VOLLEYBALL: Minnesota hands Iowa State first loss of season

Kayci Woodley

No. 12 Iowa State suffered its first loss of the season to No. 13 Minnesota in in a tight four-set match in the Cyclones last game of the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis (27-25, 27-25, 26-28, 25-13).

For the first time in the tournament Iowa State wasn’t able to convert offensively against the Gopher defense hitting just .160 as a team. Junior Victoria Henson posted another double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs, while sophomore Rachel Hockaday posted 13 kills.

For Minnesota, it was Tabitha Love who led with a blistering 18 kills for the Gophers.