Iowa State Sweeps Arizona at Home

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) swept Arizona (11-7, 5-3 Big 12) by set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 Thursday night inside Hilton Coliseum for the Cyclones' seventh sweep of 2025. ISU hit at .309 through the match, the sixth match this season with an efficiency over .300.

Alea Goolsby had her 13th match this season with 10 or more kills delivering 14 to tie the match lead, also having seven digs and a block. Maya Duckworth now stands five kills away from career kill No. 1,000 after hitting 11 on the night.

Rachel Van Gorp nearly had another 20-dig game with a remarkable 19 through three sets (6.33 per set). Paula Krzeslak also had 10-plus digs with 14.

Reagan Hanfelt, playing in just her sixth-career match, served up four aces to lead the match. Morgan Brandt again showed her versatility with 37 assists, six kills at a clip of .600, six digs and a block.

SET ONE
Arizona took the first four points, while ISU took its first lead at 7-6 after back-to-back Goolsby kills. It was a close race from there, while the Cyclones held the narrow 15-14 edge at the media timeout. Following two ISU kills and an Arizona attack error, the home team took a 19-16 lead. A kill by Hanfelt brought ISU to 20 points (20-17) and an ace by Hanfelt came right after. Another run, this one of four, brought Iowa State up 23-17 as Arizona called its second timeout. ISU would take the set 25-19.

SET TWO

Duckworth laid down kill after kill, getting her eighth at .438 to make it 4-2 early. Arizona went on to knot the score at 9s, but ISU remained with the lead as the Cyclones made it 15-13 on Alea Goolsby's seventh kill. The set was brought to a tie at 19s after the Wildcats took three straight, causing a timeout by Iowa State. ISU responded not allowing another Wildcat point to take the set 25-19.

SET THREE

Goolsby joined Duckworth hitting double figure kills as the freshman made it 7-3 to start the third. UA came within two at 10-8, but the Wildcats followed with a service error to halt their run. With Iowa State up four, Arizona went on its way to tie the scoreboard at 15s, while a big block by Abbi Brenizer and Tierney Jackson came next to keep the Cyclones with the lead. Goolsby continued showing her firepower, finding the floor with a kill to reach 20 (20-17). The Cyclones reached match point on a solo block by Duckworth at 24-20, but UA fought back with three kills. The match was ended on the next point after an error by the visitors to seal the sweep.

NEXT UP

Iowa State has a big week at home coming up hosting two ranked opponents. No. 19 Baylor first comes to town Wednesday before No. 6 Arizona State visits Ames Friday. Both matches begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Team Stats

Alea Goolsby

Maya Duckworth

Tierney Jackson

Reagan Hanfelt

Players Mentioned

Morgan Brandt

Abbi Brenizer

Maya Duckworth

Alea Goolsby

Reagan Hanfelt

Tierney Jackson

Paula Krzeslak

Rachel Van Gorp

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