Cyclones Return Home to Face Kansas

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (9-7, 1-2 Big 12) returns home to meet Kansas (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) this Friday at 6:30 p.m. The 50^th anniversary of Title IX will be celebrated at the match.

With Friday being the Women in Sports match, children in grades K-8^th can sign up here to receive a ticket, t-shirt and fan banner for $10. Guests can add on a ticket for $1. All can stick around for post-match autographs.

Ticket promotions include five tickets for $5 at this link. All fans who show their football ticket for the Oct. 8 game against K-State can also receive a complimentary volleyball ticket at the ticket office.

Iowa State students will be entered to win AirPods and a Yeti Mug.

The match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

KANSAS

Iowa State shares the longest history with Kansas compared to all other opponents ISU has faced. The Cyclones and Jayhawks will meet for the 101^st time as Iowa State leads the all-time series 53-46-1. Last season, the two teams split the series.

KU received AVCA Top 25 votes for the third week in a row after being ranked for the first three weeks of the season. Kansas began conference against No. 1 Texas, where the Jayhawks took the first two sets, but the Longhorns completed the comeback to take the victory in five. Kansas then won the next two Big 12 matchups against K-State in five sets and in a sweep versus Oklahoma. KU's most recent match came against Baylor on Oct. 1, where they took the loss in five sets. Kansas currently leads the Big 12 with 2.84 blocks per set and ranks within the top three in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage and digs. Three Jayhawks hold top-10 Big 12 hitting percentages.

LAST TIME OUT

Eleanor Holthaus turned in her second-consecutive double-double against K-State with 10 kills and 10 digs. Holthaus turned in 30 kills through last week's matches to now hold 1,323 on her career, 12 away from taking control of the fifth-most in program history.

Brooke Stonestreet tallied 18 digs and came one assist shy of a double-double versus K-State. Stonestreet now holds a season average of 4.05 digs per set after totaling 38 last week. The average ranks at No. 4 in the Big 12.

Jaden Newsome continues to be one of three Big 12 setters with over 35 kills and 120 digs this season. Newsome is also one of seven setters in the league with at least 20 total blocks.

NEXT UP

The Cyclones continue their homestand, hosting the WVU Mountaineers next Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Iowa State then travels to meet Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.

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Eleanor Holthaus

Jaden Newsome

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