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11.04.2017 | Volleyball
WACO, Texas – No. 19 Iowa State fell to No. 24 Baylor 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-17) Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center. The loss drops the Cyclones to 17-5 on the season and 7-4 in Big 12 play. The win improved the Bears to 20-5 on the campaign and 11-2 in league play.
The Cyclones were led by 10 kills from Alexis Conaway, while Jess Schaben had eight. Hali Hillegas led the back row with 11 digs, with Monique Harris, Grace Lazard and Avery Rhodes each posting three blocks.
First Set: Baylor 25 Iowa State 19
The Cyclone defense struggled to contain the BU attack early, as the Bear raced out to a 10-5 advantage. ISU struggled to find the answers to slow down the Bears' offense, as BU finished the first set hitting .424. Despite going on a 5-0 run with the Bears on set point, Baylor moved ahead 1-0 when Camryn Freiberg tooled the block to make it 25-19.
Second Set: Baylor 25 Iowa State 22
The teams exchanged 4-0 runs early in the set before settling into a battle. The Cyclone defense was much better, holding the Bears to a .069 hitting in the set. However, the visitors gave away too many free points, committing seven service errors in the set. BU went on a 7-2 run to make the Cyclones' 16-15 lead into a 22-18 Bears advantage. Baylor made their lead 2-0 when Yossiana Pressley got her 10th kill of the match at 25-22 Bears.
Third Set: Baylor 25 Iowa State 17
The first half of the set played out evenly, but the Bears were able to continue to carry the momentum on to complete the sweep. The Cyclones got ahead 12-11, but the home team was able to rip off a 7-1 run to move ahead 18-13. There was no path back into the match for ISU, as the Bears completed the sweep when Freiberg to her sixth kill of the day at 25-17.
Up Next
Iowa State will be on the road next week at West Virginia. First serve between the Cyclones and the Mountaineers from Morgantown will be at 5 p.m. Central Time with the match being streamed for free on wvusports.com.