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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, November 1
Lincoln, Neb.
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Cyclones Fall 3-1 To Second-Ranked Nebraska
11.01.2008 | Volleyball
LINCOLN, Neb. ? Iowa State hung tough with No. 2 Nebraska but in the end the Husker's block and Jordan Larson, who finished with 17 kills, were too much to overcome as the Cyclones fell, 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 19-25), Saturday afternoon at the NU Coliseum. The Cyclones second set win was the first for an ISU team at Nebraska since 1994, a streak spanning 13 matches.
“I am pleased with our play today,” Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson said. “It is the first set we have taken from them since I've been here and I feel like we are getting closer and closer each time we play them.”
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The Cyclones (15-9, 7-6 Big 12) were led by Victoria Henson's 15 kills. It marks the 10th consecutive match in double-digits for the sophomore.
“Victoria just continues to play well for us,” Johnson said. “She takes tough balls to hit and gets kills. She just keeps developing and that is nice to see.”
Rachel Hockaday was also in double-figures for the Cyclones with 10 kills. Ashley Mass had a match-high 19 digs. Kaylee Manns dished out 38 assists and 10 digs while Amy Vos tied a season-high with 10 digs.
The Cyclones couldn't stop Nebraska (21-1, 12-1) in the first set, allowing the Huskers to hit .355 en route to a 25-17 win. The Huskers also held a 6-1 edge blocking, led by three block assists from Gates and a solo stuff and two block assists from Kori Cooper. Henson and Hockaday had three kills each in the set for ISU.
ISU turned up the block in the second set to even things at 1-1 with a 25-22 win. The Cyclones stuffed back five blocks to hold the Huskers to a .143 hitting percentage. Two of the blocks came early courtesy of Diane Kieger and Kelsey Petersen as ISU jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never trailed to get the win.
The momentum shifted back to Nebraska in the third set with a 25-20 win. The Huskers hit .333 to Iowa State's .270. The Cyclones were hurt by four service errors in the set.
Set four took the form of the entire match as Nebraska jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never trailed en route to the 25-19 win.
The match featured just two ties and zero lead changes.
Nebraska was paced by Larson's 17 kills and 12 kills each from Tara Mueller and Lindsey Licht. Larson had a team-high 15 digs for the Huskers, who edged ISU 57-54 in the match.
The Huskers owned a 12-8 edge in blocks in the contest, getting a solo block and five block assists from Kori Cooper.
Iowa State will travel to Lubbock, Texas Wednesday evening to face Texas Tech. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. with live stats available at cyclones.com.
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