Instead of the scheduled volleyball match last Friday night, the Iowa Hawkeye women's volleyball team decided to play a game of Russian roulette. The Hawkeye arsenal had one silver bullet, and the rest were empty. Although Hawkeye setter Lisa Dockray put in seven kills and 10 digs, a blind prize-fighter could have hit more efficiently than the rest of the Hawkeye offense. The Hawkeyes hit .069 the entire match, enabling the Lady Lions to win without a struggle. We did some things that were necessary for us to give ourselves an opportunity to win.
Different things happen every time teams play.
We need to be concerned with what happens on our side of the net. Webb and Bell, who combined for 38 kills and 22 digs in the first meeting between the two teams, could only muster 12 kills and 11 digs. Outshined by a mediocre offensive display were the pair's combined 18 errors. Three of the seven Hawkeyes hit negatively, and six hit below .200. The Hawkeyes never hit higher than .150 in any game, including -.056 in game three.