ISU volleyball against UNI: An Emerging Pattern

Hayley Hochstetler/Iowa State Daily

No. 1 sophomore setter Jenelle Hudson and No. 17 senior middle blocker Tenisha Matlock jump to block a spike during the game against Northern Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Cedar Falls. The Cyclones defeated the Panthers 3-2 and now have an undefeated record of 4-0.

Kevin Horner
September 16, 2015

During the last two meetings between Iowa State and Northern Iowa, a pattern has begun to emerge.

In each of the two matchups — both of which were in Cedar Falls — Iowa State won the first two sets fairly easily, Northern Iowa rebounded to take the next two and Iowa State rallied to claim the fifth set and the match.

Here are the stats from those last two matches:

Sept. 4, 2013

Set 1: 25-13 (Iowa State)

Set 2: 25-20 (Iowa State)

Set 3: 21-25 (Northern Iowa)

Set 4: 21-25 (Northern Iowa)

Set 5: 15-9 (Iowa State)

Sept. 24, 2014

Set 1: 25-21 (Iowa State)

Set 2: 28-26 (Iowa State)

Set 3: 19-25 (Northern Iowa)

Set 4: 16-25 (Northern Iowa)