WSU VOLLEYBALL HOSTS COUGAR CHALLENGE
The Washington State University volleyball team (5-1 ) plays at home for the first time this season, hosting the four-team Cougar Challenge tournament Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12 in Bohler Gym...Cougs meet Morehead State (2-5) from Kentucky Friday at Noon, Ball State (4-3) from Indiana Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Utah Valley (2-5) Saturday at 7 p.m...complete tournament schedule below...during this tournament, all WSU matches will be webcast free at wsucougars.com.
2015 COUGAR CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT, BOHLER GYM
Friday, Sept. 11
10 a.m. Ball State vs. Utah Valley
Noon WSU vs. Morehead State
5 p.m. Morehead State vs. Utah Valley
7:30 p.m. WSU vs. Ball State
Saturday, Sept. 12
4 p.m. Ball State vs. Morehead State
7 p.m. WSU vs. Utah Valley
COUGAR COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny is in her fifth season as WSU's head coach (58-77 at WSU, 5 years; 170-101 in career, 9 years) - complete Greeny bio on page 5...assistant coaches Burdette Greeny (fifth year) and Shannon Hunt (third year)...all coaches are former WSU student-athletes...volunteer coach James Dorr (first year)...Katie Hinrichs is coordinator of operations (fifth year).
NOTEABLE:
> Utah Valley junior OH Kiahna Steiner played 2 years with WSU's Taylor Mims at Billings Senior HS
> WSU has played Utah Valley three times: the first in 2003 at the Utah tournament (pre-Pac-12 for Utes) when it was Utah Valley State, an independant DI school after many years as a community college.
> It has been 38 years since WSU and Ball State played each other (1977) when matches were best of 3 and games (not sets) went to 15 points.
WSU'S 2015 SEASON HONORS
Idaho Volleyball Classic tournament Champions
Idaho Volleyball Classic All-Tournament: Kyra Holt - MVP, Haley MacDonald
Radford Highlander Invite All-Tournament: Kyra Holt, McKenna Woodford
NATIONALLY-RANKED WSU FRESHMAN CLASS
Eight freshmen join the Cougars this season...this class was ranked PrepVolleyball.com's 21st-best in the nation...WSU freshmen are: Olivia Coale, a 5-6 defensive specialist from Vancouver, Wash.; Haley DeSales, 6-0 outside hitter from Burbank, Calif.; Ella Lajos, 6-3 middle blocker from San Jose, Calif.; Claire Martin, 6-4 middle blocker from Tacoma, Tacoma News Tribune's 2014-15 Female Prep Athlete of the Year; Taylor Mims, 6-3 middle blocker from Billings, Mont., Montana's 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year; Jocelyn Urias, 6-3 middle blocker from Tijuana, on Mexican National Team; Katelyn Vander Tuig, 5-10 setter from Tulare, Calif.; and McKenna Woodford, 6-4 outside hitter from Chandler, Ariz., an Under Armour High School All-American, and listed at No. 62 on PrepVolleyball.com's top 100 players in the country.