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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, October 26
Ames, Iowa
6:00 PM
Iowa State
12-9, 4-5Big 12
3
vs
1
Kansas State
16-6, 5-4Big 12
1
2
3
4
F
Kansas State
25
23
24
15
1
Iowa State
23
25
26
25
3
Iowa State Battles Back to Defeat K-State
10.26.2016 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State battled back from a missed first set to defeat Kansas State in four sets, 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-15) Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. The win, the fourth in five matches for ISU, moves the Cyclones to 12-9 on the year and 4-5 in conference play. Kansas State falls to 16-6 on the year, and 5-4 in conference competition.
Iowa State was paced by 13 kills each from Morgan Kuhrt and Samara West, with West earning her lucky number at a .600 hitting percentage. Hali Hillegas led the back row with 27 digs, while Jess Schaben had a double-double of 12 kills and 16 digs.
Iowa State Loses Lead Late to Give KSU the First
Iowa State was the first side to get some early separation, winning a couple of scrappy rallies and taking advantage of some K-State errors to build up a 13-10 lead. The edge was quickly pulled back by the Wildcats who ran off three in a row out of a timeout to knot it back up at 13-13. However, the Cyclones were quickly back up as another 3-0 run make it 16-13. ISU held strong until right at the end, when K-State went on a 4-0 run to bring up set point at 24-23. The Wildcats converted on first asking, as Brooke Sassin found the back corner for a kill at 25-23 KSU.
ISU Hangs On to Even Match
ISU held the early edge again, with Grace Lazard's block of Macy Flowers giving the home team a 6-3 lead. K-State continued to feed Sassin to tie it back up at 7-7, but ISU eventually worked up the three-point edge again when Alexis Conaway got a kill to make it 13-10. The Cyclones held strong again, not allowing K-State to tie things back up and continuing to build back up to a three-point advantage. ISU finally got it to four points at 21-17 when Samara West fired one off the block. Iowa State was able to bring this one home, as Bryna Vogel pushed a shot wide to give ISU set two at 25-23.
Cyclones Rally to Take 2-1 Lead
Another tight struggle ensued in the third as ISU got out to the early lead again, with Grace Lazard burying a kill to make it 6-3 Cyclones. However, K-State quickly tightened things back up and took a 9-8 lead on a Morgan Kuhrt attack error. It was back-and-forth the rest of the way, with both teams getting the lead and struggling to hold onto it, with 16 ties and six lead changes taking place throughout the set. K-State reached set point first at 24-22, but ISU was able to bring it to 24-24 via a Morgan Kuhrt kill off the block. Kuhrt was able to convert for the Cyclones on their first set point at 26-24 with a nice tip kill to make it 2-1 Iowa State.
Offense Dominates to Take Set Four and Match
The Cyclones got ahead in the fourth via its block, with Lazard and Ciara Capezio in particular getting big to get ISU ahead 8-5. The Cyclones played with determination, and continued to feed the productive West, who killed ISU to a 13-7 advantage. Iowa State ran away with it from there, opening up a lead of as big as eight points at 20-12. ISU hit .400 in the final set, which was capped off by Kuhrt's 13th kill of the night at 25-15.
Cyclone Notes
*Iowa State has now defeated Kansas State nine-straight times at Hilton Coliseum.
*Morgan Kuhrt paced Iowa State with 13 kills, her fourth match of the season in double figures and 29th of her career.
*Ciara Capezio finished with five kills to move up to 925 in her career, passing Rachel Hockaday for 13th in ISU history for career kills.
*Capezio posted 11 digs, her seventh match of the season in double figures and 39th of her career.
*Samara West posted 13 kills, her season-high, her second match of the season in double figures and 13th of her career.
*Grace Lazard got 11 kills, her fourth match of the year in double figures.
*Jess Schaben posted a double-double of 12 kills and 16 digs, her fifth double-double of the season.
*Hali Hillegas recorded 27 digs, her fourth match of the season with at least 20 digs.
Up Next
Iowa State has its Big 12 bye over the weekend, and will return to action next Wednesday, Nov. 2, against West Virginia. First serve between the Cyclones and the Mountaineers will be at 6:30 p.m. with the match being shown on Cyclones.TV Powered by Mediacom.
Team Stats
KSU
ISU
Kills
60
64
Errors
23
15
Attempts
175
159
Hitting %
.211
.308
Points
73.5
72.0
Assists
57
60
Aces
4
1
Blocks
9.5
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
5
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