Claire Martin
1
Washington State WSU 12-3, 1-2 Pac-12
3
Winner USC USC 12-3, 3-0 Pac-12
Washington State WSU
12-3, 1-2 Pac-12
1
Final
3
USC USC
12-3, 3-0 Pac-12
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Washington State WSU 15 27 12 19 (1)
USC USC 25 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Washington State Athletic Communications

WSU Volleyball Falls in Four at No. 20 USC

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE…
LOS ANGELES -- The Washington State volleyball team lost at No. 20 USC Saturday afternoon at the Galen Center with set scores of 25-15, 25-27, 25-12 and 25-19. WSU is now 12-3 overall with a 1-2 Pac-12 record while USC advances to a 12-3 overall record and is 3-0 in conference action.
 
Juniors McKenna Woodford and Taylor Mims each had 11 kills with Mims hitting .381. Jocelyn Urias led the Cougs with six blocks and Ella Lajos added five kills (.300) and three blocks. Casey Schoenlein, back in action after missing five matches, had two kills and three blocks. Alexis Dirige led the match with 14 digs. Ashley Brown and Penny Tusa combined for 31 assists.
 
WSU out-blocked USC 11 to 10 but the home court squad won the kills tally 61-36, digs stats 52-39 and served 11 aces while holding the Cougars to no aces.
 
WHY & HOW...
WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said, "Consistency definitely wasn't there today but even worse than that was our serving and passing. They were passing almost perfectly in that first set and we did pick it up in the second but our passing was not good at all today. That is going to make us really predictable and we're not going to win doing that.
 
"Everybody in the Pac-12 is a good team. I thought we were very flat as well. We were really forcing it to our middles and that was a key to the game today, to get them the ball but not when we have to force it. We just weren't connecting well at all today and we have to be a lot better tomorrow. Passing is one of those skills that is very mental and not an overly athletic skill.
 
"I think we have to do a better job of learning from our mistakes, getting better and making some changes a little faster."
 
Senior opposite Casey Schoenlein said, "Today's match was one that we need to just flush from our system. We are going to learn from our mistakes and then get back on the horse for our tough opponent tomorrow. It felt really good to be out on the court again but I definitely have a ways to go before I am playing at the level I was three weeks ago. For right now, I am just going to work through the kinks and find my rhythm with the team again."
NOTES…
  • Junior Claire Martin moved into a tie at 10th in WSU career block assists with 313.
  • In the second set win, WSU out-blocked USC 5-2 and won the set 27-25.
  • This is the 12th match this season Alexis Dirige has had double-digit digs.
  • WSU had 26 consecutive matches with one or more aces; the last time without an ace in a match was Oct. 29, 2016 at Cal.
  • WSU is 33rd in this week's AVCA Coaches Poll.
  • Attendance: 1,069
 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
Washington State (12-3, 1-2) stays in Los Angeles to play No. 13 UCLA (8-4 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) Sun., Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion.
 
 
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