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Iowa State Travels To Big 12 Foe Oklahoma Wednesday
10.06.2009 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team, ranked No. 14 in the country, takes its three-match winning streak on the road Wednesday when it travels to face Oklahoma at McCasland Field House. First serve from Norman is slated for 7 p.m.
Who: No. 14 Iowa State (12-3, 4-2 Big 12) at Oklahoma (11-4, 4-2)
When: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
Where: McCasland Field House (2,000)
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Cyclone Notebook
? Iowa State takes to the road for two Big 12 matches this week, starting with a match at Oklahoma Wednesday evening. The Cyclones have won three in a row.
? ISU is ranked No. 14 in this week's poll, its seventh-straight week in the top-25.
? The Cyclones (12-3) are off to the second-best start in school history after 15 matches. In 1994, ISU started 13-2.
? The Cyclones are 4-2 in Big 12 play after sweeping Missouri Saturday evening at Hilton Coliseum for their eighth-straight home win.
? ISU overcame a .197 hitting percentage against Mizzou, using 13.5 blocks to earn the sweep. The block total was the most against a Big 12 foe since Nov. 17, 2007 against Kansas (14 blocks).
? Against Missouri, Iowa State had five players with double-figure digs and three players posted double-doubles. Kaylee Manns (39 assists/13 digs), Rachel Hockaday (10 kills/11 digs) and Victoria Henson (12 kills/14 digs) posted double-doubles in the match.
? Sophomore Debbie Stadick notched a career-high 15 kills and hit .355. Stadick hit .439 in two matches last week.
? Kelsey Petersen equaled career-highs with two solo stuffs and six block assists against the Tigers.
? The Cyclones rank among the nation's leaders in a number of categories. Led by Kaylee Manns, who is leading the country in assists, ISU also leads the nation in assists and kills as a team. Defensively, the Cyclones are seventh in digs nationally.
? Manns has moved into the eighth on the Big 12's all-time list for assists. The senior has 4,933 assists and is 10 assists shy of seventh place (Gabby Guerre, KSU). Manns needs just 23 assists to move up to fifth place.
? Mass needs one more 10-dig match to move into a tie for third all-time at the school with her predecessor Katie Churm. Churm had 76 career matches in double-figures.
? Henson has recorded 141 digs this season, which is more than she had all of 2008 (134).
? Hockaday went over 500 career kills in the last match. The sophomore averages 10.10 kills per match.
? ISU is hitting .243 this season after hitting for a school-record .234 in 2008.
? Iowa State ranks 16th in the country in attendance. The Cyclones are averaging 1,686 spectators per match this season after finishing last season 14th in the nation with 1,671 per home date.
Streaks and Trends
? Iowa State is 3-3 on the road this season and 29-32 in road matches under Christy Johnson-Lynch.
? ISU has won 18-straight matches when winning the opening set.
? The Cyclones are 12-0 this season when winning the first set and 0-3 when losing the opening frame.
? The Cyclones have out blocked their last two opponents.
? ISU hasn't allowed an opponent to hit over .300 since Nov. 8, 2008 against Texas, a streak spanning 25 matches. ISU opponents have only hit over .300 12 times in 146 matches under Christy Johnson-Lynch.
? The Cyclones have hit over .300 in three of six Big 12 matches this season.
? Mass has posted double-digit digs in 74 of the 76 matches she has started at libero.
? Henson has recorded double-figure kills in the last 10 contests. Henson's longest streak for matches in double-figures came last year when she had 10 or more in 12-straight contests.
? Manns has started 81 consecutive matches at setter for the Cyclones.
? Rachel Hockaday has been in double-figures for kills in the last four matches after a streak of five matches with less than 10 kills.
? Jamie Straube is hitting .414 over the last five contests.
? Henson is averaging 4.47 kills and 2.87 digs in the last five matches.
? Mass averages 6.07 digs per set in four career matches against the Sooners.
Quick Look At Oklahoma
? Oklahoma is 11-4 and 4-2 in conference play after sweeping Texas Tech Saturday afternoon.
? The Sooners are 2-1 at home this season, with the only loss being a 3-2 setback against No. 9 Nebraska.
? OU is one of the top defensive teams in the Big 12, ranking second to only the Cyclones in digs (17.62). The Sooners are also second in opponent hitting percentage, limiting the opposition to a .137 efficiency.
? The Sooner offense is led by Francie Ekwerekwu, who averages 2.67 kills. Sarah Freudenrich is tied for eighth in the league with a .333 hitting percentage. Freudenrich also ranks among the top blockers in the league. Her 1.11 stuffs per set puts her sixth in the conference.
? Oklahoma leads the all-time series 41-22, including a decisive 21-7 edge in Norman. Iowa State split with the Sooners last seasons. Under Christy Johnson-Lynch, ISU is 4-4 against Oklahoma.
Wednesday In The Big 12
Colorado (5-10, 0-6) at Missouri (10-6, 2-3), 6:30 p.m. - Live Stats
Kansas State (6-8, 0-4) at Texas A&M (10-3, 3-2), 6:30 p.m. - Live Stats
No. 17 Baylor (16-1, 5-1) at Texas Tech (2-11, 0-4), 6:30 p.m. - Live Stats
Kansas (9-5, 2-3) at No. 9 Nebraska (10-4, 3-2), 7 p.m. - Live Stats
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