Iowa State Returns to Hilton Saturday vs. UNLV

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team will look to book its ticket to the 2018 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) Final on Saturday afternoon against UNLV. First serve between the Cyclones and Rebels will be at noon.

Ticket and Parking Information

Students and Jr. Cyclone Club members will receive free admission to the semifinal round of the NIVC. Jr. Cyclone Club members can have their membership card scanned at any entrance. Students should enter at the north entrance.

Fans still needing tickets to the match can buy them online now at a discounted rate, here, or on the day of the match at the Hilton Coliseum Ticket Office at the regular rate of $5. All tickets are general admission.

Iowa State volleyball season parking passes are no longer in effect. The only reserved parking lot around Hilton Coliseum is Lot B2 for ADA parking.

How to Follow

Saturday afternoon's match will be televised on Cyclones.TV Powered by Mediacom and streamed for free the Cyclones.TV web player, here.

Live stats will be provided by Iowa State, here. Fans can also receive progress on the match via the Iowa State Volleyball Twitter account, @CycloneVB, and the Iowa State Volleyball Instagram story, @IowaStateVB.

About UNLV

UNLV comes into Saturday's match with a 22-11 overall record after taking down Portland in four sets in the NIVC quarterfinal Thursday night in the Rose City. The Rebels are led by sophomore outside hitter Mariena Hayden, who averages 4.33 kills per set and leads the NCAA with her 106 service aces on the season. The Rebels are the top serving team in the nation, averaging 1.90 aces per set.

UNLV is led by former Iowa State associate head coach Dawn Sullivan, who was an assistant for Christy Johnson-Lynch for 13 seasons before taking over the UNLV program in January. Iowa State outside hitter Josie Herbst started her career at UNLV, playing her freshmen season in Las Vegas in 2016 before coming to Ames. UNLV has won both of the previous meetings between the two programs, but this will be the first meeting between ISU and UNLV since 1999.