Washington State University Athletics
Thursday, August 31
Pullman, Wash.
1:45 PM
Washington State University
3-0
3
vs
0
Incarnate Word
1-1
1
2
3
F
Incarnate Word
17
21
18
0
Washington State
25
25
25
3
WSU Volleyball Grabs 3-0 Victory over Incarnate Word
August 31, 2017 | Volleyball
WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE…
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State volleyball team (3-0) hit a season-high .394 in the 25-17, 25-21, 25-18 win over the University of Incarnate Word Thursday afternoon in the second match of the Cougar Challenge Tournament at Bohler Gym.
Junior Ella Lajos led the Cougs with 10 kills, a season-high .571 hitting percentage and six blocks. Junior McKenna Woodford chipped in nine kills with no errors in 15 attacks for a .600 hitting percentage. Sophomore Ashley Brown and freshman Penny Tusa combined for 26 assists. Senior Casey Schoenlein and redshirt sophomore Jocelyn Urias contributed four blocks each as WSU out-blocked the Cardinals 10 to 3.
WHY & HOW...
As a team, WSU had 37 kills with nine errors in 71 attacks for the .394 hitting percentage. This was the 22nd time in school history and the second time in the WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny era that the Cougars have committed nine or few errors in a match.
NOTES…
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
The Cougars play Baylor Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. in Bohler Gym.
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State volleyball team (3-0) hit a season-high .394 in the 25-17, 25-21, 25-18 win over the University of Incarnate Word Thursday afternoon in the second match of the Cougar Challenge Tournament at Bohler Gym.
Junior Ella Lajos led the Cougs with 10 kills, a season-high .571 hitting percentage and six blocks. Junior McKenna Woodford chipped in nine kills with no errors in 15 attacks for a .600 hitting percentage. Sophomore Ashley Brown and freshman Penny Tusa combined for 26 assists. Senior Casey Schoenlein and redshirt sophomore Jocelyn Urias contributed four blocks each as WSU out-blocked the Cardinals 10 to 3.
WHY & HOW...
As a team, WSU had 37 kills with nine errors in 71 attacks for the .394 hitting percentage. This was the 22nd time in school history and the second time in the WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny era that the Cougars have committed nine or few errors in a match.
Big Block by Martin and Urias, 4th block of the match for the Cougs #GoCougs #RiseAgain https://t.co/73xgRCJ2oE
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) August 31, 2017
Another Coug block, this time from Schoelein and Lajos as the Cougs have clamped down #GoCougs #BeInBohler https://t.co/DEV412sGqN
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) August 31, 2017
Lajos with her 10th kill on her 10th swing, literally killing it today #GoCougs #WinTheDay https://t.co/DiGPYxlSJC
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) August 31, 2017
NOTES…
- Taylor Mims served a trio of consecutive aces in the opening set.
- WSU never trailed in the match versus Incarnate Word.
- Incarnate Word, from San Antonio, Texas, started the day with a five-set win over Quinnipiac (0-5). It was UIW's first match of the season as their scheduled contests last weekend were cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey.
- Attendance: 252
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
The Cougars play Baylor Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. in Bohler Gym.
Team Stats
UIW
WSU
Kills
33
37
Errors
17
9
Attempts
73
71
Hitting %
.219
.394
Points
38.0
52.0
Assists
31
33
Aces
2
5
Blocks
3.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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