@CYCLONEVB HEADLINES 1. Iowa State wrapped up the 2017 season with a 22-7 overall record, and a 12th-straight trip to the NCAA Volleyball Championship, advancing to the second round of this season’s tournament. 2. The Cyclones have won at least one match in 11 of its 13 NCAA Volleyball Championship appearances in program history. 3. A pair of Cyclones earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in HALI HILLEGAS and JESS SCHABEN. For Schaben, it was her second-straight season earning honors from the AVCA, while Hillegas was a first-time winner. 4. Hillegas, who was also an AVCA All-Midwest Region Team, All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Libero of the Year honoree, led Iowa State and ranked 15th in the NCAA with her 5.60 digs per set. She had at least 10 digs in all 29 of the Cyclones’ matches, recording 13 matches over 20 digs. This marks the eighth time in the last 10 seasons that a Cyclone has led the Big 12 in digs. 5. Schaben algo got her second-straight AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors. The Defiance, Iowa native led Iowa State and ranked ninth in the Big 12 with her 3.31 kills per set, while ranking second on ISU with 3.06 digs per set. Her 338 kills and 312 digs marked the first 300-300 season by a Cyclone since Carly Jenson in 2011. 6. SAMARA WEST joined her Cyclone teammates on the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and the All-Big 12 First Team. The redshirt senior right side hit was second on the Cyclones with 2.91 kills per set at a team-best .294 hitting percentage. West finished her ISU career with a .302 career hitting percentage, the third player in ISU history to hit over .300 in her tenure. 7. ALEXIS CONAWAY earned AVCA All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention. The senior moved to outside hitter halfway through the season, finisheing with 238 kills, 179 digs and 103 blocks. She became the first Cyclone to have a triple-triple season since Alison Landwehr in 2011. 8. All-Big 12 Freshman Team member AVERY RHODES played in just one of ISU’s first eight matches. After entering the starting lineup, she was an impact player the rest of the way. She finished the season hitting .293, the second-best clip on the team while ranking second in the Big 12 with 1.28 blocks per set. 9. GRACE LAZARD led the ISU attack in both NCAA Tournament matches, finishing the tournament with a combined 25 kills at a .435 hitting percentage. Lazard had the best season of her career, averaging 2.41 kills petr set and 1.19 blocks per swet. 10. After ranking at the bottom of the Big 12 for five-straight seasons in blocking, ISU experienced a blocking renaissance in 2017. Iowa State ranked second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally at 3.00 blocks per set. ISU’s 19.5 blocks against WVU on Oct. 18 is tied for the 10th-most in a match in ISU history. The Cyclones had at least 10.0 blocks in a match 17 times in 2017. Contact Patrick Tarbox, Assistant Director for Communications Iowa State University Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA 50011-1140 515-509-1189 [email protected]2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 22-7, 11-5 Big 12 (home: 10-4, away: 8-3, neutral: 3-0) AUGUST Cyclone Invitational (Ames, Iowa) 25 Kent State (CyTV) W, 3-0 26 Omaha (CyTV) W, 3-0 26 New Mexico (CyTV) W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER Dayton Invitational (Dayton, Ohio) 1 at Dayton (A-10 Network) W, 3-0 2 vs. Pittsburgh (Facebook Live) W, 3-2 Iowa Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa) 8 at Iowa% (BTN Plus) W, 3-1 9 vs. Northern Illinois (FB Live) W, 3-0 12 UNI (CyTV) L, 3-2 Shocker Volleyball Classic (Wichita, Kan.) 16 vs. #8 Creighton W, 3-2 17 at Wichita State (COX) W, 3-0 23 Oklahoma* (CyTV) W, 3-1 27 at #11 Kansas* (ESPN3) L, 3-2 29 at Texas Tech* (TexasTech.TV) W, 3-2 OCTOBER 4 Baylor* (CyTV) L, 3-0 11 Kansas State* (CyTV) W, 3-0 14 at #3 Texas* (LHN) L, 3-0 18 West Virginia* (CyTV) W, 3-1 21 TCU* (CyTV) W, 3-0 25 at Kansas State* (ESPNU) W, 3-0 28 #11 Kansas* (CyTV) W, 3-1 30 North Dakota (CyTV) W, 3-0 NOVEMBER 4 at #24 Baylor* (BaylorSports.com) L, 3-0 8 at West Virginia* (WVUsports.com) W, 3-0 11 #3 Texas* (CyTV) L, 3-1 15 at Oklahoma* (SSTV) W, 3-0 18 at TCU* (FSSW+) W, 3-0 25 Texas Tech* (CyTV) W, 3-0 DECEMBER NCAA First & Second Rounds (Ames, Iowa) 1 Princeton (CyTV) W, 3-0 2 #11 Wisconsin (CyTV) L, 3-0 Home games in bold *Big 12 Conference game %Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS Location Ames, Iowa Enrollment 36,321 Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy Colors Cardinal & Gold Arena Hilton Coliseum President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard Website cyclones.com Facebook Iowa State Volleyball Twitter @CycloneVB Instagram @IowaStateVB 2017 IOWA STATE CYCLONES No-Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPS 1-Hannah Bailey RS 6-3 Jr. Cameron, Wis. 1.35 .219 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.44 2-Sami Hillmer DS/L 5-7 So. Urbandale, Iowa 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.41 0.00 4-Josie Herbst OH 5-10 So. Davenport, Iowa 0.85 .139 0.08 0.00 0.77 0.00 6-Alexis Conaway OH/MB 6-0 Sr. Orange City, Iowa 2.36 .214 0.10 0.03 1.77 1.02 7-Izzy Enna DS/L 5-8 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 0.00 -1.000 0.16 0.26 1.42 0.00 8-Monique Harris S/DS 5-9 Sr. Clinton, Iowa 0.37 .242 9.71 0.20 2.89 0.40 9-Samara West RS/MB 6-4 RsSr. Omaha, Neb. 2.91 .294 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.85 10-Grace Lazard MB 6-2 Jr. London, England 2.41 .279 0.04 0.17 0.31 1.19 11-Piper Mauck S 6-1 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa 0.00 -.500 3.50 0.09 1.46 0.06 12-Genesis Miranda OH 6-1 Sr. Toa Baja, P.R. 0.64 .109 0.06 0.21 0.94 0.23 13-Meegan Hart MB 6-2 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 14-Jess Schaben OH 6-3 Jr. Defiance, Iowa 3.31 .219 0.13 0.08 3.06 0.71 15-Avery Rhodes MB 6-2 Fr. Waco, Texas 1.47 .293 0.09 0.00 0.14 1.28 16-Hali Hillegas DS/L 5-6 RsSo. Charles City, Iowa 0.03 .125 0.73 0.19 5.60 0.00 Head Coach: Christy Johnson-Lynch (Nebraska, ‘96) Associate Head Coach: Dawn Sullivan Assistant Coach: Jen Malcom Volunteer Coach: Joe Lynch Technical Coordinator for Player Development: Jose Reyes Director of Volleyball Operations: Jesse Klein Pronunciation Guide Meegan Hart mee-guhn Hali Hillegas HAY-lee HILL-uh-giss Grace Lazard LAH (like yeah)-zard Genesis Miranda HEN-uh-sis Jess Schaben SHAY-ben Samara West Suh-MAR-ah IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES 2017 VOLLEYBALL SEASON REVIEW
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@CYCLONEVB HEADLINES1. Iowa State wrapped up the 2017 season with a 22-7 overall record, and a 12th-straight trip to the NCAA
Volleyball Championship, advancing to the second round of this season’s tournament.
2. The Cyclones have won at least one match in 11 of its 13 NCAA Volleyball Championship appearances in program history.
3. A pair of Cyclones earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in HALI HILLEGAS and JESS SCHABEN. For Schaben, it was her second-straight season earning honors from the AVCA, while Hillegas was a first-time winner.
4. Hillegas, who was also an AVCA All-Midwest Region Team, All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Libero of the Year honoree, led Iowa State and ranked 15th in the NCAA with her 5.60 digs per set. She had at least 10 digs in all 29 of the Cyclones’ matches, recording 13 matches over 20 digs. This marks the eighth time in the last 10 seasons that a Cyclone has led the Big 12 in digs.
5. Schaben algo got her second-straight AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors. The Defiance, Iowa native led Iowa State and ranked ninth in the Big 12 with her 3.31 kills per set, while ranking second on ISU with 3.06 digs per set. Her 338 kills and 312 digs marked the first 300-300 season by a Cyclone since Carly Jenson in 2011.
6. SAMARA WEST joined her Cyclone teammates on the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and the All-Big 12 First Team. The redshirt senior right side hit was second on the Cyclones with 2.91 kills per set at a team-best .294 hitting percentage. West finished her ISU career with a .302 career hitting percentage, the third player in ISU history to hit over .300 in her tenure.
7. ALEXIS CONAWAY earned AVCA All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention. The senior moved to outside hitter halfway through the season, finisheing with 238 kills, 179 digs and 103 blocks. She became the first Cyclone to have a triple-triple season since Alison Landwehr in 2011.
8. All-Big 12 Freshman Team member AVERY RHODES played in just one of ISU’s first eight matches. After entering the starting lineup, she was an impact player the rest of the way. She finished the season hitting .293, the second-best clip on the team while ranking second in the Big 12 with 1.28 blocks per set.
9. GRACE LAZARD led the ISU attack in both NCAA Tournament matches, finishing the tournament with a combined 25 kills at a .435 hitting percentage. Lazard had the best season of her career, averaging 2.41 kills petr set and 1.19 blocks per swet.
10. After ranking at the bottom of the Big 12 for five-straight seasons in blocking, ISU experienced a blocking renaissance in 2017. Iowa State ranked second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally at 3.00 blocks per set. ISU’s 19.5 blocks against WVU on Oct. 18 is tied for the 10th-most in a match in ISU history. The Cyclones had at least 10.0 blocks in a match 17 times in 2017.
Contact Patrick Tarbox, Assistant Director for CommunicationsIowa State University Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA 50011-1140 515-509-1189 [email protected]
Head Coach: Christy Johnson-Lynch (Nebraska, ‘96) Associate Head Coach: Dawn SullivanAssistant Coach: Jen MalcomVolunteer Coach: Joe LynchTechnical Coordinator for Player Development: Jose ReyesDirector of Volleyball Operations: Jesse Klein
Pronunciation GuideMeegan Hart mee-guhn Hali Hillegas HAY-lee HILL-uh-gissGrace Lazard LAH (like yeah)-zard Genesis Miranda HEN-uh-sisJess Schaben SHAY-ben Samara West Suh-MAR-ah
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF• Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch was elected by her peers to become President of the American
Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
• The Cyclones’ leader began her position as President on Jan. 1, 2016 after one year of serving on the AVCA Board of Directors as President Elect.
• Johnson-Lynch will serve as President until Jan. 1, 2018, after which she will remain on the Board of Directors for one more year in the role of Past President.
AROUND THE BIG 12• Iowa State’s Hali Hillegas, Jess Schaben and Samara West all made the All-Big 12 First Team in 2017. Hillegas
was also named the Big 12 Libero of the Year, marking the ninth time in the last 10 years ISU has claimed that award. 2017 All-Big 12 First Team
Name, School Pos.Shelly Fanning, Baylor MBYossiana Pressley, Baylor^ OHKatie Staiger, Baylor^ OHHali Hillegas, Iowa State LJess Schaben, Iowa State OHSamara West, Iowa State RSAinise Havili, Kansas^ SKelsie Payne, Kansas RSMadison Rigdon, Kansas OHAlyssa Enneking, Oklahoma OHEbony Nwanebu, Texas RSChiaka Ogbogu, Texas^ MBLexi Sun, Texas^ OHMicaya White, Texas^ OHPayton Caffrey, West Virginia OH
^Unanimous Choice
2017 All-Big 12 Second TeamName, School Pos.Hannah Lockin, Baylor SAniah Philo, Baylor OHJada Burse, Kansas OHZoe Hill, Kansas MBBryna Vogel, Kansas State OPPAnna Walsh, TCU MBCat McCoy, Texas LAshley Shook, Texas SMissy Owens, Texas Tech SMia Swanegan, West Virginia MB
• Avery Rhodes represented Iowa State on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, marking the sixth-straight season the Cyclones have had at least one rep on the squad. 2017 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Name, School Pos.Hannah Lockin, Baylor SYossiana Pressley, Baylor OHAvery Rhodes, Iowa State MBPeyton Williams, Kansas State MBAshley Shook, Texas SLexi Sun, Texas OH
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.College: Nebraska, ‘96Husband: Joe LynchChildren: Addison, JamisonTwitter: @CJohnsonLynch Christy Johnson-Lynch enters her 13th year as head coach at Iowa State having rewritten the history of the Cyclone volleyball program. The program she inherited on Dec. 17, 2004 is unrecognizable compared to today’s situation. There are many ways to define
Johnson-Lynch’s tenure at Iowa State. There is the winning. She enters her 11th season at Iowa State with a 246-123 record in her career. The Cyclones are one of just 11 programs nationally to appear in each of the previous 10 NCAA Volleyball Championships. She has guided the Cyclones to the NCAA Regional Semifinals three times and to the Regional Final on two occasions in 2008 and 2011. Johnson-Lynch’s 141-75 record against Big 12 opponents is incredible in many contexts. In ISU’s nine Big 12 seasons before her arrive, ISU had only picked up 13 conference wins compared to 167 losses. The Cyclones had anchored the Big 12 standings in seven of those nine campaigns. In 2009, alone, Iowa State won a program-record 17 Big 12 matches en route to a school record 27 victories on the season. In ’09, Johnson-Lynch was named Big 12 Coach of the Year. Iowa State has won 20 matches in a season six times under Johnson-Lynch, a feat only accomplished three times in the 15 years before Johnson-Lynch joined the Cyclones. To go with the 2009 Cyclones’ 27 wins, the 2011 Cyclones earned 25 wins and the school’s highest NCAA Championship seeding ever at No. 4. The Iowa State program has produced a line of talented players in Johnson-Lynch’s tenure. The Cyclones have had 12 student-athletes earn AVCA All-America honors under Johnson-Lynch. The Iowa State program had never had an All-American prior to Johnson-Lynch’s arrival.
JOHNSON-LYNCH YEAR-BY-YEARYear School Record Pct. 2005 Iowa State 16-15 .5162006* Iowa State 21-11 .6562007* Iowa State 19-14 .5762008* Iowa State 22-13 .6292009* Iowa State 27-5 .8442010* Iowa State 20-9 .6902011* Iowa State 25-6 .8062012* Iowa State 22-8 .7332013* Iowa State 18-10 .6432014* Iowa State 19-10 .6552015* Iowa State 19-11 .6332016* Iowa State 18-11 .6212017* Iowa State 22-7 .759 ISU: Overall (268-130, .673) Conf. (152-80, .655)TOTAL: Same*NCAA Tournament
CHRISTY JOHNSON-LYNCHHead Coach •13th Season
IOWA STATE QUICK FACTSIowa State UniversityPresident ..........................Dr. Wendy WintersteenDirector of Athletics ........................ Jamie PollardSWA .................................................Dr. Calli SandersFaculty Rep .................................................. Tim DayLocation ..................................................Ames, IowaFounded ..............................................................1858Nickname ....................................................CyclonesColors ..........................................Cardinal and GoldAffiliation .................................................... Division IConference....................................................... Big 12Enrollment ...................................................... 36,321Arena ................................Hilton Coliseum (8,524)Athletics web site ............................cyclones.comUniversity web site ...............................iastate.edu
Coaching StaffHead Coach .................... Christy Johnson-Lynch Alma Mater ................................. Nebraska, ‘96 Career Record .......................... 268-130 (.673)Associate Head Coach ................. Dawn Sullivan Alma Mater ........................... Kansas State, ‘99Assistant Coach ...................................Jen Malcom Alma Mater ............................... Iowa State, ‘09Volunteer Coach .....................................Joe Lynch Alma Mater ......................UW-Milwaukee, ‘98Director of Operations ........................ Jesse Klein Alma Mater ............................... Iowa State, ‘08Athletic Trainer .............................Amanda Brown
Team Information2016 Overall Record ...................................... 18-112016 Big 12 Record/Finish ..................... 10-6/3rd2016 NCAA Tournament ...................First RoundFinal 2016 Ranking .............................................N/AStarters Returning/Lost ................... 5 + Libero/1Letterwinners Return/Lost ............................... 9/6Newcomers ................................................................ 5
Team HistoryFirst Year of Volleyball .....................................1973All-Time Record ........................809-726-10 (.526)All-Time Conference Record ........... 246-324 (.431)NCAA Appearances ..............................................13All-Time NCAA Tourney Record ................. 17-13
• In Iowa State’s 12 NCAA Volleyball Championship appearances under Christy Johnson-Lynch, the Cyclones advanced to at least the second round on 10 occasions. ISU is 5-4 in second round matches under Johnson-Lynch.
• Iowa State opponents have hit over .300 just 39 times in 398 matches under Johnson-Lynch.
• Under Johnson-Lynch, Iowa State is 160-51 in three-set matches. 15 of Iowa State’s 22 wins in 2017 came by way of sweep.
• Behind Christy Johnson-Lynch’s leadership, the Cyclones win 87.3% (220-32) of their matches when earning the first set victory.
• Iowa State has collected 20 wins in seven seasons under Johnson-Lynch. The Cyclones have had 13 20+ win seasons since 1982.
• Under Johnson-Lynch, the Cyclones have won at least one match over a top 25 opponent in each of her 13 seasons and have defeated at least three top 25 teams in six of those seasons. This year, ISU has ranked wins over Creighton (then-No. 8) and Kansas (No. 11).
• With its 11-5 Big 12 record in 2016, Iowa State finished third in the Big 12. The Cyclones have finished third or better in the Big 12 each of the past eight seasons.
SEASON RECORDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Hali Hillegas’ 5.60 digs per set is the fourth-best single-season digs per set mark in school history. She is the
eighth Cyclone libero in the past 10 seasons to lead the Big 12 in digs per set.
• As a team, Iowa State led the Big 12 in digs at 17.38 per set. Iowa State led the conference in digs for the sixth time in seven seasons and the 17.38 per set is the fifth-best single-season digs mark in Iowa State history.
• For the fourth time in program history, Iowa State averaged over three blocks per set (3.00). The previous three instances all happened under Christy Johnson-Lynch (2005-07).
• Grace Lazard’s 114 block assists ranks eighth in Iowa State history. Her 1.19 blocks per set ranks 14th for a season in ISU history.
• Avery Rhodes’ 1.28 blocks per set are 10th in ISU history. Her 89 block assists are the second-most ever by an ISU freshman and her 97 total blocks is tied for fifth among Cyclone freshmen.
• The Cyclones’ 306.5 total blocks are teh ninth-most in a season in ISU history and the first time the Cyclones eclipsed 300 blocks since 2007.
• Iowa State’s .237 team hitting percentage is the sixth best in program history. The nine-best team hitting percentages and 11 of the 12 highest in program history have come under the watch of Christy Johnson-Lynch.
SCHABEN DID IT AGAIN IN 2017• For JESS SCHABEN, the bar was set really high in 2017 after an outstanding 2016. She
lived up to the expectations and then some.
• For a second-straight season, Schaben earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors. For a thrird-straight campaign, Schaben led ISU with 3.31 kills per set.
• Schaben showed growth in the back-row as well, she showed off versatility by adding more attacking from the back and also in her defense. Schaben averaged 3.06 digs per set, becoming the first Cyclone to have 300 kills and 300 digs in a season since Carly Jenson in 2011.
• The awards did not only roll in for Schaben during the postseason. In the regular season, Schaben earned two non-conference tournament MVP awards, a Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, a Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and a National Player of the Week honor from espnW.
• Schaben won the final Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award of the season with her career-high 23 digs. Schaben in the first player in Iowa State history to win a Big 12 Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week awards in her career.
• Schaben led Iowa State with 12 kills in the win at TCU on Nov. 18. During the win, Schaben became the 10th play in Iowa State history to corss the 1,000 kill plateau.
• In 2016, Schaben led Iowa State with 3.36 kills per set, eighth-best in the Big 12. She was on fire in Big 12 play, going in double figures in 14 of 16 matches.
• Schaben was named the 2015 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, was a unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK & #LIBEROU• Iowa State has now had student-athletes named the Big 12 Defensive Player
of the Week 53 times after Schaben’s win marked the 53rd win all-time by the Cyclones.
• Iowa State’s defensive output was led by redshirt sophomore libero Hali Hillegas, who was named the Big 12 Libero of the Year after leading the conference in digs per set (5.60). She was a four-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week in 2017.
• Schaben is the 11th player in Iowa State history to win the award and the fourth different Cyclone this season. ISU is only the second team (2013 Kansas) to have four different players named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week in a season.
• Grace Lazard became the 10th Cyclone to win the award after recording 11 blocks agaisnt West Virginia and eight against TCU in October.
• Alexis Conaway earned it for her efforts at Iowa, notching a season-best eight blocks. She followed that up with four blocks in a sweep of Northern Illinois.
• ISU became the first 3-peat winners of the Big 12 DPOW award since 2012, when Kristen Hahn brought home three-striaght for ISU.
• During her ISU tenure, Hahn (2010-13) set a still-standing Big 12 record for most career weekly awards, winning the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week 17 times.
• Only Kansas, with its 21 Big 12 DPOW wins, has also won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week at least 20 times.
All-Time Big 12 DPOW By
SchoolSchool # of Awards1. Iowa State 532. Kansas 21 3. Texas 144. Baylor 13 Kansas State 136. Missouri 10 Texas Tech 108. Nebraska 7 Oklahoma 710. TCU 511. West Virginia 312. Colorado 213. Texas A&M 1
Team All-Time Series StreakBaylor ISU leads 24-22 L2Kansas ISU leads 48-43-1 W1Kansas State ISU leads 51-39 W3Oklahoma OU leads 43-38 W9TCU ISU leads 10-2 W3Texas UT leads 41-5 L2Texas Tech ISU leads 27-20 W23West Virginia ISU leads 14-1 W13
THE TOWER OF LONDON• GRACE LAZARD had a big NCAA Tournament to
finish the best season of her career on a strong note. The junior averaged over four kills per set and hit .345 for the tournament.
• Her defense has done a lot of the talking in 2017. Her best piece of work came on Oct. 18 against West Virginia, when she posted a career-best 11 blocks to lead ISU to a season-best 19.5 total blocks.
• For her efforts against WVU and TCU, Lazard was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
• Lazard is second on the Cyclones and ranks third in the Big 12 with her 1.22 blocks per set, fourth on ISU with her 2.30 kills per set and third for State in hitting percentage at .265.
• The junior from London was an even bigger presence at the net in conference play, as she averaged 1.32 blocks per set against league foes.
• Lazard’s rise has taken her from reserve to All-Big 12 middle blocker, as she was named All-Big 12 Second Team.
NEW POSITION = ALL-BIG 12 WEST• SAMARA WEST thrived on the right side in 2017, and
her performances saw her earn All-Big 12 First Team honors for the first time in her career.
• Her standout performances in Big 12 play included a 20-kill/seven block performance at Texas Tech and 19 kills in ISU’s win over No. 11 Kansas.
• In the five-set win over Pitt on Sept. 2, West had a season-best 15 kills at a career-best .737 hitting percentage, tied for the third-best in ISU history.
• West was second on Iowa State with her 2.91 kills per set,w hich she earns at a team-best .294 hitting percentage. ISU was 9-0 on the season when West leads the team in kills.
• In ISU’s win over Northern Illinois, West finished with 14 kills at a .542 hitting percentage. In the win over Iowa, West got the final two kills of the match, to finish off the Hawkeyes.
• West had an adventerous 2016: three knee surgeries, two positions and an All-Big 12 Second Team honor.
• The redshirt senior from Omaha started the 2016 season as one of Iowa State’s middle blockers, but saw her playing time cut down as ISU looked for blocking answers.
• With the Cyclones looking to spark their season, Christy Johnson-Lynch decided to move ISU to a 6-2 offense, with West coming in as the second right-side hitter. She delivered a strong season, being a crucial cog in many Iowa State victories.
#HILTONMAGIC• Under Christy Johnson-Lynch, Iowa State has a 135-44
(.754) record at Hilton Coliseum. A lot of that has been thanks to the fans on ISU’s side.
• Iowa State ranked second the Big 12 and 11th in the NCAA with its average crowd of 2,596 fans. On Oct. 21, ISU drew a season-best crowd of 3,532 fans to witness the Cyclones’ sweep of TCU.
• Iowa State had four matches with crowds over 3,000, including both NCAA Championship matches.
WHERE WE RANK...In the Big 12....As a team (All Matches)....Hitting Percentage 4th (.237)Opp. Hitting Percentage 2nd (.158)Assists 4th (12.69)Kills 4th (13.70)Blocks 2nd (3.00)Service Aces 4th (1.13)Digs 1st (17.38)Attendance 2nd (2,596)
1. Nebraska (64) 32-4 2. Florida 30-2 3. Penn State 33-2 4. Stanford 30-4 5. Texas 27-3 6. Kentucky 29-4 7. USC 25-10 8. Michigan State 24-9 9. BYU 30-310. Minnesota 28-611. Utah 24-1012. Wisconsin 22-1013. San Diego 25-514. UCLA 21-1115. Washington 25-816. Creighton 26-717. Illinois 23-1118. Purdue 23-1019. Colorado 24-1020. Missouri 22-1221. Baylor 24-722. Cal Poly 27-323. Wichita State 29-424. Colorado State 29-425. Iowa State 22-7
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: WKU, Kansas, Oregon, Pitts-burgh, UNI, Missouri State, Miami (FL)
IOWA STATE IN THE AVCA POLL...Date RankPreseason ................................................................RV8/28 .......................................................................25th9/4 .........................................................................22nd9/11 .......................................................................19th9/18 .......................................................................18th9/25 .......................................................................18th10/2 .......................................................................20th10/9 .......................................................................23rd10/16 ....................................................................22nd10/23 ....................................................................22nd10/30 .....................................................................19th11/6 .......................................................................24th11/13 .....................................................................23rd11/20 ....................................................................22nd11/27 ....................................................................22ndFinal .......................................................................25th
LAST TIME IOWA STATE...Held an opponent to 15 points (25-pt. set) ...........................................14, vs. Princeton (12-1-17, 2 matches)Scored less than 15 points (25-pt. set) ..........................................................14 vs. Baylor (10-4-17, 16 matches)Won a five-set match .........................................................................................at Texas Tech (9-29-17, 17 matches)Had 75 or more kills ...................................................................... 81, vs. Appalachian State (9-4-15, 85 matches).400 or better hitting percentage ......................................................441 vs. Oklahoma (11-26-16, 31 matches).300 or better hitting percentage .......................................................... .345 vs. Princeton (12-1-17, 2 matches)Had 75 or more digs ........................................................................................ 82 vs. Kansas (10-28-17, 10 matches)Had 10 or more aces .................................................................................................10, at TCU (11-18-17, 4 matches)Had 20 or more blocks.............................................................. 20 vs. Middle Tennessee (8-26-07, 333 matches)
LAST TIME AN IOWA STATE PLAYER...30 or more kills ...........................................................30, Victoria Henson at Colorado (10-18-08, 282 matches)20 or more kills ................................................................... 20, Samara West at Texas Tech (9-29-17, 17 matches)60 or more attempts ...........................................................60, Jess Schaben vs. Kansas (10-28-17, 10 matches)70 or more assists ..........................................................72, Kaylee Manns at Colorado (10-18-08, 279 matches)60 or more assists ....................................................64, Monique Harris at West Virginia (9-30-16, 45 matches)30 or more digs ............................................................................31, Hali Hillegas vs. Texas (11-11-17, 6 matches)25-29 digs ...................................................................... 28, Hali Hillegas vs. North Dakota (10-30-17, 9 matches)10 or more blocks ............................11 (0 BS, 11 BA), Grace Lazard vs. West Virginia (10-18-17, 13 matches)5 or more aces ................................................................................ 6, Hali Hillegas vs. Texas (11-11-17, 6 matches)20 or more points ............................................................. 20.5, Jess Schaben vs. Kansas (10-28-17, 15 matches)30 or more points .................................................. 30.0, Victoria Henson at Colorado (10-18-08, 282 matches)Recorded a triple-double .............................. Erin Boeve, 14k-10d-10b at Missouri (11-14-07, 307 matches)Posted a 20k-20d match ...............................................Jess Schaben (22k, 22d), at UNI (9-13-16, 50 matches)
LAST TIME AN OPPONENT HAD...30 or more kills ..............................................................................32, Katie Staiger, Baylor (11-23-16, 32 matches)20 or more kills ...............................................................................22, Kelsie Payne, Kansas (9-27-17, 18 matches)60 or more attempts ....................................................................62, Kelsie Payne, Kansas (9-27-17, 18 matches)70 or more assists ............................................................. 72, Carolyn Kittell, Oklahoma (9-27-00, 532 matches)60 or more assists .......................................................................... 60, Ainise Havili, Kansas (9-27-17, 18 matches)25 or more digs .............................................................. 26, Georgia Civita, Wichita State (9-17-17, 20 matches)10 or more blocks ................................................................10 (10-BA), Sarita Mikals, TCU (9-25-16, 46 matches)5 or more aces ..................................................................6, Hanna Markewycz, Pittsburgh (9-2-17, 25 matches)20 or more points .......................................................................23.0, Kelsie Payne, Kansas (9-27-17, 18 matches)30 or more points ..................................................................... 36.0, Katie Staiger, Baylor (11-19-16, 32 matches)
IOWA STATE SINGLE-SET BESTSIndividual BestsKills ........................................................................................................9, Jess Schaben - 1st Set at Oklahoma (11-15)Attempts ......................................................................................25, Jess Schaben - 2nd Set at Wichita State (9-17)Digs .........................................12, Three Times, Most Recent: Hali Hillegas - 3rd Set vs. North Dakota (10-30)Aces ...........................................................3, Three Times, Most Recent: Hali Hillegas - 3rd Set vs. Texas (11-11)Blocks ...........................................5, Two Times, Most Recent: Grace Lazard - 4th Set vs. West Virginia (10-18)
Team BestsKills ............................................................................................................................. 24 - 2nd Set at Wichita State (9-17)Hitting Percentage ............................................................................................. .560 - 3rd Set vs. New Mexico (8-26)Digs ........................................................................................................................... 34, - 2nd Set at Wichita State (9-17)Aces ............................................................................................................................................5, 3rd Set vs. Texas (11-11)Total Blocks ............................................................................................................. 8.5 - 3rd Set at Wichita State (9-17)
OPPONENTS SINGLE-SET BESTSIndividual BestsKills ............................................................9, Three Times, Most Recent: Dana Rettke, Wisconsin - 3rd Set (12-2)Attempts .......................................................................................... 23, Alyssa Enneking, Oklahoma - 4th Set (9-23)Digs ..................................................................................................12, Georgia Civita, Wichita State - 2nd Set (9-17)Aces ........................................... 2, Eight Times, Most Recent: Lamprini Konstantinidou, TCU - 1st Set (11-18)Blocks ..............................................................3, 11 Times, Most Recent: Dana Rettke, Wisconsin - 1st Set (12-2)
Team BestsKills ................................................................................................................................. 24, Wichita State - 2nd Set (9-17)Hitting Percentage ............................................................................................................... .424, Baylor - 1st Set (11-4)Digs ................................................................................................................................ 37, Wichita State - 2nd Set (9-17)Aces ............................................................................................................................................4, Pittsbugh - 4th Set (9-2)Total Blocks ............................................................................. 5.0, Two Times, Most Recent: Texas - 1st Set (10-14)
#1 Hannah BAILEYRS • Jr. • 6-3Cameron, Wis. (Cameron)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 12, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2) 12, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2-17) Attempts 29, vs. UNI (9-12) 29, vs. UNI (9-12-17) Hitting % .375, vs. Omaha (8-26) .375, vs. Omaha (8-26-17) Aces None None Digs 3, at Iowa (9-8) 3, at Iowa (9-8-17) Solo Blocks 1, Two Times 1, Two Times Block Assists 5, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2) 5, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2-17)
#7 Izzy ENNADS/L • Fr. • 5-8Kansas City, Mo. (Staley)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Aces 4, at TCU (11-18) 4, at TCU (11-18-17) Assists 3, Two Times 3, Two Times Digs 14, vs. Kansas (10-28) 14, vs. Kansas (10-28-17)
Season SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE2017 93-29 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 15 0.16 24 0.26 25 132 1.42 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 TOTAL 93-29 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 15 0.16 24 0.26 25 132 1.42 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 18, vs. West Virginia (10-18) 18, vs. West Virginia (10-18-17) Attempts 47, vs. West Virginia (10-18) 47, vs. West Virginia (10-18-17) Hitting % .409, Omaha (8-26) .632, at Iowa (9-11-15) Aces 1, Three Times 4, at TCU (9-27-14) Digs 14, at Kansas (9-27) 14, at Kansas (9-27-17) Solo Blocks 5, at Wichita St. (9-17) 5, at Wichita St. (9-17-17) Block Assists 9, vs. UNI (9-12) 11, vs. Tulsa (9-13-14)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 4, Two Times 6, at West Virginia (9-30-16) Aces 2, Five Times 5, vs. VCU (9-5-15) Assists 53, at Kansas (9-27) 64, at West Virginia (9-30-16) Digs 26, at Kansas (9-27) 26, at Kansas (9-27-17)
2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team Member
2017 AVCA All-MW Region HMSenior CLASS Award Candidate2x Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week2016 Big 12 Preseason Team2015 All-Big 12 First Team2014 All-Big 12 Second Team2014 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 20, at Texas Tech (9-29) 20, at Texas Tech (9-29-17) Attempts 45, at Kansas (9-27) 45, at Kansas (9-27-17) Hitting % .737, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2) .737, vs. Pittsburgh (9-2-17) Digs 6, vs. Kansas State (10-11) 6, vs. Kansas State (10-11-17) Solo Blocks 1, Five Times 1, 24 Times Block Assists 7, at Texas Tech (9-29) 7, at Texas Tech (9-29-17)
#10 Grace LAZARDMB • Jr. • 6-2London, England (LeAF Academy)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 14, vs. Princeton (12-1) 14, Three Times Attempts 31, Two Times 34, vs. Kansas (10-5-16) Hitting % .524, at Kansas State (10-25) .524, Two Times Aces 3, at Oklahoma (11-15) 3, at Oklahoma (11-15-17) Digs 5, vs. Creighton (9-16) 8, at West Virginia (9-30-16) Solo Blocks 1, Seven Times 2, Three Times Block Assists 11, vs. West Virginia (10-18) 11, vs. West Virginia (10-18-17)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills None None Aces 1, Five Times 1, Five Times Assists 28, vs. UNI (9-12) 28, vs. UNI (9-12-17) Digs 19, vs. UNI (9-12) 19, vs. UNI (9-12-17)
Season SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE2017 54-21 0 0.00 4 8 -.500 189 3.50 5 0.09 16 79 1.46 1 0 3 3 0.06 1 7 TOTAL 54-21 0 0.00 4 8 -.500 189 3.50 5 0.09 16 79 1.46 1 0 3 3 0.06 1 7
2017 AVCA All-MW Region Team2017 All-Big 12 First Team2016 All-Big 12 Second Team1x Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
2016 All-Big 12 Second Team1x Big 12 Def. Player of the Week
#13 Meegan HARTMB • Fr. • 6-2St. Charles, Ill. (Rosary)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills None None Attempts 2, vs. Kansas (10-28) 2, vs. Kansas (10-28-17) Hitting % None None Aces None None Digs 1, vs. Kansas (10-28) 1, vs. Kansas (10-28-17) Solo Blocks None None Block Assists None None
Season SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE2017 6-6 0 0.00 0 3 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 TOTAL 6-6 0 0.00 0 3 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
#12 Genesis MIRANDAOH • Sr. • 6-1Toa Baja, Puerto Rico (Colegio Carmen Sol/Evansville)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 11, vs. Omaha (8-26) 28, Two Times Attempts 27, vs. Omaha (8-26) 71, vs. Drake (10-24-15) Hitting % .296 vs. Omaha (8-26) .489, vs. Bradley (10-3-15) Aces 5, at Iowa (9-8) 5, at Iowa (9-8-17) Digs 14, vs. UNI (9-12) 19, vs. Toledo (9-5-15) Solo Blocks 2, at Dayton (9-1) 4, Two Times Block Assists 3, Three Times 6, vs. Niagara (8-29-15)
#14 Jess SCHABENOH • Jr. • 6-2Defiance, Iowa (Harlan)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 18, Three Times 28, vs. Appalachian State (9-4-15) Attempts 72, at Kansas (9-27) 75, at UNI (9-13-16) Hitting % .348 vs. West Virginia (10-18) .632, vs. West Virginia (10-21-15) Aces 2, Two Times 2, Two Times Digs 23, vs. Texas Tech (11-25) 23, vs. Texas Tech (11-25-17) Solo Blocks 2, vs. Baylor (10-4) 3, at Baylor (11-23-16) Block Assists 7, vs. UNI (9-12) 7, vs. UNI (9-12-17)
2x AVCA HM All-American2x AVCA All-MW Region Team2x All-Big 12 First Team2015 Big 12 & AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year2015 All-Big 12 Second Team2015 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2015 All-MVC Second Team2014 MVC All-Freshman Team
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Kills 10, Two Times 10, Two Times Attempts 26, at Texas Tech (9-29) 26, at Texas Tech (9-29-17) Hitting % .400, vs. Kansas State (10-11) .400, vs. Kansas State (10-11-17) Aces None None Digs 3, Two Times 3, Two Times Solo Blocks 2, vs. Creighton (9-16) 2, vs. Creighton (9-16-17) Block Assists 8, Two Times 8, Two Times
Season SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE2017 76-23 112 1.47 36 259 .293 7 0.09 0 0.00 0 11 0.14 1 8 89 97 1.28 21 0 TOTAL 76-23 112 1.47 36 259 .293 7 0.09 0 0.00 0 11 0.14 1 8 89 97 1.28 21 0
#16 Hali HILLEGASDS/L • RsSo. • 5-6Charles City, Iowa (Charles City)
Category 2017 Season Highs Career Highs Aces 6, vs. Texas (11-11) 6, vs. Texas (11-11-17) Assists 8, vs. UNI (9-12) 8, vs. UNI (9-12-17) Digs 34, at Texas Tech (9-29) 34, at Texas Tech (9-29-17)
Season SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE2016 105-29 3 0.03 3 16 .000 51 0.49 5 0.05 12 413 3.93 18 0 0 0 0.00 0 32017 102-29 3 0.03 2 8 .125 74 0.73 19 0.19 50 571 5.60 16 0 0 0 0.00 0 5TOTAL 207-58 6 0.03 5 24 .042 125 0.60 24 0.12 62 984 4.75 34 0 0 0 0.00 0 8
2017 AVCA HM All-American2017 AVCA All-MW Region Team2017 Big 12 Libero of the Year2017 All-Big 12 First Team2016 Big 12 All-Freshman Team6x Big 12 Def. Player of the Week 2x Big 12 Freshman of the Week
2017 Big 12 All-Freshman TeamBig 12 Freshman of the Week (Sept. 18)