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ISU Goes 1-1 to Wrap Up Spring Volleyball
04.20.2019 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State wrapped up the spring volleyball season Saturday at Hilton Coliseum, going 1-1 on the day. The Cyclones picked up a 2-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-18) win over UNI, while falling to Missouri 2-1 (29-27, 23-25, 25-22).
Eleanor Holthaus led the Cyclone attack in both matches, posting 10 kills against the Tigers and 15 vs. the Panthers.
Match No. 1: Missouri 2 Iowa State 1 (29-27, 23-25, 25-22)
The first set was a game of runs, with reach team running off multiple runs of more than three points. However, ISU got to set point first at 24-22. Mizzou held off the two and then got their own, which ISU saw off and then the home team got a third and a fourth for Missouri to survive. Finally, Missouri put it away with a back-row kill at 29-27.
A 7-0 run got Mizzou ahead 7-2 to start the second frame. The Cyclones responded well, tying it back up at 11-1 on a Meegan Hart kill and then getting ahead again at 13-12 on an Avery Rhodes kill. The Cyclones got ahead by three at 16-13, but Mizzou was able to wipe it out and get ahead 18-16. ISU was able to tie it on four separate occasions before finally getting back ahead on a Mizzou attack error at 24-23. Iowa State put it away on first asking, with Rhodes getting her fourth kill of the set to make it 25-23.
Iowa State was able to build up some smaller leads in the early portions of the third, getting ahead 7-4 and 16-13. However, Mizzou countered with a 9-0 run which swung that three-point Cyclone lead into a six-point Tiger lead at 22-16. Missouri wrapped up the match with a Cyclone service error at 25-22.
Match No. 3: Iowa State 2 UNI 1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-18)
Eleanor Holthaus did a little bit of everything to take control of the first set. Her kill and two aces helped power a 5-0 run to get ahead 5-1 early, then she contributed three kills during a 10-0 run which saw the Cyclone lead move up to 19-6. Iowa State wrapped up the first set when Rhodes tipped one through the block at 25-15.
The Panthers took control of the second with a 4-0 run to open a 9-5 advantage. Iowa State was able to find a 4-0 run of its own to cut the UNI lead to one at 12-11, but the Cyclones were unable to knot it up. The Panthers took advantage with a 5-1 run to get ahead by five at 17-12. The Cyclones fought back to within two at 20-18, but UNI got five of the final six points to wrap up the frame 25-19.
Behind two Izzy Enna aces, Iowa State got out to a 5-0 lead in the third. The Panthers hung on for a bit, but ISU pulled away some more with a 4-0 run which saw the scoreboard move to 14-6 Cyclones. The Cyclone serve was particularly strong, as ISU racked up four aces in the frame, with Taylor Baranski and Piper Mauck also scoring from behind the service line. Iowa State wrapped up the match when UNI sent a shot wide at 25-18.
Match No. 2: Missouri 2 UNI 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-22)
Up Next
The spring volleyball season has concluded. Stay tuned to cyclones.com and Iowa State volleyball's social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for news about the program throughout the summer. 2019 season ticket sales will begin on May 1, with the full schedule being announced in May. The Cyclones will take their trip to South America June 1-14.
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