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No. 18 WSU Volleyball Takes 3-0 Win at Arizona State

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TEMPE, Ariz. -- It was a short turn-around between matches but the No. 18 Washington State volleyball team (16-5 overall, 6-3 Pac-12) took a 25-21, 25-18, and 25-20 win over Arizona State (8-13, 1-8) Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
 
This was WSU's 10th three-set sweep of the season, and stemmed a three-match losing streak including a pair of five-set losses at home last Friday and Sunday.
 
Kyra Holt led the match with 13 kills, hitting .393, and had WSU's lone ace in addition to four blocks. McKenna Woodford, playing before family and friends from nearby Chandler, Ariz., had seven kills and two solo blocks. Taylor Mims added six kills (.333) and led the match with seven blocks. Claire Martin added three blocks while Casey Schoenlein and Hailey Bethune had two blocks each. Haley MacDonald and Nicole Rigoni combined for 26 assists and Alexis Dirige had 10 digs.
 
The Sun Devils were led by Lexi MacLean's nine kills and Oluoma Okaro had six kills. Jasmine Koonts had a team-high six blocks. Nicole Peterson and Kylie Pickrell combined for 27 assists with Peterson and Okaro serving one ace each. Halle Harker had 10 digs.
 
WSU hit .253 for the match and held ASU to a .040 team hitting percentage. The Cougars dominated the blocking with 13 to ASU's seven. WSU edged the Sun Devils in kills 33 to 31, and in digs, 32-31.
 
"I'm proud of this team for coming back and being resilient after a couple of tough losses last weekend," WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. "We came out and played really well at times and were able to adjust to some of the things Arizona State was doing. I think we were much more consistent from the beginning tonight."
 
"Kyra is playing really well and even though teams can key on her, I think our setters are doing a really nice job of distributing the ball. We have enough weapons that we can spread the ball around," Greeny said. "Arizona does not play before we go to them for our second match of the week so it was important to win in three tonight, get some food and back to the hotel to rest. It was a great win for the Cougs."
 
WSU travels across the desert to take on Arizona (13-7, 5-3) Friday, Oct. 21, in Tucson, in a match televised live on the Pac-12 Network.

 
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Players Mentioned

Hailey Bethune

#20 Hailey Bethune

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Kyra Holt

#22 Kyra Holt

OH
6' 1"
Senior
Haley MacDonald

#14 Haley MacDonald

S
6' 0"
Senior
Claire Martin

#12 Claire Martin

MB
6' 4"
Sophomore
Taylor Mims

#10 Taylor Mims

MB
6' 3"
Sophomore
Casey Schoenlein

#21 Casey Schoenlein

OH
6' 5"
Junior
McKenna Woodford

#5 McKenna Woodford

OH
6' 4"
Sophomore
Nicole Rigoni

#3 Nicole Rigoni

S
5' 8"
Junior
Alexis Dirige

#4 Alexis Dirige

DS/L
5' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hailey Bethune

#20 Hailey Bethune

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Kyra Holt

#22 Kyra Holt

6' 1"
Senior
OH
Haley MacDonald

#14 Haley MacDonald

6' 0"
Senior
S
Claire Martin

#12 Claire Martin

6' 4"
Sophomore
MB
Taylor Mims

#10 Taylor Mims

6' 3"
Sophomore
MB
Casey Schoenlein

#21 Casey Schoenlein

6' 5"
Junior
OH
McKenna Woodford

#5 McKenna Woodford

6' 4"
Sophomore
OH
Nicole Rigoni

#3 Nicole Rigoni

5' 8"
Junior
S
Alexis Dirige

#4 Alexis Dirige

5' 2"
Freshman
DS/L