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Iowa State Continues Big 12 Play at West Virginia
11.10.2015 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team continues its Big 12 road swing on Wednesday with a trip to Morgantown to take on West Virginia. First serve between the Cyclones and Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum will be at 5 p.m. Central Time.
Iowa State will be looking for its second three-match win streak of the season, and to be winners of six of its last seven heading into Saturday's showdown at Hilton Coliseum against No. 5 Texas.
Tickets to the match are $5 and can be bought online now (click here), or on the day of the match at the WVU Coliseum Ticket Office.
Wednesday's match will be web streamed for free via Mountaineer TV, here. Live stats for the match will be provided by West Virginia, here. Updates will also be posted on the Iowa State Volleyball Twitter account, @CycloneVB.
Cyclone Headlines
- The Iowa State volleyball team will be looking for its second three-match win streak of 2015 on Wednesday when the Cyclones travel to West Virginia for a 5 p.m. Central Time meeting.
- ISU is coming off one of its best performances of 2015, sweeping TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday. The Cyclones hit .343 on the afternoon, dominating the Horned Frogs in all areas.
- The Iowa State offense was led by a pair of 12-kill, .500-hitting percentage performances from Morgan Kuhrt and Samara West. Alexis Conaway also hit .500, posting seven kills on 14 swings.
- Kuhrt has become ISU's go-to hitter in Big 12 play, recording 3.17 kills per set to lead Iowa State and rank sixth in the Big 12 in conference matches. She has also contributed 1.53 digs per set.
- West and Conaway have been a dynamic one-two for Iowa State in the middle. West is averaging 2.31 kills per set at a .380 hitting percentage, while Conaway has 2.06 kps at a .353 hitting clip. The duo are also ISU's top blockers, with West averaging 0.84 blocks per set, and Conaway 0.82 bps.
- The Cyclone defense was led by Caitlin Nolan, who recorded 15 digs on the afternoon. Nolan, a 2014 AVCA Third Team All-American and Big 12 Libero of the Year, leads the Big 12 and ranks third in the NCAA with her 5.97 digs per set. She has recorded eight of the 12 highest single-match dig totals in the Big 12 in 2015.
- The Iowa State offense has been led by Jess Schaben. The freshman leads ISU and ranks fifth in the Big 12 with her 3.22 kills per set. She now has 15 matches in double figures for kills in 2015.
- Since Iowa State's switch to the 5-1 offense, setter Monique Harris has been among the best setters in the Big 12. ISU made the switch prior to its match against Texas A&M on Sept. 11, and since Harris has been averaging 11.47 assists per set. She has a great all-around game, averaging 0.34 kills per set, 0.34 aces per set, 2.11 digs per set and 0.27 blocks per frame.
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