No. 7 Baylor Sweeps Past Iowa State, 3-0

WACO, Texas – Iowa State (16-10, 8-7 Big 12) did not have the answers to a strong offensive performance by No. 7 Baylor (17-5, 11-2 Big 12) as the Cyclones fell 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-19) Friday night at the Ferrell Center. The Bears' offense fired to .319 hitting on the night, while holding the visiting Cyclones to .124 hitting.

In defeat, ISU was led by Annie Hatch and Eleanor Holthaus notching seven kills each, while Candelaria Herrera had six. Herrera led the block with four stuffs, and Jaden Newsome led the back-row defense with 10 digs.

Set One: Baylor 25 Iowa State 19
The team who controlled serve and pass was the team in control early. Good serving work from Allie Petry and Brooke Andersen helped propel ISU ahead early, but Yossiana Pressley responded with an ace of her own to put the Bears back in front. Neither team could get much breathing room until Baylor broke open the set with a 4-0 run capped by a Pressley back-row kill at 21-17. The Bear offense surged late in the set, hitting .364 across the first frame, with Avery Skinner going cross-court to kill and take the first 25-19.

Set Two: Baylor 25 Iowa State 17
After getting shutout in the first set, the Cyclone block finally stepped up with Candelaria Herrera and Jaden Newsome combining to stuff Lauren Harrison at 3-3. Once again it was ISU's leading server, Andersen, who stepped up to get ISU ahead 7-4, putting up a 4-0 run which included an ace. The ISU lead got to four after consecutive BU attack errors at 10-6, but Baylor then took advantage of errors by the Cyclones to go on a 6-0 run and move back ahead 12-10. The Cyclone attack struggled again, hitting just .065 in the set, with Baylor recording 4.0 total blocks in the set. BU's pin hitters again dominated proceedings, hitting .409 in the set. The Bears moved ahead 2-0 when ISU could not keep a loose ball alive at 25-17.

Set Three: Baylor 25 Iowa State 19
The Baylor attack continued to roll along, converting eight of its first 11 shots of the third set for kills as the home team marched ahead 11-6. The home team was able to control proceedings from there to complete the sweep, hitting .303 across the final set and firing a pair of aces in the third. Baylor wrapped up the match when Hatch was blocked by Elise McGhee and Andressa Parise at 25-19.

Up Next
Iowa State and No. 7 Baylor play again tomorrow at 6 p.m. Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will once again stream the match.

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Team Stats

Eleanor Holthaus

Annie Hatch

Candelaria Herrera

Alexis Engelbrecht

Players Mentioned

Brooke Andersen

Annie Hatch

Candelaria Herrera

Eleanor Holthaus

Jaden Newsome

Allie Petry

Players Mentioned

Brooke Andersen

Annie Hatch

Candelaria Herrera

Eleanor Holthaus

Jaden Newsome

Allie Petry

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