Cyclones fire off for conference play against Texas Tech - Iowa State Daily

The Cyclones come in at 6-5 after going 1-2 at the Lucky Aces Invitational in Las Vegas, where they lost their first two matches to Hawai'i and UCLA before beating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Junior libero Rachel Van Gorp passed 1,000 career digs during that stretch, and senior Pam McCune turned in one of her best performances of the season against the Islanders.

Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch says the focus now shifts to cleaning up execution as conference play begins. "We have got to be good on our side of the net," she said. "Consistency is going to be really important with this group."

For Texas Tech fans, this match kicks off a stretch of Big 12 volleyball that will test how the Red Raiders handle a Cyclones team still finding its footing. The non-conference slate was nearly split down the middle. Whether Iowa State's defense can carry that consistency into league play will set an early tone for both programs.