VB Celebration vs. UCLA
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Winner Washington State WSU 19-6, 10-5 Pac-12
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UCLA UCLA 12-10, 7-8 Pac-12
Winner
Washington State WSU
19-6, 10-5 Pac-12
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Final
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UCLA UCLA
12-10, 7-8 Pac-12
Set Scores
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Washington State WSU 25 27 28 25 (3)
UCLA UCLA 19 29 26 21 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Athletic Communications

Cougs Complete Season Sweep Over No. 21 UCLA

WSU downs the Bruins for just the fourth time overall in Los Angeles in 3-1 fashion.

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE
LOS ANGELES – The No. 19 ranked Washington State Cougars (19-6, 10-5 Pac-12) completed the season sweep of No. 21 UCLA with a four-set victory on the road Thursday evening. 

Set scores from the match were: 25-19, 27-29, 28-26, and 25-21 in favor of the Cougars. 

These two ranked Pac-12 squads traded points early on in set number one, until the Bruins (12-10, 7-8 Pac-12) were able to get out in front of the Cougars with a 3-0 run. Washington State began chipping away at the UCLA lead with multiple 3-0 runs of their own with kills from both McKenna Woodford, and Taylor Mims, along with a service ace by Abby Phillips. WSU trailed the Bruins 15-14 midway through the opening round, but the Cougars went on to create a 12-4 overall run to take set number one over UCLA at 25-19. The Cougars hit .333 overall in the set with huge kills from Claire Martin, Ashley Brown, Jocelyn Urias, Penny Tusa, Woodford, and Mims. 

The second set of play featured the Cougars in control early on, after multiple kills from Tusa, and a service ace by Olivia Coale, saw WSU leading 10-6 against the Bruins. UCLA began cutting into the Cougar lead, but Urias gave the Washington State offense a boost with multiple kills midway through the second round of play. A 6-2 run by WSU pushed the Cougar advantage out to 22-17, but UCLA countered right back with a 5-0 run of their own to tie up the set at 22-22. These two programs went on to trade points down the stretch, until the Bruins capped off the set win with a 3-0 run at 29-27. 

Washington State and UCLA picked right back up where they left off in set two, as each traded points and saw multiple ties to begin set three, however a 4-0 scoring run from the Bruins saw the home squad in front at 11-8. The Cougars fought right back with a 9-2 run to jump ahead of the Bruins at 18-16, with some offensive help from Martin, Mims, Tusa, and Woodford. UCLA and WSU once again began trading points late in this contest, until the Cougars broke through with back-to-back scores on kills from Mims, and Tusa for the set victory. 

The Cougars jumped all over the Bruins to start set number four with a 5-1 run with clutch kills from Martin, Brown, and Mims. WSU continued to extend that lead with a 5-0 run midway through the set as Woodford led the way with a pair of kills. UCLA created a couple small runs of their own to get back into this match, ultimately tying the set up at 19-19 overall. Washington State held strong however with a 6-2 run to end the match after kills from both Tusa and Woodford sealed the road victory for WSU at 25-21. 


QUOTE OF THE MATCH
"A lot of back-and-forth a hard, hard fought victory against a great team," said head coach Jen Greeny. "We always talk about it, especially anytime you're on the road in this conference, and you can get a win, it's huge."

THE MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MATCH








 

NOTES 
  • Penny Tusa recorded 16 total digs on the night, a season-high for the sophomore. Tusa added 14 kills, and three aces to her stat sheet as well.
  • Alexis Dirige posted a team-high 26 digs also to help lead the defensive effort for the Cougars. 
  • McKenna Woodford led the offensive attack with 15 kills on the night, and added 10 digs of her own.
  • Taylor Mims found herself in double-digit kills with 14 overall, with a kill percentage of .378 in the contest. 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Washington State will next face the No. 13 ranked Trojans of Southern California, Sunday, November 11 in Los Angeles with first serve scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT.


 
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