The ISU volleyball team picked up its third win in a row and second-straight on the road Nov. 13, defeating No. 24 Oklahoma in five sets (23-25, 30-28, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9).

Things were even in the early goings, leading to a tie at 12 before the Cyclones (14-9, 6-6 Big 12) appeared to take control with a 7-3 run. While Iowa State managed to hold onto a small lead as the set came down to the wire, Oklahoma (17-8, 8-4 Big 12) made one final charge.

At a 23-all tie, Iowa State called a momentum-countering timeout to try to fend off the comeback, but it would prove to be for naught. Oklahoma won the next two points to take the set, 25-23.

The second set played out even tighter than the first, with the two teams trading blows all the way into extra points. The Sooners had three set points with a shot at taking a 2-0 set lead, but the Cyclones were able to fend off each of them.

On Iowa State’s third set point of the second frame, 6-foot-4 middle blocker Samara WestCQ and 5-foot-9 setter Monique HarrisCQ teamed up for the block to take the set 30-18 and knot the match up at 1 heading into the break.

In the third frame, one that has often been indicative of the winner in ISU matches tied at one this year, it looked like Iowa State had peaked and Oklahoma was ready to run away with it.

As the Sooners held a 22-16 lead, the Cyclones ripped six points in a row to tie things up at 22-all. When Oklahoma had a set point this time around, it capitalized by stuffing ISU hitter Morgan KuhrtCQ to claim the set, 25-23.

As it did in the second set, Iowa State flipped the script in the fourth stanza.

The Cyclones jumped ahead to a 16-11 before the Sooners came back to even it at 18. Iowa State rallied with a 6-1 run that it would lead to sealing the fourth set in the Cyclones’ favor, 25-21.

In the fifth and deciding set, Iowa State surrendered the first point, but that would be its only deficit in that frame. The Cyclones went on to take the last set comfortably, 15-9.