Alexis Dirige Dig

Cougars Look To Compete in 2nd Straight Tournament

| By: Athletic Communications

No. 22 ranked WSU heads to WKU for tournament weekend

 NO. 22 WASHINGTON STATE (7-0, 0-0 PAC-12)
vs. Northern Illinois (2-9, 0-0 MAC)                     | Fri., Sept. 14  | 8:00 a.m. PT
at   Western Kentucky (6-4, 0-0 C-USA)               | Fri., Sept. 14  | 5:00 p.m. PT
vs. East Tennessee State (9-2, 0-0 SOCON)       | Sat., Sept. 15 | 9:00 a.m. PT

> Television ($)     | WSUCougars.com (vs. WKU)
> Live Statistics    | WSUCougars.com
> Radio                  | https://wsucougars.com/sports/2016/8/16/live-audio.aspx
> Location             | Bowling Green, Kentucky (E.A. Diddle Arena)

QUICK NOTES
>> Washington State will come into the weekend still undefeated at 7-0, picking up three wins last week during the 2018 Cougar Challenge Tournament
>> The 2018 WKU Tournament will see the Cougars face three nonconference opponents over two days in Northern Illinois, Western Kentucky, and East Tennessee State.
>> Entering the weekend, the Cougs have moved up in multiple stat rankings in the Pac-12 including Alexis Dirige in digs per set (1st), Taylor Mims in kills per set (4th), Ashley Brown in assists per set (5th), and Penny Tusa in total aces (3rd).

WSU Up One Spot In AVCA Coaches Poll
WSU enters the week now ranked 22nd overall in the latest AVCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Cougars move up one spot from a week ago after remaining undefeated on the year, downing McNeese State, Illinois State, and Stony Brook in the 2018 Cougar Challenge. 

Mims Records 1000 Career Kills
Senior Taylor Mims continued her offensive dominance, as she has throughout her WSU tenure, totaling over 1,000 career kills Saturday against Stony Brook. Mims is now just the 14th Cougar Volleyball player to reach this feat in the program's history, and she currently sits at 1,004 kills heading into the WKU Tournament weekend. 

Urias Named 2018 Cougar Challenge MVP
The senior middle blocker earned Most Valuable Player honors after helping lead the nationally ranked Cougars to three victories over this past weekend. Jocelyn totaled 35 kills in three match-ups, 18 of which came against Illinois State, a new career-high for the Tijuana, Mexico native. She also went on to record a .561 overall attack percentage, three service aces, 8.0 total blocks, and eight digs throughout the tournament. 

Dirige Leading The Pac-12 In Digs Per Set
The junior libero is currently ranked first overall in the Pac-12 in digs per set with 4.83 this season. Alexis jumped in the statistics after totally 45 overall digs, and 5.00 digs per set in the 2018 Cougar Challenge Tournament this past weekend, as she helped anchor the defense to three home victories. She posted back-to-back matches with 18 total digs against Illinois State, and Stony Brook as well. 
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