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Iowa State
Tech Volleyball Falls 3-0 on Senior Night
November 19, 2005 | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 19, 2005
Lubbock, Texas - The Red Raiders fell in three matches to Iowa State on Senior Night at the United Spirit Arena, this evening. The Cyclones took the match by games scores of 30-27, 30-23, 30-28. The squad now falls to 11-18 and 4-14 on the season. Seniors Desiree Batista and Brianna Florus were honored in pre-match events.
In game one, ISU dominated and never relinquished their lead. The teams combined for six four-point runs. Tech rallied at the close with a three-point run to push the score to 28-26, but couldn't keep the momentum going and lost 30-27.
The Red and Black opened game two with a 4-0 run but Iowa State came back and took over the lead. The Cyclones ended the game with a five-point run as Tech hit just .091 in game two.
After a close start to game three, ISU charged back with a seven-point run, making the score 22-17 in favor of the Cyclones. ISU led through out the game and the Red Raiders tied it at 25 with a five point run. They couldn't keep the momentum going and the Cyclones finished the match with a four-point run to win game three and the match.
Philister Sang tallied 15 kills, her 14th 15-kill match of the season, and hit .186 with seven errors. Batista recorded 17 digs in her last home match at the USA and her career total now stands at 775. Kiley Lyons stepped up in the middle tonight and tallied one solo block and three block assists. Consistent contributor Florus aided on four block-assists.
Tech will face Texas A&M, in College Station, on Mon., Nov. 21. First serve will be at 6:30 p.m.
