Iowa State Returns Home to Host Kansas

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AMES, Iowa - After nearly a month on the road, the Iowa State volleyball team returns to Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday night to host Kansas in the Cyclones' Big 12 home opener. First serve between the Cyclones and Jayhawks will be at 7 p.m.

Both teams will be looking to get back in the win column after starting out Big 12 play with losses against the league's top squads. ISU will be looking for its fourth-straight win over Kansas, which would be its longest in the series for over a decade.

Buy Tickets/Parking Information/Fan Information

Tickets to Wednesday's match can be bought online now, here, or starting one hour prior to the match at the Hilton Coliseum Ticket Office at the lower Southwest corner of Hilton. Students receive free admission to all Iowa State home volleyball matches, and should enter at the North entrance.

A reminder to season ticket holders with parking passes that they may park in any spot in Lots C1, C2, C3 and D1. The numbers on the bottom of the parking pass DO NOT indicate a specific spot where fans have to park.

A portion of the road outside the lower West side of Hilton remains closed. The drive lanes off of Lincoln Way and Center drive will both remain open, but fans will be unable to pass through from North to South or vice versa. The lower West doors and Ticket Office are still accessible, but only from the South side of Hilton.

Iowa State Athletics has a clear bag policy for all home events, for more information click here.

Follow the Match

Wednesday's match will be televised on Fox Sports Net (FSN). For more info on whether your local FSN affiliate will be showing the match, please contact your cable or satellite provider. Fox Sports subscribers can also watch on Fox Sports Go, here. Live stats will be provided by Iowa State, here.

Texas Recap

Iowa State had a bye over the weekend, meaning the Cyclones will be taking the court for the first time in a week when they take on Kansas on Wednesday. ISU fell in four sets to No. 6 Texas last Wednesday, bouncing back from a rough first set to take the second and even the match. However, ISU was unable to convert early leads into set victories in three and four, allowing the Longhorns to pull away. Josie Herbst led the attack with a season-high 15 kills, while Avery Rhodes got her 10 kills at .467 hitting. Starting for the injured Piper Mauck, Jenna Brandt recorded 41 assists and eight digs.

About Kansas

The Kansas Jayhawks come into Wednesday's match with a 4-7 overall record, 0-1 in Big 12 play. KU opened conference play on Saturday with a loss at home to then-No. 2 Baylor in three sets. the KU offense struggled to get rolling, hitting just .055 to Baylor's .386. The Jayhawks were led by eight kills from Ashley Smith.

The Kansas attack is led by middle blocker Zoe Hill, who averaged 2.41 kills per set. Hill and fellow middle Rachel Langs are a strong blocking combo, with Hill at 1.00 blocks per set and Langs leading KU with 1.22 blocks per frame. Kansas is averaging 2.65 blocks per set on the year.

Iowa State has played Kansas more than any other team in program history, with Wednesday marking the 95th all-time meeting. ISU leads the all-time series 50-43-1, having won the last three encounters which included a pair of sweeps in 2019. Should ISU get the win on Wednesday, it will mark the first time the Cyclones have four-straight wins over the Jayhawks since 2005-07 when the Cyclones got six-straight.