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Final
Volleyball
3
West Virginia
1
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, September 13
Minneapolis, Minn.
Noon
Iowa State
5-2
3
vs
1
Tulsa
5-3
1
2
3
4
F
Tulsa
19
31
12
12
1
Iowa State
25
29
25
25
3
Freshmen Guide Iowa State Past Tulsa
09.13.2014 | Volleyball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Iowa State volleyball team got outstanding performances from its freshmen as the Cyclones defeated Tulsa in four sets 25-19, 29-31, 25-12, 25-12 Saturday afternoon at the Sports Pavilion. The win improved ISU to 5-2 while Tulsa falls to 5-3 on the season.
Alexis Conaway set an Iowa State freshman record with 11 block assists and recorded a double-double with a career-high 12 kills and 11 block assists. Samara West was also crucial to the attack with 11 kills at a .579 hitting percentage.
Turning Point of the Match
In the third set, the match was tied 1-1 and Iowa State and Tulsa looked as if there was going to be another battle throughout the third as ISU held an early 4-3 lead. The Cyclones took control of the match from there with a dominant 12-5 run that put them ahead in the set 16-8 and Tulsa out of the picture.
The run featured some of everything. There were some powerful shots from the likes of Mackenzie Bigbee and Samara West. There were some aces from Ciara Capezio, who had two in the match after coming into the match with just one in ISU's first six matches. There was also plenty of blocking as ISU recorded a season-high 15.0 total blocks, going over 10.0 total blocks for the third consecutive match.
Cyclone Game Ball Goes to…
Alexis Conaway and Samara West. It is tough to pick between ISU's freshmen middle blockers, as both did plenty of notable things to help guide Iowa State to victory.
Conaway, the freshman from Orange City, Iowa, showed her incredible potential with the most dominant blocking performance by a Cyclone in the past five years. Conaway set an Iowa State freshman record with 11 block assists, breaking the previous record that belonged to Jodi DeVries against Dayton in 1996. It was also the first time a Cyclone had more than 10 blocks in a match since Jen Malcom against San Diego in the 2007 NCAA First Round. The blocking was not enough for Conaway as she posted a career-high 12 kills at a .476 hitting percentage.
West, the redshirt freshman from Omaha, Neb. was a dominant force at the net throughout the match as well. West was a consistent contributor throughout the match with her career-high 11 kills at a .579 hitting percentage. West also had the best blocking match of her young ISU career with four block assists.
Cyclone Notes
*Iowa State finished the match with 15.0 total blocks, marking the third-consecutive match ISU has recorded at least 10.0 total blocks. The last time ISU had three-straight matches with 10.0 total blocks was in 2009 against Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
*The Cyclones finished the match with 11 service aces, the first time ISU has had 10 aces in a match since Texas Tech last season.
*Alexis Conaway recorded her first career double-digit kill (12), double-digit block (11) and double-double.
*Conaway set ISU's freshman block assists record with 11, previously 10 by Jodi DeVries in 1996 vs. Dayton.
*Caitlin Nolan had her third match with three aces in 2014.
*Nolan recorded her second-career 20-dig match with a career-high 27 digs.
*Samara West had her first career double-digit kill match with 11 kills.
*West's .579 hitting percentage is a career-high and the seventh-best by an ISU freshman in program history.
*Victoria Hurtt had her 41st career match with at least 10 kills, finishing with 10.
* Ciara Capezio finished with 10 kills and 10 digs, marking her second double-double of the season and 10th of her career.
*Suzanne Horner posted her second double-double of the season with 50 assists and 10 digs.
*Horner had a season-high in assists (50), aces (three) and kills (four).
On Deck
Iowa State is back in action tonight against No. 19 Minnesota. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
TLS
ISU
Kills
40
57
Errors
28
20
Attempts
144
143
Hitting %
.083
.259
Points
51.0
83.0
Assists
37
55
Aces
4
11
Blocks
7.0
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
11
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
RS
/ VolleyballRS
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
OH
/ VolleyballOH/MB
/ Volleyball
S
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
MB
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