Iowa State vs. No. 18 Baylor Series Primer

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) hosts No. 18 Baylor (6-5, 0-1 Big 12) this Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1. ISU and Baylor will meet for the 67^th and 68^th time in series history.

Saturday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.

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Big 12 Now on ESPN+: PxP Alex Cohen, Analyst Rachel Hockaday Petersen

Promotion: White Out! – free t-shirt giveaway for students & $3 reserved tickets for faculty and staff

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m.

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ESPN: PxP Paul Sunderland, Analyst Jennifer Hoffman

Promotion: Camper Reunion Match & Jr. Cyclone Day

In addition to the promotions above, football season ticket holders can receive a complimentary ticket to Saturday's match by showing their Oct. 7 ticket at the Hilton Ticket Office. On Sunday, campers who participated in Cyclone Volleyball camps during the summer can request up to three general admission tickets. Contact Brittany Famiglietti via email here for more information. JCC members and their families can purchase buy one get one free tickets here. All ISU students receive free tickets to any match, accessible here.

LAST TIME OUT

Iowa State opened conference with two straight-set victories over West Virginia, hitting over .300 in both matches. In the second sweep, ISU hit at .417 making for the 15th time under Christy Johnson-Lynch to hit at .400 or better. It is the first time breaking .400 since Sept. 13, 2019 and the first conference match since Nov. 23, 2018. The Cyclones have five matches this season with an efficiency of at least .300.

Maya Duckworth hit 17 kills at .441 in the second sweep of WVU, averaging 5.67 kills per set. Through both sweeps, Duckworth totaled 27 kills at .367 (4.50 per set).

BY THE NUMBERS

5 – Christy Johnson-Lynch moved into sole possession of the fifth-most Big 12 wins in conference history by a volleyball head coach after breaking the tie at 192 at WVU. Johnson-Lynch now holds 194 league victories.

7 – Iowa State has swept seven opponents through the first 13 matches, including a current streak of four.

17 – Sophomore Morgan Brandt is the 17^th in ISU history to pass 1,000 career assists. Brandt totaled her 1,000th on Sept. 21 in Morgantown and currently holds 1,043.

1,000.

Morgan Brandt notches her 1,000th career assist, becoming the 17th in Iowa State history to hit the mark. Congrats, Morgan!#FightAsOne pic.twitter.com/lGJyZ4CIIc
— Iowa State Volleyball (@CycloneVB) September 21, 2023

No. 18 Baylor (6-5, 0-1 Big 12)

Baylor has met six ranked opponents this season. The Bears took the victory vs. No. 19 Ohio State in five sets while taking a set against No. 2 Wisconsin, No. 11 Washington State and No. 18 Rice. Baylor met then-No. 10 BYU to open conference, losing in three sets. BU has three players ranking top-30 nationally in the categories of hitting percentage (No. 22 Manuela Bibinbe, 0.428), assists (No. 27 Averi Carlson, 10.56 per set) and kills (No. 29 Kyndal Stowers, 4.16 per set).

Last season, ISU and BU split the series. Iowa State took the win at Hilton while Baylor was ranked 13^th in the nation, and Baylor took the win in four sets in Waco.

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: Baylor leads 31-25

At Ames: Baylor leads 15-12

Christy Johnson-Lynch vs. Baylor: 20-16

UP NEXT

ISU hosts Texas Tech next Friday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. for the Gold Rules match. Tickets are available here.

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Morgan Brandt

Maya Duckworth

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