Completed Event: Volleyball versus #25 Colorado on October 15, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3
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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, November 1
Ames, Iowa
12:00 PM
Iowa State
13-9,7-4Big 12
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Kansas
16-5,9-2Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Iowa St. | 19 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 1 |
11.01.2026 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (13-9, 7-4 Big 12) fell to No. 15 Kansas (16-5, 8-3 Big 12) by set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25 Sunday afternoon.
In a match full of long rallies, Kansas took the first but Iowa State responded winning the second. KU would win the next two sets to secure the four-set win.
Mesaiya Bettis led Iowa State with 15 kills and served a career-high two aces while totaling six digs and three blocks. Bettis has hit in double figures in five of the last six matches.
Rachel Van Gorp (17) and Nayeli Ti'a (10) showed their defense ending the day with double figure digs.
SET ONE
D'Aaliyah Kemp tooled the block for the first point of the match, and the teams remained within two points of each other until the middle of the set. KU was the first to 15 as ISU held 12, and the Cyclones would call their first timeout after Kansas won a long rally to lead 18-14. Kansas held the lead to take the opener 25-19.
SET TWO
Bettis snuck an ace over the net to start ISU at 2-0, but KU took the lead soon after. Iowa State kept it close, but Kansas again was the first to 10 (10-8). Iowa State won a challenge to reverse the score from 15-11 to 14-12, KU, and ISU followed taking the next two to tie it up. Another tie came at 15s, while the Cyclones fought for another at 18s after a block by Pam McCune and Kemp to lead to a KU timeout. Kansas ended ISU's 3-0 run out of the break, but a Kemp kill and Bettis ace came next as ISU went up by two. Iowa State kept with the lead, tying up the match at a set score of 25-23.
SET THREE
Kansas led 10-7 while hitting over .400 in the set, but the Cyclones kept the lead within sight making it 12-11 after Nayeli Gonzalez slammed down a kill. The Jayhawks then hit a run to go up by five, while ISU called for a timeout at 17-13. KU held onto the lead, hitting 20 as ISU held 15. Kansas took the set at 25-17 hitting at .429 in the third to retake the match lead.
SET FOUR
Iowa State began with a lead of 4-1, but Kansas provided a lead flip at 7-6. Iowa State took a brief lead at 10-9 after a Ti'a ace while the trend of lead changes continued. Kansas hit the media timeout with the lead of 15-13, but ISU brought it back within one (19-18) after a Bettis and McCune block. Bettis then tied the set with her 15th kill, but KU answered with a 3-0 run. ISU kept fighting to tie the fourth at 23s on a block, but Kansas took the next two points for the match.
Next up
Iowa State travels to Orlando to meet UCF Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. CT.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
KU
IowaSt
Kills
63
48
Errors
22
27
Attempts
144
140
Hitting %
.285
.150
Points
81.0
58.0
Assists
56
43
Aces
4
3
Blocks
14
7
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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