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ISU Hosts Missouri in Homecoming Showdown
10.24.2008 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball looks to ride the momentum of Wednesday's win over 13th-ranked Kansas State into Saturday's Homecoming match against Missouri. The match, which features free admission, will start at 2 p.m. and fans tailgating for the football game are encouraged to attend. Iowa State currently ranks 17th in country in attendance, averaging 1,695 fans per match.
Who: Iowa State (13-8, 5-5 Big 12) vs. Missouri (10-0, 4-6)
When: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Where: Hilton Coliseum (8,524)
Promotions: FREE admission. Free Coldstone ice cream to first 300 fans.
Live Stats: Live Stats will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Video: Live video will be available to Clone Zone subscribers.
Complete Pre-Event Coverage
Cyclone Notebook
? Iowa State won its first five-set match of the season Wednesday with a win over 13th-ranked Kansas State. The win over Kansas State marks Iowa State's highest win over a ranked opponent in regular season play.
? Iowa State's next five opponents have a .569 winning percentage. The stretch includes matches against first-place Nebraska, second-place Texas and fourth-place Baylor.
? Against the Wildcats, Victoria Henson had 16 kills and hit .279 as ISU broke the school's rally scoring record for a five-set match with a .299 hitting percentage. Rachel Hockaday had 15 kills and a career-high 15 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
? Victoria Henson captured Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors last week after posting 5.75 kills on a .418 hitting percentage. In the last five matches, Henson has averaged 4.65 kills and hitting .337.
? With her 315 kills on the season, Henson is closing in on the ISU sophomore mark of 344, which was set by Erin Boeve in 2005.
? Jen Malcom is the career leader at ISU for hitting percentage with a .333 average. This season, Malcom is tied for second in the league with a .401 percentage.
? Malcom moved into a tie for 10th all-time at ISU with her 240th career block assist Wednesday against the Wildcats.
? Ashley Mass, who had 24 digs against KSU, is second all-time at ISU with 19 20-dig matches in her career. Steph McCannon (1992-95) holds the record with 29 matches.
? Kaylee Manns needs just 115 digs to become just the second player in school history to record 1,000 assists and 1,000 digs. (Lisa Burke, 1988-91)
? Entering this week, Manns was tied for fifth in the nation with 11.74 assists per set. In the last five matches, Manns has set the Cyclones to a .299 hitting percentage.
? With her next win, ISU head coach Christy Johnson will become the fastest ISU coach to ever record 70 wins. She already holds the mark for 50 and 60 wins. Saturday's match will be No. 117 for Johnson. Mary (Fischl) Wise won her 70th match in the 128th of her career.
? Freshman Rachel Hockaday has picked up her offensive production over the last five matches, averaging 3.15 kills per set.
? Freshman Debbie Stadick has seen extended action as of late and has made the most of it, averaging 1.82 kills while hitting .543. She has also posted 0.91 blocks.
Scouting Missouri
? The Tigers enter this weekend's contest 10-10 overall and 4-6 in Big 12 play. The Tigers have a 2-4 record in their last six matches.
? Missouri is coming off an impressive sweep of Colorado on Wednesday.
? Against the Buffaloes, Missouri hit just .161 but limited CU to a .073 hitting percentage by stuffing back 12.5 attacks.
? Missouri used a balanced attack in the contest, with four players posting seven or more kills but none reaching double-digits. Julianna Klein and Catie Wilson finished with nine each to lead the way.
? Saturday's match will feature the top-two liberos in the Big 12 statistically. Missouri's Caitlyn Vann ranks just behind Iowa State's Ashley Mass in digs per set. Vann averages 4.99 while Mass posts 5.04. In league matches, Vann averages 5.26 compared to Mass' 5.12.
? As a team, Missouri leads the Big 12 with 16.40 digs per set and is sixth with 2.35 blocks. Offensively is where the Tigers have struggled. The Tigers are tied for seventh in hitting percentage (.200) and ninth in the league in kills (12.32).
? Klein paces the Tigers with 3.53 kills per set while Lei Wang is seventh in the league with 9.51 assists per set. Amanda Hantouli's 0.93 blocks per set ranks 10th in the Big 12.
? Missouri leads the all-time series 36-28, including wins in the last two meetings. Iowa State won a five-setter last season against the Tigers at Hilton Coliseum.
Last Time Out Against Missouri
? The Cyclones lost 3-2 (15-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-22, 7-15) to the Tigers in Columbia earlier this season. It was Iowa State's third five-set loss of the season and dropped the Cyclones to 1-4 in the Big 12. Since the loss, ISU is 4-1.
? Ashley Mass had a career-high 32 digs and Rachel Hockaday posted a then career-best 15 kills. Hockaday chipped in 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
? Julianna Klein had 17 kills and hit .385 to lead Missouri. Caitlyn Vann had a team-high 24 digs for the Tigers.
? The Cyclones were outhit .259 to .165 to suffer the loss. ISU did outblock the Tigers 12-5.
On Deck For ISU
? The fifth-place Cyclones stay home for Wednesday's match, playing host to Baylor, the fourth-place team in the Big 12. The match will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Decade Old Mark Falls
? When Victoria Henson put up 30 kills at Colorado it marked the end of a decade old streak. Prior to Henson's big day, the last player to record 30 kills for the Cyclones was Virginia Hoss on Sept. 11, 1998. It was 318 matches between 30-kill performances for a Cyclone student-athlete.
Efficiency Factor
? This season's squad is aiming to become the most efficient hitting team in school history. The Cyclones are hitting .255 as a team, which ranks first over the 1984 team's .231 hitting percentage. The Cyclones, who have never finished higher than fifth (2005) in the Big 12 in hitting, are currently fourth.
Freshmen 2.00 Kills/2.00 Digs Club
? Since 1982 just four Iowa State freshmen have averaged 2.00 kills and 2.00 digs per set. 2008 freshman Rachel Hockaday is on pace to do just that, having averaged 2.69 kills and 2.32 digs in the first 21 matches this season. Here is a look at the others to accomplish the feat:
2008 - Rachel Hockaday - 2.69 kills, 2.32 digs
2002 - Amanda Craig - 2.15 kills, 2.99 digs
2001 - Brittany Dalager - 2.88 kills, 4.07 digs
1999 - Sarah Rollman - 2.14 kills, 2.26 digs
1988 - Tracy Graham - 2.37 kills, 2.42 digs
Tracking Mass
? With 1,000 career digs in her sight, Ashley Mass is set to join elite company. Just nine players have reached the 1,000 dig mark in school history. Mass has a chance to reach 1,000 digs faster than any player in school history. She has played in just 54 matches and sits just 75 digs shy of the feat. Here is a look at how long it took other 1,000-dig club members to accomplish the feat:
| Player | Matches | Opponent | Total Career Digs |
| Brittany Dalager |
75 |
Kansas (10-15-03) |
1,555 |
| Steph McCannon |
80 |
Kansas State (10-19-94) |
1,904 |
| Katie Churm |
84 |
Kansas (11-26-05) |
1,475 |
| Dana Frerker |
87 |
Nebraska (11-21-92) |
1,080 |
| Lisa Burke |
91 |
Kansas (11-3-90) |
1,338 |
| Linda Evans |
107 |
Kansas State (10-17-87) |
1,143 |
| Tracy Graham |
110 |
Kansas (11-1-91) |
1,062 |
| Janice Ninemire |
120 |
Colorado (11-23-90) |
1,001 |
| Kirstin Hugdahl |
122 |
Kansas (11-15-95) |
1,069 |
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BYU at Texas - 6:30 p.m. - Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 25
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Kansas State at Baylor - 7 p.m. - Live Stats
Colorado at Texas Tech - 7 p.m. - Live Stats
Nebraska at Oklahoma - 7 p.m. - Live Stats
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