Cyclones Edged by No. 1 Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Iowa State (2-4) once again battled hard against No. 1 Texas (6-0), but were unable to leave the Erwin Center with a win as the Longhorns claimed Friday night's match 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21).

The Cyclone offense was led by 10 kills from Candelaria Herrera (.368 hitting) and nine from Eleanor Holthaus. ISU moved to a 6-2 offense in the second set and got a strong contribution from sophomore right side Kenzie Mantz, who notched a career-high six kills. In the back row, Izzy Enna led the way with 18 digs.

Set One: Texas 25 Iowa State 22
Texas controlled things from the start, going on a 4-0 run to open the match. Annie Hatch helped lead Iowa State out of its struggles, posting the Cyclones' first two kills of the match. Candelaria Herrera aced to get back within one at 6-5, but Texas' block started to push ahead by half-a-dozen at 12-6. Izzy Enna got an ace of her own to reduce the deficit to 13-10, but Texas pushed back ahead by six at 17-11 on a Molly Phillips kill. Eleanor Holthaus got a pair of kills and an ace to tie it at 22-22, but Brionne Butler killed to keep UT ahead. The Horns moved ahead 1-0 when Phillips killed at 25-22.

Set Two: Texas 25 Iowa State 22
Herrera killed to open the set, but Texas claimed the next five points to build an advantage. Iowa State switched the offense to a 6-2 with Piper Mauck and Kenzie Mantz getting involved. It proved effective early, but UT were able to settle into things and rebuild its five-point advantage at 14-9. Avery Rhodes got consecutive kills to bring it within three at 16-13, but the serve of Logan Eggleston frustrated the ISU pass to help put UT back ahead by six at 19-13. ISU showed no quit, as a strong serving run by Izzy Enna helped guide the visitors back within a point at 21-20. However, again the Cyclones were unable to make the final steps to get ahead as Texas made it 2-0 with a Mantz attack error at 25-22.

Set Three: Texas 25 Iowa State 21
The first three points of the frame went to Texas, but Iowa State held tough and continued to show great energy, with Mantz continuing to deliver in her RS role with kills. Herrera killed to get the Cyclones within one at 9-8, but a pair of attack errors helped spur a 3-0 UT run to put the home team ahead by four. Texas got ahead by six, but the Cyclone offense finished strong to get the set back within two at 21-19. Despite a strong set by the visiting attack, which hit .314 in the third, #1 Texas boasted a .387 hitting effort in the final frame. The Longhorns wrapped up the match when Eggleston got her 16th kill of the evening at 25-21.

Up Next
Iowa State's bye is next weekend. The Cyclones will return to the court on Friday, Oct. 23 to take on No. 2 Baylor at 6:30 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum. Fans will be allowed into the match, for more info, click here.

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Team Stats

Candelaria Herrera

Eleanor Holthaus

Brooke Andersen

Kenzie Mantz

Players Mentioned

Izzy Enna

Annie Hatch

Candelaria Herrera

Eleanor Holthaus

Kenzie Mantz

Piper Mauck

Avery Rhodes

Players Mentioned

Izzy Enna

Annie Hatch

Candelaria Herrera

Eleanor Holthaus

Kenzie Mantz

Piper Mauck

Avery Rhodes

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