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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, September 8
Omaha, Neb.
4:00 PM
Iowa State
6-3
3
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Wichita State
4-3
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Wichita State
17
19
25
20
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Iowa State
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ISU Bounces Back With 3-1 Win Over Shockers
09.08.2018 | Volleyball
OMAHA, Nebraska – Iowa State got back to winning ways on Saturday with a 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20) victory over Wichita State at the Bluejay Invitational. The Cyclones finish the tournament 1-1 and improve to 6-3 on the year. The Shockers are now 4-3 on the year.
ISU's effort was led by a second-straight double-double from Jess Schaben, who had a season-best 17 kills and 10 digs. She was joined in double-figures by Josie Herbst (career-high 10) and Eleanor Holthaus (10). Hali Hillegas led the back-row with 30 digs, her seventh career 30-dig match.
First Set: Iowa State 25 Wichita State 17
The Cyclones rolled out of the gates to a 3-0 advantage, but the Shockers settled into the match and got ahead for the first time at 12-11 on Megan Taflinger kill. The Cyclones got back ahead on a Jess Schaben kill to start an 8-0 run which featured four Schaben kills, a pair of Avery Rhodes kills from the right side and a Grace Lazard ace. The ISU offense hit .386 for the set, which was closed out when Rhodes and Eleanor Holthaus teamed up to stuff Regan Stiawalt at 25-17.
Second Set: Iowa State 25 Wichita State 19
ISU was down early, but dug its way out and ahead in the set with a 5-0 run to push ahead 13-10. Again, the Jenna-Brandt led Cyclone attack was rolling, hitting .417 for the set. Five different Iowa State hitters got kills, with Grace Lazard getting four kills on just four swings. The senior tipped over the block to give ISU the second set 25-19.
Third Set: Wichita State 25 Iowa State 22
Another early Wichita St. lead was negated by a big Cyclone run, as Iowa State went on a 5-0 run to move ahead 7-4. ISU would get up by six at 14-8, but the Shockers went on a 9-1 run to re-take the lead at 17-15. The WSU lead was narrowed to one at 19-18, 21-20 and 22-21, then finally knotted up again at 22-22 on Schaben's 12th kill of the afternoon. However, the Shockers got the final three points of the set, winning the frame when Taflinger killed at 25-22 Shox.
Fourth Set: Iowa State 25 Wichita State 20
There was no hangover from the third set for the Cyclones, who claimed four of the first five points of the set. Wichita State used a tough serving game to bring ISU back within one at 15-14 but the Cyclones got three-straight to get some breathing room at 18-14. It was all the room Iowa State would need, as Holthaus got the final kill at 25-20.
Player of the Match
Josie Herbst. In her second career start, the junior posted a career-best 10 kills at a .391 hitting percentage. She also posted four digs and a career-best four blocks.
Up Next
Iowa State travels to Lincoln to take on No. 7 Nebraska tomorrow at 1 p.m. The match from the Devaney Center will be televised on ESPNU.
Team Stats
WSU
ISU
Kills
51
58
Errors
24
15
Attempts
154
144
Hitting %
.175
.299
Points
57.0
74.0
Assists
47
55
Aces
5
7
Blocks
1.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
5
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