Ashley Mass set the all-time record in digs in school history on Saturday afternoon, surpassing Steph McCannon’s previous record of 1,904 set in 1995.

The senior libero did so by continuing her consistency in No. 11 Iowa State’s (8-2, 1-1 Big 12) comeback win against Missouri (9-3, 1-1) in four sets (16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19) at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.

“I think that getting this many digs shows all the hard work that I put into [my career],” said Mass, whose game-high 20 digs brought her career dig total to 1,908 on Saturday.

The Tigers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead against the Cyclones in the first set to start the match. Despite numerous attempts to make a comeback, the Tigers took the set, 25-16, taking a 1-0 lead.

“I thought we were pretty tentative to start,” said coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “We just weren’t taking very good swings, we were not very good defensively and Missouri just came out really aggressive.”

The Cyclones didn’t find their first lead until early in the second set after a kill by junior Carly Jenson put them ahead, 4-3.

There was no turning back from that point.

The dynamic duo of outside hitters Jenson and senior Victoria Henson notched a double-double for the second-straight match.

Jenson led the team in kills with 12 while hitting at a .286 clip and registering 13 digs. Henson recorded 10 kills and 10 digs, also managing two service aces.

“It seemed like, at first, Missouri had a good handle on where they were hitting the ball and [Henson and Jenson] were having trouble putting the ball down,” Johnson-Lynch said. “But they just stayed with it, they stayed aggressive and eventually they started getting kills by just making smart shots. It was really good that they were able to stay with it.”

Junior Kelsey Petersen redeemed herself after a less-than-desirable performance against Nebraska last week.

Petersen notched nine kills and five assisted blocks, with a .304 clip against the Tigers. In the Cyclones’ loss to Nebraska last Wednesday, Petersen managed only two kills with four hitting errors in nine attempts, sinking her hitting percentage to -.222.

“My focus was completely different,” Petersen said. “I was putting less pressure on myself, and Coach had a good talk with me and boosted my confidence a lot. The team did good with the passing and setting, so it was easier for me to hit a lot of balls.”

The Tigers’ Paola Ampudia led her team with 15 kills in the losing effort. Missouri struggled after its first-set victory, going from a .289 hitting percentage to an overall percentage of .113, with two different players producing negative hitting percentages.

“We felt that [Missouri was] committing on their outside hitters, so we tried to set more middle and right-side attacks,” Johnson-Lynch said. “We also used some more back-row attacks, which we haven’t really done this season. Those two things proved to really be effective.”

The Cyclones will continue to chip at the surface of their conference schedule this Wednesday at Baylor. The match in Waco, Texas, starts at 7 p.m.