Iowa State at No. 9 Kansas Primer

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (9-8, 3-3 Big 12) faces a road challenge next at No. 9 Kansas. The two teams will meet for the 105th time, while it is Iowa State's longest-running series. Christy Johnson-Lynch holds 206 career Big 12 victories, one off tying the third most in Big 12 coaching history.

vs. No. 9 Kansas (16-1, 7-0 Big 12), Wed., Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.

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FS1: PxP Kylen Mills, Analyst Jill Dorsey Hall

By the Numbers

2 – Pam McCune brought in her second 10-block match of the season at K-State. McCune had the first 10-block match by a Cyclone in five years vs. Illinois.

2 – Christy Johnson-Lynch is now two Big 12 wins away from holding the third most in conference history outright.

4 – Brooke Stonestreet totals four Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week career honors, becoming the fifth in program history to earn at least four. ISU holds 65, over double the amount of the next-highest total (31 by Texas and Baylor).

10 – Stonestreet moved herself into the all-time program top 10 now holding 1,274 career digs.

20 – The 2024 season marks Johnson-Lynch's 20th season leading Iowa State.

The 2024 Cyclones

Iowa State took a set from No. 24 BYU and swept Texas Tech last week playing with a new lineup. Freshman Rachel Van Gorp put up double-doubles in both, her first full matches at front row after her switch from libero/defensive specialist. Van Gorp averaged 10.5 kills, 12.5 digs and 3.0 aces in the two matches.

First-year Cyclone Amiree Hendricks-Walker hit an errorless 10 kills on 15 swings (.667 hitting) in the sweep over TTU. Her hitting percentage is just off the program single-match top 10 (No. 10: .688). Faith DeRonde joined Van Gorp and Hendricks-Walker also hitting 10 kills at over .300 hitting, while as a team ISU hit at .317 through the Texas Tech match.

Johnson-Lynch continues her 20th season leading Iowa State, a program she has transformed. Johnson-Lynch holds 379 career victories (.645 winning percentage), with 206 of those being Big 12 wins to rank fourth in all-time conference history. Iowa State totals 10 20-win seasons under Johnson-Lynch, including the past two seasons.

The Opponent

No. 9 Kansas, the only undefeated team in Big 12 play remaining, leads the conference in hitting percentage (.322), blocks (2.67 per set) and assists (13.53 per set). The Jayhawks also rank top four nationally in all three categories, including second in hitting percentage. Toyosi Onabanjo leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with a hitting percentage of 0.466 with a total of 151 kills.

Last season the two teams played a series at Hilton while KU was ranked at No. 14. Both matches went to five, with Iowa State winning the first (25-22, 24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 15-3) and Kansas taking the second (25-23, 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 17-19). Iowa State will also meet Kansas at Hilton to close the Big 12 schedule Friday, Nov. 29.

Next Up

Iowa State returns home this Sunday, Oct. 27 at noon for a nationally televised match on ESPN2 vs. Kansas State. Tickets are available here.

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Players Mentioned

Faith DeRonde

Amiree Hendricks-Walker

Pam McCune

Brooke Stonestreet

Rachel Van Gorp

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