ISU volleyball sweeps Baylor

Iowa State volleyball team cheers with Jess Schaben, freshman outside hitter.

Garrett Kroeger

Iowa State swept Baylor in three sets (25-19, 25-12, 25-22) Sunday in Waco, Texas.

The first set started out as a back-and-forth contest between the two teams, as they found themselves tied four different times during the first 12 points of the set.

After the fourth and final tie at 6-6, the Cyclones started the scoring frenzy. At one point in the set, Iowa State was up nine points against Baylor. ISU outside hitter Jess Schaben picked up the winning kill in the first set.

The second set started out just like the first, characterized again by multiple ties during the first 12 points. This time around, however, Baylor was the team to pick up the scoring.

At one point in the set, the Bears went on a 5-0 run to claim a 14-11 lead. Iowa State fought back and went on to win the set after the Bears committed back-to-back errors.

The third set was all Iowa State, as the Cyclones built a 17-11 lead against Baylor. But the Bears battled back to get within two points of the Cyclones after they were down 23-15. ISU middle blocker Samara West drove home the final kill to give the Cyclones the sweep.

Iowa State will take the floor against No. 8 Kansas at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum.