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10.07.2010 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones (11-3, 4-2 Big 12) travel to Lawrence, Kan. this weekend for a match with the Kansas Jayhawks (11-6, 2-4 Big 12).
On Wednesday, the Cyclones beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders in three quick sets, hitting a season-high .441 in the process. Carly Jenson collected 10 kills in the match, giving her 200 kills in her Iowa State career and senior Victoria Henson led the team with 17 kills. Henson has put up double-digit kill numbers in each of Iowa State's 14 matches this season.
A dangerous team offensively, Kansas boasts five players with 100 or more kills this season. Outside hitter Karina Garlington has 226 kills and is averaging 3.42 per set this season, ranked seventh in the Big 12 in that category, trailing Henson who is averaging 4.10 and ranked second in the conference.
Saturday's match is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State's last loss to an unranked opponent was 53 matches ago to Oklahoma on Nov. 22, 2008.
- The Cyclones hit a season-high .441 percent against the Red Raiders on Wednesday, a mark tied for 10th on the all-time hitting percentage list at Iowa State.
- Ashley Mass had a season-high three service aces in the Texas Tech match. Mass' career record is five aces, which she posted against Florida International in 2008.
- Mass is now ranked 17th all-time at Iowa State with 94 service aces.
- Redshirt freshman Hannah Johnson got in on the action against the Red Raiders, tying her career-high kills record of two.
- Victoria Henson continues to distance herself from former Cyclone standouts with 89 10+ kill matches in her career. Henson, the Iowa State record holder for 10-kill matches, has eclipsed Kirstin Hugdahl and Steph McCannon who each had 85 10-kill matches in their careers. Both Hugdahl and McCannon played for the Cyclones from 1992-95.
- In her career against the Red Raiders, Henson has 99 kills and 108 points.
- Heading into the match at Kansas, Iowa State is leading the Big 12 in hitting percentage with a .285 percentage. The Cyclones are second in the conference in opponent hitting percentage (.164) and kills per set (14.14).
- Henson is ranked second in the Big 12 in kills per set (4.10) and points per set (4.42). She also cracks the top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, going .306 on the season. Alison Landwehr is second in the Big 12 in assists per set with an average of 11.38. (Molly Kreklow of Missouri is first, averaging 11.74 assists per set).
- Mass has now been in double figures 104 times in her career. She grabbed 21 digs against Texas, giving her 4 20+ digs matches on the season.
- Mass is the school record holder with 35 20+ dig performances in her career.
- Henson is keying in on the school's kill record. The senior has 1,458, just 162 shy of Hugdahl's record.
- After Wednesday's 10-kill performance, Carly Jenson is sitting on 200 career kills.
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State has beaten at least one ranked foe in each of Johnson-Lynch's six years at the school.
- ISU opponents have hit over .300 just 14 times in 178 matches under Johnson-Lynch. Topping .300 has happened just eight times in 113 matches since 2007.
- Mass has posted double-digit digs in 103 of the 107 matches she has started at libero. Overall, she has been in double-digits 104 times.
Series Notes
- Iowa State leads the all-time series with the Jayhawks, 41-34-1.
- The Cyclones have won their last three meetings with Kansas and are 9-1 against the Jayhawks in the Christy Johnson-Lynch era.
- The Cyclones' only loss to Texas Tech under Johnson-Lynch was on Sept. 20, 2008, 3-2 in Lawrence.
- On the road at Kansas last year, Iowa State held their opponents to .129 hitting on its way to a 3-0 win.
- Kansas has five players with 100 or more kills this season. The team is led by outside hitter Karina Garlington who boasts 226 kills on the season and is averaging 3.42 per set, good enough for seventh in the Big 12.
- The Jayhawks don't allow their opponents many opportunities to score this season, holding all opponents to .165 hitting, just 0.001 points behind Iowa State's mark of .164.
- The Cyclones and Jayhawks match up well on the defensive end as well. Iowa State is averaging 2.25 blocks per set while Kansas is sitting at 2.17 blocks per set.
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