Iowa State at No. 5 Texas Primer

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (17-8, 8-6 Big 12) hits the road this week to meet a pair of ranked opponents in Texas. The Cyclones will first meet No. 5 Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 15 before matching up with No. 21 Houston Friday, Nov. 17 for ISU's fourth straight match against a ranked opponent.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6 p.m. CT

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2 – Christy Johnson-Lynch is two Big 12 wins away from the fourth-most in conference history by a volleyball head coach. Johnson-Lynch tallied her 200th on Nov. 10 vs. No. 14 Kansas.

4 – Nayeli Gonzalez is now a four-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, becoming the second in ISU history to earn four. The next highest in the conference in 2023 is two.

15 – Brooke Stonestreet stands 15 digs away from 1,000 on her career. The libero currently ranks 19th in ISU history with 985.

The 2023 Cyclones

Nayeli Gonzalez was named Big 12 ROTW for the fourth time after becoming the first Cyclone since 2008 to have a 30-plus kill match with 31 and a 30-plus point match with 36.0. Gonzalez' 31 kills is fourth-highest individual single-match total and the highest by a freshman in school history. It is also the highest match total in the rally scoring era by a Cyclone.

Morgan Brandt had a career-high 61 assists Nov. 10, the first 60-plus assist outing since 2016. Brandt ranks 15th in ISU history with 1,489. Brooke Stonestreet brought in over 20 digs in both matches vs. Kansas, totaling 18 20-plus dig matches on her career which ranks T-No. 6 in ISU history.

Both Alexis Engelbrecht (14) and Lilly Wachholz (15) tallied new career highs in kills vs. Kansas, both achieving their totals hitting over .300.

No. 5 Texas (18-4, 13-1 Big 12)

Texas holds the highest hitting percentage in conference action with .295, and ranks No. 1 in kills (13.74 per set), assists (12.68 per set) and blocks (2.77 per set). Individually, Asjia O'Neal ranks No. 1 in hitting percentage with .442, which ranks 19^th in the nation. O'Neal also takes the top spot in the conference in blocks, while Madisen Skinner ranks first in kills and points.

Series History

Overall: Texas leads 50-6

At Austin: Texas leads 29-0

Christy Johnson-Lynch vs. UT: 6-32

Next Up

Iowa State will next travel to No. 22 Houston Friday, Nov. 17 for the first matchup between the Cyclones and since 1983.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Brandt

Alexis Engelbrecht

Nayeli Gonzalez

Brooke Stonestreet

Lilly Wachholz

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