Iowa State at No. 9 BYU Series Primer

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) continues its road stint traveling to Provo, Utah for a series at No. 9 BYU (16-3, 5-2 Big 12). It marks the first meeting between ISU and BYU, while being the first matchup for the Cyclones with one of the four new 2023 Big 12 schools.

Thursday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. CT

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BY THE NUMBERS

1 – Iowa State ranks No. 1 in Big 12 play averaging 13.95 kills per set. Brooke Stonestreet also leads the league through all matches with 4.65 digs per set.

2 – Jordan Hopp ranks at No. 2 in conference matches with a hitting percentage of 0.438. Through all matches, Hopp ranks third in the Big 12 and 38th nationally with 0.385. Hopp totals 112 kills on the season while being ISU's lead blocker with 57 total.

6 – Iowa State has hit over .300 six times this season, including three conference matches.

No. 9 BYU

BYU leads conference play in opponent hitting average, holding opponents to .160 hitting in the first month of Big 12 action. BYU has three ranked victories on the season, including the Cougars' season-opening victory vs. then-No. 5 Pitt. Erin Livingston leads BYU with 250 kills at 3.79 per set while freshman Mia Lee leads the team with 87 total blocks, averaging over a block per set at 1.36.

BYU is led by Heather Olmstead who holds the highest winning percentage of any women's volleyball coach in NCAA Division I history. Olmstead has led BYU to a Final Four and five Sweet 16 appearances.

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: First Meeting

LAST TIME OUT

Iowa State dropped the match at Kansas State in three sets. Maya Duckworth led the Cyclones with 12 kills while coming one dig off a double-double. Lilly Wachholz also was in double figures with 10. Morgan Brandt had her ninth double-double this season with 26 assists and 10 digs, also putting up three blocks and sending over a kill. The setter ranks 16^th in ISU history with 1,179 career assists.

NEXT UP

Iowa State returns home for a series against Oklahoma, Oct. 28 and 29. Saturday's match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and Sunday's will be televised on ESPN. Tickets are available here.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Brandt

Maya Duckworth

Jordan Hopp

Brooke Stonestreet

Lilly Wachholz

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