2018 VB Seniors
Washington State Photo Services/Dean Hare
2
Washington WASH 18-12 (10-10 Pac-12)
3
Winner Washington State WSU 21-9 (12-8 Pac-12)
Washington WASH
18-12 (10-10 Pac-12)
2
Final
3
Washington State WSU
21-9 (12-8 Pac-12)
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Washington WASH 14 25 21 25 10 (2)
Washington State WSU 25 16 25 18 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Athletic Communications

Volleyball Seniors Lead The Way in Apple Cup Victory

WSU downs No. 19 Washington inside Bohler Gym

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE
PULLMAN, Wash. – The No. 20 ranked Washington State Cougars (21-9, 12-8 Pac-12) defeated rival No. 19 Washington (18-12, 10-10 Pac-12) in a five-set thriller inside Bohler Gym Saturday evening. 

Set scores from the match were: 25-14, 16-25, 25-21, 18-25, and 15-10  in favor of the Cougars. 

The second round of the Apple Cup between these two volleyball rivals featured an intense battle right out of the gate, seeing a pair of ties to open the match. The Cougars soon broke the scoring margin open with a 5-0 scoring run, with some help from a McKenna Woodford kill, an Ashley Brown ace, and a pair of blocks from both Ella Lajos, and Claire Martin to hold the 12-5 advantage. Washington State continued to pour on the scoring against the Huskies with an 8-2 run after multiple kills from Jocelyn Urias gave the home squad the 22-11 lead. WSU capped off the opening set with a kill from Woodford, as the Cougars took the set 25-14. 

Set number two brought more of the same intensity as each program traded points early on in this round of play. The Huskies however generated a 9-2 overall scoring run to see the visitors with a 21-11 advantage. Washington State created a 3-0 run of their own late in set two, with multiple kills from Woodford, and a service ace from Urias, but Washington ultimately took the set at 25-16 to tie up the match. 

Washington State continued to find momentum in this rivalry match, building an 8-2 scoring run early in set three as WSU saw kills from Ella Lajos, Taylor Mims, Urias, and Woodford in the offensive attack. The Huskies began chipping away at the home lead, and a 4-1 run from Washington late cut the Cougar lead down to just three at 19-16. WSU held strong and defended their home court in set three as kills from both Jocelyn, and Taylor sealed the set victory at 25-21 overall. 

Set number four was a game of scoring runs to start out with the Cougars scoring three straight points to open the round with a kill from Urias, The Huskies answered back with a 3-0, and a 4-0 run of their own to hold down the early 8-6 advantage. Washington State continued to find answers to tie up the set, but as quick as WSU knotted up the score, Washington found a way to generate a small run to counter. The Huskies ultimately claimed set four with another 4-0 run to tie up the match with a 25-18 set win. 

The intensity of this Apple Cup rivalry continued to heighten in the final set of this match, until the Cougars surged ahead with a 6-1 run as crucial blocks from Ashley Brown, Martin, and Woodford saw WSU gaining more and more momentum. Washington State and the Huskies traded points down the stretch of this set, until a pair of kills from senior Taylor Mims put the match away in favor of the Cougars at 15-10 overall. 


STAT OF THE MATCH
Tonight's stat of the match from the Apple Cup would be the defensive game of each squad as both the Cougars and the Huskies totaled 14.5 blocks in the contest. Seniors Ella Lajos, and Claire Martin anchored the blocking game for WSU with six blocks each. 

THE MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MATCH
NOTES 
  • The victory for the Cougars inside Bohler Gym was the first over the Huskies of Washington in Pullman, since 2009. 
  • Senior Abby Phillips posted 15 digs on the night for a career-high in the stat category. 
  • Mims, Woodford, and Urias each recorded double-digit kills against UW with 19, 18, and 10 respectively. 
  • Alexis Dirige totaled a match-high 25 digs in the contest to lead the way defensively for the Cougars.
  • Ashley Brown continued to guide the offense with 47 assists in the match, and added one service ace to her stat line as well. 
     
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The Cougars will now look towards the post-season as WSU waits to see who will be its' NCAA Championship Tournament first round matchup, and whether or not Washington State will be hosting the first and second rounds of the tournament as well. WSU will be hosting a Selection Show event, tomorrow, November 25 from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Martin Stadium on the Club Level of the complex to watch and see the tournament field released. 

 
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