No. 13 ISU Prevails Over TTU, 3-1

AMES, Iowa – No. 13 Iowa State (2-1) got a big night from its junior class to pick up a 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20) win over Texas Tech (1-2) Friday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State will look to complete the season sweep of the Red Raiders tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.

Brooke Andersen had another of the best matches of her career, notching 16 kills at .293 hitting, both career highs, along with posting six digs and three blocks. Eleanor Holthaus had 13 kills with no errors at .650 hitting, getting her second double-double of the year with 13 digs. Izzy Enna tied her career-high with 23 digs.

Set One: Iowa State 25 Texas Tech 17
Iowa State won seven of the first nine points in the set and never looked back. The story of the first frame was Andersen, with the Cyclone junior completely dominating proceedings with eight kills in the first. Prior to this season, her career highs for kills in a match was seven. ISU held TTU to nine kills, with the Red Raiders conceding five aces in the frame, two each to Izzy Enna and Holthaus. Andersen's eighth kill of the frame gave ISU the first 25-17.

Set Two: Texas Tech 25 Iowa State 21
The tale was reversed in the second, with Texas Tech going on a 10-1 run early on to reverse a 6-3 disadvantage into a 13-7 Red Raider lead. The Cyclone offense struggled, hitting just .125 for the frame, while the home team's serve that was so lethal in the first had four errors in the second. The Cyclones rallied late with a kill and a block by Avery Rhodes, but Tech evened the match when Samantha Sanders killed at 25-21.

Set Three: Iowa State 25 Texas Tech 13
The Cyclone offense rose up again, with Holthaus leading the way, notching five kills on five swings, an ace and a massive solo block on Sanders. Iowa State chipped ahead early, but went on a big run to close the set, winning eight of the final nine points of the set, with Annie Hatch notching a kill to clean things up at 25-13. Iowa State hit .407 for the set, while restricting TTU to .069 hitting for the frame.

Set Four: Iowa State 25 Texas Tech 20
The Cyclone defense led the way again, as the Red Raiders were held to just .048 hitting in the frame, with the Cyclone defense notching 21 digs and three blocks in the set. Despite the big numbers, the Red Raiders were able to keep it close throughout, never allowing ISU to get ahead by five and getting back within one at 21-20 on a Sanders kill. That was the visitors' last point of the night, as ISU ran the final four points, with Brooke Kanas' attack error wrapping things up at 25-20.

Player of the Match
Brooke Andersen. The Renaissance season for the Cyclone junior continued on Friday, as the Wisconsinite finished with a career-high 16 kills at a career-best efficiency of .293. In addition, Andersen provided six digs and three blocks in the win.

Up Next
Iowa State and Texas Tech play again tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum. Once again, Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will broadcast the match live.

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Team Stats

Brooke Andersen

Eleanor Holthaus

Annie Hatch

Avery Rhodes

Players Mentioned

Brooke Andersen

Izzy Enna

Annie Hatch

Eleanor Holthaus

Avery Rhodes

Players Mentioned

Brooke Andersen

Izzy Enna

Annie Hatch

Eleanor Holthaus

Avery Rhodes

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