At Hilton Coliseum on Saturday the Cyclone volleyball team had a chance to fine-tune instances they didn’t capitalize on in Friday night’s match. As Iowa State turned around to face Wisconsin-Milwaukee again, the goal was to keep an offensive momentum throughout the entire match.

Iowa swept the Panthers for the second time 3-0 at home (25-16, 25-10, 25-15) after adjusting its attacking game. The Cyclones were able to fine-tune issues they saw Friday night after discussing the game plan with senior setter Kaylee Manns.

“We gave Kaylee some feedback on how we thought they were blocking us, how we could distribute the ball better to get some more one-on-ones,” Johnson-Lynch said. “I think we hit a lot better because she made a lot better decisions.”

In the first meeting between the teams the Cyclones came out strong on the offensive end, but let that energy dwindle after set one. In the final two sets of Saturday’s matchup, however, ISU gave the Panthers little breathing room.

“We didn’t want to start off like we did yesterday when we started great and then kind of fell out,” said junior outside hitter Victoria Henson. “We were just stuck in that game (third set Friday) and so it was a goal not to play down but to play up at our level.”

With junior Victoria Henson leading the way for ISU with 16 kills, the Cyclones finished with an overall attacking percentage of .358 and not only continued, but improved their attacking game as the match went on.

“She (Henson) is a smart hitter, a great player and I couldn’t ask for a better outside,” Manns said. “She goes out and gets every ball.”

Henson produced a defensive effort in the match on Friday night, leading the team in digs and compiling nine kills on the side. With two solid performances on both sides of the game this weekend, the outside hitter displayed her improvement as an all-around player.

“What’s nice about her playing all the way around is that we can use her on that back row attack,” said head coach Christy-Johnson Lynch.

“I think it helps with the continuity of the team if you don’t constantly have subs coming in and out.”

Johnson-Lynch mentioned after Friday night’s match that the team had struggled at times when substitutions were made and the lineup was shuffled a bit. If outside hitters and middle blockers can develop into back row players, the Cyclones have a chance to be even more successful.

The Cyclones took advantage of the Panthers’ lack of height at the net and combined for 45 kills with just 11 errors on the day. The Iowa State offense seemed to find every hole in the Panther defense on Saturday. A team known for its scrappy defense was left without an answer to the Cyclone attack.

“We were getting a lot of one-on-one situations and they were putting the ball down,” Manns said. “I’m just really proud, obviously we’ve come a long way even since yesterday and we just have to keep getting better offensively.”

Another contributor to the Cyclone attack was sophomore Rachel Hockaday. As a freshman, Hockaday made an impact but wasn’t always the go-to hitter. This year, she has already displayed levels of improvements in a variety of aspects.

“She’s gotten a lot of experience over the last year,” Johnson-Lynch said. “She uses the block a lot better, hits high hands a lot better and adjusts to the set.”

In several instances on Saturday Hockaday would convert a tight set into a kill by simply tipping over the hands of Panther blockers. Her versatility has been apparent even in just the first two matches of the season.

With outside hitters that Manns can look to at any time and a middle blockers that add height to the roster, ISU’s offensive attack has multiple facets.