PRIMER: Iowa State Hosts WVU, No. 15 KU

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State hosts West Virginia and No. 15 Kansas in week six of Big 12 play. ISU has won the last seven matches against WVU, while the Cyclones have the opportunity to earn their first ranked win of the season vs. No. 15 Kansas.

Friday, Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m., vs. West Virginia (11-8, 4-5 Big 12)

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Sunday, Nov. 1, 12 p.m., vs. No. 15 Kansas (14-5, 7-2 Big 12)

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Promotions

Friday's match is Alumni Night, Cyclone greats will be welcomed back. All football vs. Oklahoma State ticket holders can receive complimentary tickets to the match by presenting their Oct. 31 football ticket at the Hilton Ticket Office.

Sunday is the Hilton Halloween match, come to the match dressed in your Halloween costume for a chance to win prizes. There will be pumpkin decoration and trick or treating on the concourse.

By the Numbers

1 – Rachel Van Gorp is the first in Iowa State history to earn a spot on the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List. Van Gorp is also the one and only libero on the Big 12 Preseason Team.

3 – Christy Johnson-Lynch ranks No. 3 all time in Big 12 history with 225 league victories.

7 – Pam McCune had the seventh-highest hitting percentage in program history vs. TAMUCC, hitting 12 kills at 0.733.

9 – Freshman Macie Lupkes nearly had a 10-block match vs. Hawaii, putting up nine block assists.

22 – Christy Johnson-Lynch is in her 22nd season leading the Cyclones.

The 2026 Cyclones

Mesaiya Bettis extended her double-digit hitting streak to four matches hitting 23 kills at .436 in four sets at Houston, her first 20-plus kill match. In the last four matches, Bettis has averaged 18.63 points per match.

Rachel Van Gorp has earned four Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week awards this season. Van Gorp continues to be the one and only libero to earn multiple defensive honors this season. It is her sixth total, while just four other Cyclones have earned as many.

Nayeli Gonzalez (3.38 per set) and Nayeli Ti'a (2.87 per set) lead ISU this season in kills. Ti'a nears her 1,000th kill with 971.

The Opponent

West Virginia is the lone team to beat Arizona State in conference this season, beating No. 9 ASU in five sets in Morgantown. The Mountaineers also took a set from No. 11 TCU.

Kansas has ranked wins against No. 13 TCU, No. 23 Utah and No. 24 Baylor, and have taken No. 8 Arizona State to five sets. KU leads the conference in aces (2.10 per set), assists (13.31 per set) and kills (14.13 per set).

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Players Mentioned

Mesaiya Bettis

Nayeli Gonzalez

Macie Lupkes

Pam McCune

Nayeli Ti'a

Rachel Van Gorp

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