and 18 digs in the loss for A&M, which out hit the Sooners, .230 to .209, and out blocked the visitors, 14.0 to 10.5.
- Texas A&M ranks second in the Big 12 with an impressive .329 hitting percentage. The Aggies also hold opponents to a league-low .119 hitting percentage. Senior middle blocker Kelly Stanton ranks second in the league with a .437 hitting percentage, which ranks second behind only Nebraska's Tracy Stalls, who hits .495.
- Ammerman, a sophomore outside hitter, leads a balanced Aggie attack with 4.00 kills per game. Batis is second on the team at 3.49 while Stanton averages 2.88 per game. Kristen Schevikhoven, a transfer from Northern Colorado, sets up the A&M offense and averages 11.55 assists.
Defensively, Batis averages a team-high 3.57 digs while junior Jillian Phillips leads the way with 1.31 blocks for the Aggies, who rank seventh in the league with 2.62 blocks.
- The Aggies lead the all-time series, 22-3, but the Cyclones earned a sweep last year, including the first wins in both Ames and College Station.
The Cyclones beat the Aggies, 3-1 (30-25, 30-20, 28-30, 30-25), in the first meeting last season at Hilton Coliseum. Three Cyclones had 17 digs, including Kaylee Manns, and Katie Jessen paced ISU, which hit .301, with 22 kills. Mary Batis led the Aggies with 16 kills as the visitors hit just .168 as a team.
Just under a month later, Iowa State hung on for a 3-2 (26-30, 30-27, 29-31, 30-18, 15-13) win over the Aggies, its first ever in College Station. Katie Jessen had 19 kills and a career-high 20 digs to lead the Cyclones to their school record 10th win in Big 12 play.
- The Aggies are coached by Laurie Corbelli, who is in her 15th season as head coach of the Aggies. Corbelli is A&M's winningest coach with a career record of 316-135 (.710). She has led the Aggies to 14 NCAA tournament berths.
Stat of the Week
Iowa State has won three matches against ranked opponents under the direction of third-year head coach Christy Johnson. The Cyclones are 1-0 this season after defeating No. 21 LSU, 3-1, last weekend.
Other Big 12 Matches on Saturday
Kansas (7-4, 0-1) at Oklahoma (8-2, 1-0), 11 a.m. - Live Stats
Baylor (7-4, 0-1) at Kansas State (9-2, 1-0), 1 p.m. - Live Stats
Missouri (7-2, 0-0) at Texas (4-3, 0-1), 6:30 p.m. - Live Stats
Nebraska (8-0, 1-0) at Texas Tech (7-3, 1-0), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
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