ISU Ready for Challenging Weekend in Nebraska

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AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team faces a challenging three-match weekend in Nebraska, which includes a pair of matches against ranked opponents.

The weekend starts in Omaha at the Bluejay Invitational, with ISU taking on hosts and No. 14 Creighton on Friday at 6 p.m., and then Wichita State on Saturday at 4 p.m. On Sunday, the Cyclones head to Lincoln to take on defending national champions and No. 7 Nebraska in a 1 p.m. showdown.

How to Watch/Follow

Tickets for Friday's match against Creighton can be purchased in advance online through Creighton, here. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance, as walk-up ticket purchases will be limited. Tickets for Saturday's match against Wichita State will only be available for purchase in-person via walk-up. Sunday's match at Nebraska is sold out.

Friday's match will be shown in Nebraska on Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) and will be streamed online for everyone, here. Saturday's match against Wichita State will be streamed via Jays Video on gocreighton.com, here. Sunday's match at Nebraska will be shown on ESPNU with Paul Sunderland and Dain Blanton on the call. Fans can also watch the match against Nebraska via the WatchESPN app.

Live stats for all three matches can be found on the Iowa State schedule, here. Fans can also receive updates on the progress of the matches via the Iowa State Volleyball Twitter account, @CycloneVB, and the Iowa State Volleyball Instagram story, @IowaStateVB.

About Our Opponents

Iowa State and Creighton will be meeting for the third-straight season, having split the previous two meetings. The Bluejays defeated ISU in four sets at Hilton Coliseum in 2016, but Iowa State got the win over then-No. 8 Creighton in 2017 at Wichita State. The last regular season meeting between ISU and CU in Omaha was in 2008, when current Cyclone assistant coach Jen Malcom set ISU's school record for hitting percentage in a match, getting 15 kills at a .789 hitting clip to help defeat CU in four sets.

The Cyclones and Shockers will be meeting for the 10th time, with ISU having never lost to Wichita, 8-0-1 overall. Iowa State has swept Wichita State each of the last two seasons, but both matches have featured plenty of competition, including last season's 37-35 second set at the Koch Center.

Iowa State and Nebraska renew their old Big Eight/Big 12 rivalry, with Sunday marking the 86th meeting between the two programs. ISU will be looking for its first win in the series since 2012, when ISU knocked off then-No. 1 Nebraska in four sets in Ames. The Cyclones' last win in Lincoln came in 2009 in five sets at the Huskers' previous home, the NU Coliseum.