Little Chambers, Mortensen record double-doubles as No. 8 Cougars beat Cyclones in four

AMES, Iowa — No. 8 BYU women’s volleyball had four hitters finish in double figures in its 3-1 win at Iowa State (25-19, 26-24, 31-33, 25-20) at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

BOX SCORE

The Cougars (20-1, 12-0 Big 12) earned their 17th straight win, with four hitters recording 10 or more kills. Claire Little Chambers and Elli Mortensen led the way with double-doubles, accomplishing the feat in the same match for the second time this season.

Little Chambers recorded 20 kills and 13 digs, while Mortensen had 14 kills and 11 digs. Anna Blamires tied her career high with 12 kills, and Kelli Jo Burgess added 10 kills for her first double-digit kill performance of 2026.

Setters Alex Bower and Kaylie Kofe tallied 31 and 23 assists, respectively, while libero Lulu Po’uha tied her career high with 22 digs. Burgess also posted six blocks, tied for a match high.

BYU hit .309 on the afternoon while holding the Cyclones to a .225 clip. Both teams were even in blocks (nine), service errors (eight) and service aces (six).

Set 1
Tied at five early, a pair of 3-0 runs put BYU ahead 14-9, prompting an Iowa State timeout. The Cougars then took a 15-10 lead into the technical timeout two points later. Kills by Little Chambers and Jo Burgess fueled another 3-0 run that made it 18-11.

Blamires and Mortensen added kills of their own, forcing the Cyclones' second timeout with BYU leading 21-14. Trading points down the stretch, two more kills by Mortensen sealed the opening set for the Cougars, 25-19.

Set 2
The second set featured six ties and two lead changes before the technical timeout, with ISU holding a 15-13 advantage. A 4-0 Cyclone run, spanning BYU's first timeout, extended its lead to 19-14.

The Cougars responded with a 4-0 run of their own, spanning Iowa State's first timeout, to pull within one at 21-20. After taking their second timeout trailing 23-20, BYU rallied again, tying the set at 23 and forcing the Cyclones' second timeout.

In extra points, kills by Burgess and Mortensen, the latter coming after a successful BYU challenge, gave the Cougars a 26-24 win and a 2-0 match lead. BYU closed the set on a 10-3 run.

Set 3
Similar to the second, the third set featured 11 ties and six lead changes before the technical timeout, with a 4-0 Cougar run putting BYU ahead 15-12 behind two Little Chambers kills.

Out of the break, the teams traded points before a pair of Kate Prior kills and a Prior-Brooke Hardy double block fueled another 4-0 BYU run, forcing both Iowa State timeouts with the Cougars leading 22-17.

The Cyclones scored seven of the next nine points, including five straight to erase match point, as BYU used both of its timeouts. Iowa State forced extra points for the second set in a row, eventually taking it 33-31.

Set 4
Battling early in the fourth, Iowa State put together a 3-0 run before BYU answered with a 4-0 stretch of its own, taking a 15-13 lead into the technical timeout. After weathering another 3-0 Cyclone run, the Cougars got kills from Blamires, Mortensen, Kofe and Little Chambers to force an ISU timeout at 20-17.

A Prior kill and an Iowa State error extended the lead to 22-18, prompting the Cyclones' second timeout. Prior and Blamires added kills to bring up match point before a Little Chambers-Burgess double block closed out the 25-20 set and 3-1 match victory.

Up Next
BYU will have another Top 25 matchup on the road, visiting No. 24 Baylor in Waco before returning home to host Texas Tech.