Sooners Fall in Three at Iowa State

Saturday, October 28

Ames, Iowa

2 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

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Iowa State

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Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

October 28, 2023 | Volleyball

Box Score Gamebook

AMES, Iowa – The Oklahoma volleyball team dropped a three-set match to Iowa State, 25-20, 25-22, 25-16, Saturday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum.

Setter Payton Chamberlain closed in on 2,000 assists and will need just three in the next match to reach the milestone. Chamberlain notched 29 in the match to go with three digs.

Daleigh Ellison, Lydia Burts and Taylor Preston all notched seven kills on the day, with Burts hitting at a .417 clip. Kelsey Carrington and Alexis Shelton recorded six each.

Mele Corral-Balgojevich tallied 11 digs while Callie Kemohah added seven.

With the first set tied at 9-9, the Cyclones used a 7-1 run to take a 16-10 lead. The Sooners pulled within two at 19-17 after a 7-3 run of their own. OU kept it close late but dropped the set, 25-20.

Iowa State took its first lead of the second set, 8-7, but the Sooners tied things back up on a Cyclone error. The teams continued to trade points with Iowa State leading at the first timeout, 15-13. The Sooners pulled within one at 16-15 before the Cyclones took a 21-16 lead. OU pulled within two at 23-21 before falling 25-22.

The Sooners trailed 9-3 early in the third set. Out of the timeout, Shelton picked up a kill to stop the Iowa State run. OU pulled within four at 12-8 but Iowa State extended its lead to 19-10. The Sooners ultimately dropped the set 25-16.

The Sooners and Cyclones will return to Hilton Coliseum tomorrow at noon CT for game two of the series. The match will air on ESPN with Paul Sunderland and Jennifer Hoffman on the call.