LINCOLN, Neb. — While the venue may have been different, the Cyclones ran into a three-headed monster against Nebraska on Saturday. The game was played at the Bob Devaney Sports Center instead of the Convention Center to accomodate the larger crowd. 

The total attendace reached 10,380.

The combination of Nebraska’s Brooke Delano, Gina Mancuso and Morgan Broekhuis proved to be too much for the Cyclones. Nebraska beat the Cyclones in straight sets (25-23, 25-15, 25-18).

Mancuso finshed with 14 kills and 11 digs to go with 11 kills and 10 digs for Morgan Broekhuis. Delano chipped in six kills and seven blocks.

“I thought Nebraska played well,” said coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “They have a lot of weapons over there. Mancuso is playing so well for them right now. She’s a really solid player and hard to slow down.”

Carly Jenson was the lone bright spot for the Cyclones. She finished with a match-high 17 kills and 10 digs.

“I thought Carly Jenson did everything she could tonight,” Johnson-Lynch said. “She’s a great competitor and she gave it everything she can and played a great match.”

As a team, the Cyclones finished the match with a .087 hitting percentage. This included a hitting percentage of -.030 in the second set.

After the match, Johnson-Lynch described the team’s blocking numbers as abysmal. She said that will continue to be a focal point as the season progresses.

Jenson feels that inconsistency played a factor in the loss.

“Sometimes we just weren’t fighting back,” Jenson said. “When we were playing great, we were right there with them, then we would let up a little bit. That’s when they would get going.”

Iowa State will try to end its two-game skid against Missouri on Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum.