ISU Falls in Cy-Hawk Match Against Iowa, 3-1

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State fell to Iowa 3-1 (25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20) Friday night in front of a season-high 3,900 fans at Hilton Coliseum. The loss drops ISU to 7-5 on the year, while Iowa is now 6-3. The 3,900 fans marks the eighth-largest home crowd for Iowa State in program history.

With the win, Iowa moves ahead 5-2 in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series through three events.

On the night, Jess Schaben paced ISU with a double-double of 14 kills and 11 digs. Grace Lazard notched 11 kills, while Josie Herbst finished with a career-best 11 kills. In the back-row, Hali Hillegas had 17 digs, while Izzy Enna had 10 to go with two aces.

The Cyclone offense was held to a .181 hitting percentage, and was hampered by 13 service errors.

Set One: Iowa 25 Iowa State 20
Iowa State and Iowa exchanged the lead at multiple points throughout the first set, with each team posting 3-0 runs to get ahead or knot the set back up. A sloppy first set behind the service line hurt the Cyclones, who could not take advantage of their attacking advantage. Iowa got ahead by four at 22-18 and reached set point at 24-20 on a Brie Orr kill. Iowa got ahead 1-0 when Cali Hoye put down a kill at 25-20.

Set Two: Iowa 25 Iowa State 21
The Hawkeyes kept the momentum going to start the frame, racing out to a 6-2 lead. UI kept rolling, as the lead was expanded to 12-5 when Schaben was stuffed by Hannah Clayton and Reghan Coyle. The Cyclones made a comeback, going on a 7-1 run to knot the set at 15-15. However, Iowa went on a subsequent 3-0 run to get back ahead for good at 18-15. The Hawkeyes got to set point at 24-19, and despite ISU fighting off the first two set points, Iowa moved ahead 2-0 when Reghan Coyle killed at 25-21.

Set Three: Iowa State 25 Iowa 23
ISU went on an early 4-0 run to get ahead early, but the Hawkeyes got back into it and moved ahead at 10-9. The two teams traded shots and leads throughout the set, but it was the Hawkeyes who were eventually able to pull ahead with a 5-1 run to 20-17. UI got up four at 22-18, but ISU went on a 5-0 run to move ahead 23-22 on a Lazard solo block. ISU got to set point on a Josie Herbst kill at 24-23, and put it away when Hoye fired wide at 25-23.

Set Four: Iowa 25 Iowa State 20
The momentum did not stay with the Cyclones as multiple errors allowed the visitors to get ahead 6-1. The Cyclones worked their way back into the contest, tying it at 11-11 on a Lazard kill. ISU knotted it again at 12-12, but Iowa went on a 5-1 run to get ahead 17-14. The Hawkeyes would not be brought back this time, as they reached match point at 24-20 and put it away on the first try with a Taylor Louis kill.

Up Next
Iowa State wraps up the Cyclone Classic on Sunday against Syracuse. First serve between the Cyclones and Orange will be at noon, with ESPNU televising the match.

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Team Stats

Jess Schaben

Grace Lazard

Josie Herbst

Eleanor Holthaus

Players Mentioned

Izzy Enna

Josie Herbst

Hali Hillegas

Grace Lazard

Jess Schaben

Players Mentioned

Izzy Enna

Josie Herbst

Hali Hillegas

Grace Lazard

Jess Schaben

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