Mims Records 1,000 Career Kills As Cougars Sweep Through Seawolves

Saturday, September 8

Pullman, WA

12:00 PM

Washington State University

7-0

Stony Brook

4-7

Stony Brook

Washington State

Photo by: Washington State Photo Services

Mims Records 1,000 Career Kills As Cougars Sweep Through Seawolves

September 08, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

WSU Improves to 7-0 on the Season With Victory

By: Athletic Communications

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE…
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State volleyball program (7-0) swept through day two of the 2018 Cougar Challenge, defeating nonconference opponent Stony Brook 3-0 inside Bohler Gym Saturday afternoon.

Senior Taylor Mims recorded kill number 1,000 in a Cougar uniform during the match, as Mims became the 14th player in Washington State Volleyball history to hit that milestone.

Set scores for the match were: 25-18, 25-13, and 25-16.

Set number one between the Cougars and the Seawolves was tightly contested early on, featuring a tie score at seven different points, until WSU created a 3-0 run to jump ahead at 14-11. Kills from four different Cougars, Ella Lajos, Claire Martin, Ashley Brown, and Jocelyn Urias, made up the final points scored as the home squad finished off Stony Brook, 25-18.

The second set of play saw Washington State once again assert dominance over an opponent, generating point runs of 7-1, and 6-0 to handle Stony Brook at 25-13 after back-to-back kills from Urias, and Penny Tusa sealed the set win.

Stony Brook brought some more fight into set number three, jumping out to a 4-1 set lead over the Cougars, but was ultimately short lived as WSU built a 6-0 run to lead the Seawolves 20-12. Washington State sealed off the victory with a kill from Lajos and remains unbeaten on the year through seven matches.

STAT OF THE MATCH
Taylor Mims tallied kill number 1,000 in the opening set of this match-up to become the 14th player in WSU Volleyball history to reach that milestone.

THE MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MATCH

Check out Taylor Mims' 1,000 career kill as a Coug! Congratulations @JaiMims! #GoCougs #RiseAgain pic.twitter.com/UyChdjpzbZ
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) September 8, 2018

S3 | Charity Bradley with her 1st collegiate kill as the Cougs keep the pressure on SBU! | WSU 23-13 #GoCougs #RiseAgain pic.twitter.com/GYd1Cbf3FT
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) September 8, 2018

S2 | Throw it down @ella_lajos! | WSU 19-10 #GoCougs #RiseAgain pic.twitter.com/t1C7g0vvuL
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) September 8, 2018

NOTES…

The No. 23 ranked Cougars improve to 7-0 overall this season, with a 3-0 record inside Bohler Gym.
Urias, and Lajos each recorded nine kills each to anchor the WSU offense.
Junior Ashley Brown contributed a match-high 35 total assists.
As a team WSU outhit the Seawolves .288-to-.059 during the match-up.
The Cougars posted 8.0 total blocks compared to that of Stony Brook's 2.5 overall.
Urias was named the 2018 Cougar Challenge MVP, along with Lajos and Brown earning All-Tournament selections.

>> Ashley Brown Post Match

>> Taylor Mims Post Match

>> Head Coach Jen Greeny Post Match

MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
The Cougars will next compete in the Western Kentucky Tournament in Bowling Green, Kentucky Sept. 14-15 where WSU will face Northern Illinois, East Tennessee State, and WKU throughout the weekend.