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Iowa State defeats Red Raiders in four sets
November 12, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
AMES, Iowa – Fifth-year senior Karrington Jones posted a .750 hitting clip, but the Texas Tech Red Raiders fell to the Iowa State Cyclones, 21-25, 25-12, 24-26, 20-25, on Saturday afternoon at James H. Hilton Coliseum.
Jones led the Red Raiders (14-12, 3-10 Big 12) in hitting when she racked up 12 slams on 16 attacks (.750) while adding two blocks in the match. Both Kenna Sauer and Reese Rhodes collected their 15th and 11th double-doubles, respectively. Sauer tallied 19 kills and 10 digs and Rhodes totaled 47 assists and 10 digs.
With nine kills in the match, Brooke Kanas now ranks fifth in school history in kills as she now has 1,085 career slams. She also played in her 133rd match which is fourth in program history. Kanas also added seven blocks and three digs to her stats against the Cyclones. Reagan Cooper continued to impress at the net as she recorded 11 kills on the day, while collecting three digs and a block.
Defensively, Maddie Correa posted 10 digs and KJ Adams was right behind with eight of her own. As a team, the Red Raiders tallied 10.5 blocks as Maddie O'Brien had four, Rhodes had three and Jones added two more.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One
The Red Raiders began the set taking a 5-3 advantage on kills from Sauer, O'Brien and Cooper. Iowa State answered back with a 4-0 run, but Tech would score three-straight points on ISU errors and a block from Kanas and Rhodes for an 8-7 lead. The Cyclones would score six of the next nine points to take a 15-13 lead heading into the media timeout. The Red Raiders then tied things up at 16-16 when Kanas put down a kill then added a block. Iowa State responded with a 4-0 run, though, to lead 20-16. Tech battled back, getting within three on slams from Sauer and Jones, but Iowa State would win the first set, 25-21.
Set Two
Texas Tech started out hot after taking a 7-3 lead early in the second set. Both teams would tie at 2-2 when Sauer and Jones collected a kill apiece. Then the Red Raiders went on a 5-0 run, highlighted by kills from Kanas and Cooper, to take a five-point lead. Iowa State won some points back, but the Red Raiders would get an ace from Rhodes and Correa, blocks from O'Brien, Jones and Kanas and kills from Sauer and Jones to take a 16-8 lead. Another ace from O'Brien and slams from Sauer extended the Red Raiders' lead to 22-10. Tech maintained its advantage and would win the set on a Cooper kill, 25-12.
Set Three
The Red Raiders took another early lead after going up 4-2 on an ace from Rhodes, a triple block and a kill from Cooper. An ace from Iowa State gave the Cyclones a lead, but that was short-lived when the Red Raiders went on a 4-1 run for an 8-6 advantage. The Red Raiders would take a 13-11 lead on a solo block from O'Brien, but then the Cyclones answered with a 4-0 run of their own to reclaim the lead, 15-13. Tech battled back and eventually won four consecutive points thanks to blocks from Sauer, Kanas and Rhodes to lead, 18-16. Both teams would trade points, tying at 20-20, before the Cyclones went on a 2-1 run to lead 22-21 and force a Tech timeout. Jones would come out of the timeout and slam one down to tie things up again, then Iowa State had an attack error that gave the Red Raiders a 23-22 advantage and forced a Cyclone timeout. The Red Raiders continued to battle, but Iowa State would win the set by a score of 26-24.
Set Four
Iowa State took an 8-1 lead in the beginning of the fourth set, with the run stopped by Sauer's kill. Texas Tech scored a few more points on kills from Rhodes, Kanas and Cooper, but Iowa State still held a 12-6 advantage. Tech never backed down, eventually cutting into the Cyclones' lead by five on an overpass slam from Kanas, 18-13. The Red Raiders would then go on a 3-0 run when Cooper got back-to-back kills and Sauer added another to close the gap at 20-17. But, Iowa State held its momentum to close out the match, taking the fourth set by a score of 25-20.
NOTABLES
- Brooke Kanas posted seven or more blocks in back-to-back games for the first time this season after totaling seven in this match and eight against Oklahoma on Wednesday.
- Kanas now ranks fifth in school history with 1,085 kills and fourth with 133 matches played.
- Maddie O'Brien ended the match with four blocks for the seventh time this season.
- This is the first time since Sept. 17, 2021 a Red Raider hit over .700 (min. of 10 kills) after Karrington Jones recorded a .750 hitting clip and 12 slams.
- Jones' .750 hitting percentage is also the best by a Red Raider (min. 12 kills) in a single game this year.
- Texas Tech collected its best hitting percentage in conference play after recording a .312 hitting clip. This is also the first Big 12 match this season the team hit over .300.
Up Next
The Red Raiders are finally back at home after their two-game road trip as they take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena.
