The Lowdown

In its Big 12 home opener, the ISU volleyball team (8-5, 1-2 Big 12) notched its first conference win of the season, defeating West Virginia (11-6, 1-2 Big 12) in four sets (21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16).

The Cyclones and Mountaineers went toe-to-toe for most of the first set until West Virginia was able to pull away late. That would prove to be the only victory of the day for the Mountaineers, as the Cyclones went on to claim the next three sets comfortably.

X-Factor

Victoria Hurtt: The senior outside hitter led the ISU attack with 20 kills while tallying just four errors and hitting .340. Hurtt also had two solo blocks and three digs on the match.

By the Numbers

6.0: Iowa State struggled to really get the block going, registering just six blocks.

63 & .299: The Cyclones had 63 kills that led to a hitting percentage of .299, compared to the Mountaineers’  45 kills and .148 hitting percentage.

9: The number of attack errors for West Virginia’s Jordan Anderson, who is often the catalyst for the WVU attack. Anderson hit at a clip of just .103.

56: ISU setter Suzanne Horner tallied 56 assists for the Cyclones, tying her season high set against Northern Iowa.

Up Next

Iowa State heads to Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 8 to take on the Kansas State Wildcats. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Ahearn Field House.