Cyclones Swept At Oklahoma, 3-0

NORMAN, Okla. ? Oklahoma had 11 blocks and Iowa State committed 25 hitting errors as the Sooners swept Iowa State, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-22), Saturday afternoon at McCasland Field House.

The Sooners (12-15, 8-11 Big 12) hit .233 as a team while holding the Cyclones (17-12, 9-9) to a .115 hitting percentage.

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Victoria Henson had 15 kills to lead the Cyclones offensively for the 21st time in 29 matches this season.. Ashley Mass had 18 digs and Kaylee Manns posted her second-straight double-double with 32 assists and 12 digs. With her 18 digs, Mass has posted 538 digs on the season, surpassing her total of 532 from her freshman year. The sophomore now holds the third and fourth most digs in a single-season in school history.

ISU out dug the Sooners 60-53 and had three aces to none for OU.

The Sooners got 13 kills from Bridget Laplante and a match-high 22 digs from Lacy Barnes on Senior Day at OU. Francie Ekwerekwu posted seven kills and eight block assists in the match.

For the second straight match, ISU dropped the first set because of offensive struggles. The Cyclones had eight attack errors, culminating in a .089 hitting percentage that led to a 25-17 Oklahoma win. ISU led early at 9-8 following a triple block but OU went on a 9-1 run to gain control of the set.

The Cyclones offensive issues continued in set two as ISU improved but not enough to hold off the Sooners, who took the set 25-20. Henson had six kills in the set but OU had 4.5 blocks to stop every ISU push.

The third set featured many of the same problems as ISU had 10 hitting errors while allowing Oklahoma to hit .244. Oklahoma had five blocks in the set and overcame an early 9-5 deficit following a kill by Henson. The Sooners took their first lead at 13-12 and were able to fend off each Cyclone rally to take the 3-0 win.

Iowa State returns to action Wednesday with its final regular-season road contest of the season at Kansas State. First serve is slated for 7 p.m.

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