WICHITA, Kan. – No. 19 Iowa State won the 2017 Shocker Volleyball Classic with a 3-0 win over Wichita State. The Cyclones won by scores of 25-21, 37-35 and 25-23.
led the Shockers with 19 kills, while added 13. had 48 assists and had 26 digs. Raudsepp and Civita were both named to the all-tournament team.
SET 1:
• Iowa State hit .455 in the first set in a 25-21 win
• The set went back and forth until a kill from put the Shockers up 12-10
• The Cyclones took a 15-14 lead on a Shocker error and the two teams traded points until a 3-0 run put ISU up 23-20
• ISU closed it out 25-21 with a kill
• had five kills in the set, while Koon and Brown each had four
SET 2:
• The Cyclones outlasted the Shockers 37-35 for a set two win
• ISU fought off nine set points in the win
• The Shockers took an early 13-8 lead after a kill from Raudsepp
• ISU used a 4-0 run to tie it at 18
• The two teams traded points after that with WSU reaching set point at 24-23 on a kill from Brown
• The Shockers had eight more set points, but could not capitalize
• ISU closed out the set with three-straight kills for the 37-35 win
• Raudsepp and Brown each had seven kills in the set, while Civita had 12 digs
SET 3:
• ISU took the match with a 25-23 win in the third set
• The Cyclones jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the set
• A 4-0 Shocker run put WSU up 11-10
• The set went back and forth until ISU used a 5-0 run to take a 19-16 lead
• The Shockers pulled within 22-21 on a Cyclone error, but ISU held on to win 25-23
• Raudsepp had seven kills in the set, while Civita added nine digs
NEXT MATCH:
• The Shockers are next in action on Fri.