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2011 Senior Tribute Video And Senior Night Coverage
11.29.2011 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The 2011 seniors will leave Iowa State as the winningest class in program history, taking a career 91-32 (.740) record into Friday night's NCAA first round match against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Carly Jenson, Caitlin Mahoney, Kelsey Petersen and Deb Stadick have each left their mark on Cyclone volleyball. Click the play button above to see the senior tribute video and coverage from Saturday's senior night match against Texas A&M.
An outside hitter from Omaha, Neb., Jenson was thrust into the starting lineup last season, and has since averaged 3.46 kills per set for Iowa State including a team-high 3.92 kills per set this season. A dual threat on the court, Jenson is the only Cyclone to play a full rotation and is second on the team in digs per set this season. Jenson ranked third in the Big 12 in kills per set (4.04) and second in both points per set (4.68) and service aces per set (0.28) in conference play this season. The Millard North graduate led the Cyclones in kills in 20 matches in the regular season while compiling 15 double-doubles and is the only current Cyclone to ever reach 20 kills in a match, doing so three in her career. In her senior season, Jenson broke her career record with 26 kills at Northern Illinois, recorded her first match hitting over.500 with a hitting percentage of .519 against Kansas State and collected a personal-best six block assists at Baylor. The match in Waco was one of Jenson's most clutch performances of her season as she notched three kills and two block assists in Iowa State's fifth set comeback win after the Bears took an early 8-2 lead.
Mahoney, a defensive specialist known by fans for her booming jump serve, is a four-year staple in the Cyclones' back row. Mahoney is one of two Big 12 players this season to ace an opponent five times, a career-record for the Omaha, Neb. native, who accomplished the feat in the first match of the season against Cincinnati. Mahoney, who didn't miss a set in 2009, collected 12 digs in the Cyclones' win over No. 2 Texas as a sophomore and posted a career-high 19 digs last season at Baylor. As a Cyclone, Mahoney has racked up more than 20 aces in each of three seasons including a career-high tying 25 aces this season. Seeing action in every match over the last three seasons, Mahoney leaves Iowa State with 85 aces, more than 785 digs and 90 assists. Strong in the classroom as well as on the court, Mahoney was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team in 2010.
A right side hitter hailing from Kearney, Neb., Petersen has established herself as one of Iowa State's top blocking performers in the last four years. Petersen ranks among the top 20 in career blocks at Iowa State with a total of 248 blocks over her four seasons as a Cyclone. As a freshman in 2008, Petersen helped lead the Cyclones to their come-from-behind win over No. 7 Oregon in the NCAA tournament to advance to Iowa State's first-ever Elite Eight, finishing the match with 11 kills. Continuing to grow her game as a senior, Petersen hit .338 this season, 100 points above any other season and ranks third in the Big 12 with a .355 percentage against conference opponents. As a result of her relentless play, Petersen broke career records for kills, hitting percentage, and in block assists this year. Two of Petersen's most memorable senior season matches were her 15 kill performances at number nine Florida and at Baylor last weekend. Petersen's 15 kills in the Cyclones' 3-2 upset of the Gators led the team and she finished the come-from-behind 3-2 win at Baylor with no errors.
Stadick has been a force for the Cyclones since hitting .471 against No. 13 Kansas State as a freshman and following that regular season performance with .409 hitting and seven block assists in Iowa State's upset of No. 10 Minnesota in the 2008 NCAA Tournament before turning in 10 kills in the Cyclones' upset of No. 7 Oregon in the Sweet Sixteen. Since then, Stadick has played her way into the Iowa State record books, ranked in the top 15 in block assists and the top 20 in total blocks. Always a big-game standout, Stadick notched nine kills, three solo blocks and four block assists in Iowa State's first-ever win over Nebraska in 2009. Less than a month later, Stadick put up nine kills and six block assists in Ames as the Cyclones downed No. 2 Texas. The Watertown, Wis. native's high energy helped propel Iowa State to its 3-2 win at North Dakota State this year and she notched the match-winning kill against Southern Mississippi in the Iowa State Challenge.
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