If there are such things as must-win situations six matches into conference play, the ISU volleyball team was in one.

The Cyclones (10-7, 2-4 Big 12) had lost four straight conferences matches and were headed into a bye week after the match.

Iowa State snapped that streak with authority, dominating every facet of a 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-14) victory over the Oklahoma Sooners (7-8, 3-4).

Coach Christy Johnson said one of the challenges the team is facing right now is getting everyone rolling on the same night like they were against the Sooners.

“We’re physical enough that we are pretty talented and pretty elite when everyone is clicking,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t clicking Wednesday night — we didn’t have many people on but the good thing is they looked ready to play tonight.”

The statistics alone show Iowa State’s dominance. The Cyclones outhit the Sooners 0.396-0.086, nearly doubling them up in kills, partially thanks to a 51-27 advantage in digs and a 9-6 advantage in blocks.

Setter Kaylee Manns said the Cyclones’ serve receive was on point throughout the match.

“They were tipping a lot and we were digging everything up, which is probably why they tipped on us a lot,” Manns said. “We got to transition and put the ball down before they could even get up to block.”

Victoria Henson led a balanced, efficient Cyclone attack with 13 kills and freshman Kelsey Petersen had career-highs in kills and block assists with 10 and five, respectively.

“Kaylee was getting the ball to me perfectly,” Petersen said.

Johnson said this was the first match Petersen has been a dominant blocker.

“That is one of the big reasons she is out there — I think she can be an unbelievable right side blocker,” Johnson said. “She did struggle Wednesday night, so I was really excited to see her come back.”

Manns had 43 assists and nine digs and Ashley Mass extended her double-digit digs streak to 43 matches with 15 on the night.

Iowa State roofed Oklahoma for four of its nine blocks in a 12-4 run to open the match and steadily increased its lead before Petersen finished the set with a kill. Henson had six of her kills in that game to lead an offense that hit 0.516.

Set two was the closest with no team leading it by any more than three points at any juncture. Iowa State had a set point at 24-23, but a service error derailed it. Malcom bounced right back with a kill, however, and Caitlin Mahoney finished a 26-24 victory with a service ace that dropped just onto the back line.

The Cyclones jumped out to a 14-7 lead in set three, showcasing the same balance they had from the start with four players putting down kills. They continued to stretch the lead and Debbie Stadick ended a long rally and the match 25-14.

“It was another team that we were middle of the pack with so these wins are key for us,” Johnson said.