Iowa State vs. Kansas State Primer

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (9-8, 3-3 Big 12) returns to Hilton to host Kansas State Sunday. The teams will meet for the 103^rd time in series history. Christy Johnson-Lynch holds 206 career Big 12 victories, one off tying the third most in Big 12 coaching history.

vs. Kansas State (6-11, 4-4 Big 12), Sun., Oct. 27, 12 p.m.

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Promotions

Sunday is the Black Out match, fans are invited to wear black. It is also the Halloween Trick or Treating match, and a post-match meet and greet for season ticket holders will be held at Johnny's. There will be a hat giveaway for students, all students receive tickets to matches accessible here.

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 1,293 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 (.644 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

Honorable Mention All-American Aliyah Carter leads the way for Kansas State with 268 kills at 4.00 per set. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in digs averaging 16.63 per set and attacks with 37.99 per set. Since last playing Iowa State in Manhattan on Oct. 5, K-State has picked up five-set wins at Cincinnati and West Virginia, and a loss in five to No. 8 Kansas and loss in four to No. 21 Utah.

Next Up

Iowa State next heads to Texas to meet Baylor Wednesday, Oct. 30 and TCU Friday, Nov. 1.

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Players Mentioned

Faith DeRonde

Amiree Hendricks-Walker

Pam McCune

Brooke Stonestreet

Rachel Van Gorp

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