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PULLMAN, Wash. -- The No. 23 ranked Washington State volleyball team (5-0) continued its' offensive surge on the season, defeating non-conference opponent McNeese State to begin play in the 2018 Cougar Challenge at Bohler Gym.
The Cougars remain perfect on the season after the WSU offensive as a whole guided the team to victory over the Cowgirls, hitting .395 overall in three total sets.
Set scores for the match were: 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Set number one saw the Cougars dominate early on, jumping out to a 19-10 advantage against MSU. However McNeese State complied a 7-4 run late in the set, but not before WSU would shut that down after an ace from
Penny Tusa, along with back-to-back kills from seniors
Claire Martin, and
McKenna Woodford.
Washington State continued to surge ahead of the Cowgirls in set two, holding a 20-10 lead late in the set, which saw big kills from
Jocelyn Urias, and
Taylor Mims. The Cougars sealed off the set win over MSU at 25-17 to take a big 2-0 match advantage.
The final set in this contest was all WSU, after a kill from Woodford extended the Cougar lead out to 21-10, the largest of the match. Washington State went on to notch win number five on the year, and remain perfect with the 25-15 set win after a kill from
Ella Lajos capped off the victory.
STAT OF THE MATCH
McKenna Woodford finished the match with a season high attack percentage of .471, along with nine kills, one ace, and one dig.
THE MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MATCH
NOTES…
- Cougars improve to 5-0 on the season for the first time since 2013 when the Cougars rolled off 14-straight wins to begin the year.
- The Cougars outhit the Cowgirls .395-to-.167, and recorded more kills than MSU, 45-to-22.
- The attack percentage of .395 as a team is the highest this season for the Cougars.
- Junior Ashley Brown posted a match-high 34 assists.
- Offensively WSU was led in kills by both Woodford, and Mims with nine each.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
The Cougars will play match two of the 2018 Cougar Challenge Tournament tonight, Sept. 7, at Bohler Gym, hosting Illinois State with first serve slated for 7:30 p.m.
