LAWRENCE, Kan. – Iowa State won the first two sets but was unable to contain Kansas’ outside hitter Karina Garlington, who finished with a career-high 29 kills, as the Jayhawks rallied to defeat the Cyclones, 3-2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10), Saturday at the Horejsi Center.
The Cyclones (9-4, 1-1 Big 12) out blocked Kansas (7-4, 1-1), 13 to seven, but had no answer for Garlington, who hit .328 en route to her career day.
ISU also out dug
KU, 62-59, but the Jayhawks had a .264 hitting percentage in the match compared to just .235 for
ISU. The Cyclones entered the match fourth in the Big 12, holding opponents to a .146 hitting percentage.
Jen Malcom tied a career-high with 18 kills while hitting .548 and recording a solo block and seven block assists. Rachel Hockaday posted her second career double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs. Victoria Henson was also in double-digits for the Cyclones with 15 kills while Ashley Mass dug 16 balls to reach double-figures for the 39th straight match.
Both teams came out firing in the first set with Iowa State out hitting Kansas, .357 to .324, to take the 25-21 win. In the set,
ISU used two key runs en route to the win. With the scored 11-10 Kansas,
ISU rattled off six straight on Hockaday’s serve to go up 16-11. After the Jayhawks had closed the gap to two at 20-18,
ISU scored three straight to regain control. Malcom had seven first set kills for the Cyclones while Garlington posted seven for the Jayhawks.
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