Three Big Takeaways: Iowa State loses to No. 15 Baylor on the road

Iowa State volleyball had a chance for one more top-25 win Wednesday night time.

The Cyclones got here two factors away from forcing a fifth set with No. 15 Baylor. The Bears survived the Cyclone upset menace and accomplished the win in 4 units.

Wednesday night time’s 4 units had been determined by a mixed 18 factors.

Baylor Blockers

With the rating 25-24 within the fourth set, Baylor’s Elise McGhee and Malloy Talbert blocked Iowa State’s Mariah Mitchell’s try. The double-block on match level gave Baylor the win, the set and the match.

It was the twelfth complete block of the match by the Baylor protection.

Baylor’s Kara McGhee led the match with seven blocks to go along with 11 kills on 21 makes an attempt. Elise McGhee completed the match with six blocks in opposition to the Cyclone attackers.

General, the Cyclones had been restricted to a .193 hitting share. Iowa State made 28 assault errors on 140 makes an attempt.

Iowa State blocker Alexis Engelbrecht scored a career-high 12 kills in opposition to the Baylor protection. She handed her earlier profession excessive of 11 scored earlier this season.

Residence-state hero

Iowa State freshman Maya Duckworth has been nice for Iowa State in her first season of collegiate volleyball.

When returning to her house state of Texas, she’s been even higher.

Wednesday night time, Duckworth led the Cyclones with 14 kills on 37 swings. The Iowa State freshman is the most recent Massive 12 Newcomer of the Week and has secured double-digit kills in every of her final three video games.

One week in the past, Duckworth posted 10 kills whereas enjoying in opposition to the No. 1 ranked Longhorns. At TCU on September 24, Duckworth had one other double-digit match. She scored 10 kills within the Cyclone loss to the Horned Frogs.

At Texas Tech on October 21, Duckworth discovered the ground for 11 kills. The Iowa State newcomer has been in double figures every of the 4 occasions she has traveled to Texas for a match.

Massive 12 standings

Solely two matches stay for Iowa State volleyball earlier than the top of the season and the beginning of the NCAA match.

With the loss on Wednesday night time, Iowa State misplaced floor in its standing within the Massive 12 convention panorama.

The Cyclones, with a 9-5 convention file, are actually tied for third with TCU within the convention standings. TCU will face Kansas State and Oklahoma earlier than the season ends on Nov. 26.

Iowa State will subsequent face Kansas and end the season at house with Oklahoma on Nov. 23.