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Senior Christine Martin nails 14 kills and has 10 digs for Texas Tech.
Nov. 14, 1997

Texas Tech Defeats Big 12 Rival Iowa State

Brown Surpasses 1,000 Career Kills

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech volleyball team won its 21st match as the Red Raiders handed Iowa State a 15-5, 15-3, 10-15, 15-7 loss Friday at Lubbock's Municipal Coliseum. With the victory, Texas Tech improves to 8-7 in Big 12 play and 21-8 overall while Iowa State drops to 0-15 in the Big 12 and 9-19 overall.

Senior middle blocker Brande Brown surpassed the 1,000 career kill plateau on the evening. She needed only six to reach the milestone but finished with a Tech-high 16 kills. Brown now has 1,010 kills on her career. Brown finished the match with a .394 hitting percentage (16-3-33) along with five blocks.

Senior outside hitter Cristine Martin chipped in 14 kills (14-5-36) along with 10 digs. Martin needs only one kill to reach 1,000 career kills. She has 999 for her career. Junior setter Lisa Hilgers added 52 assists and a match-high 23 assists and junior middle blocker Sonia Moric finished with a .579 hitting percentage (12-1-19) and five blocks.

Iowa State was led by Colleen Henican's match-high 22 kills along with Virginia Hoss' 11 kills and Heidi Rogers' 10.

Tech next hosts Missouri tomorrow in Lubbock Municipal Coliseum at 7 p.m. Missouri played Baylor on Friday evening.

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