Career Nights Lead WSU to 3-1 Win

Thursday, November 7

Corvallis, OR

6:00 PM

Washington State University

20-5,9-4Pac-12

Oregon State

9-15,3-10Pac-12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Washington St.	18	25	25	25	3
Oregon St.	25	20	15	16	1

Photo by: Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services

November 07, 2019 | Volleyball

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Alexcis Lusby and Magda Jehlárová anchor WSU to earn the road win over OSU.

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No. 24 Washington State volleyball improved its' overall road record to 7-2 Thursday evening with a four-set win over the Beavers of Oregon State inside the Gill Coliseum.

Set scores from the match were: 18-25, 25-20, 25-15 and 25-16 in favor of the Cougars (20-5, 9-4 Pac-12).

The opening set between the Cougars and the Beavers of OSU (9-15, 3-10 Pac-12) featured the intensity of a standard Pac-12 match, as four ties occurred early. Oregon State went on to generate multiple 3-0 scoring runs to produce some separation from WSU, holding down the 18-13 advantage. WSU continued to swing hard late into this set, as Magda Jehlářová, Jocelyn Urias, and Pia Timmer all picked up kills, but the Beavers took set one at 25-18 overall.

Washington State recovered quickly to open set two, as a Penny Tusa ace and a Timmer kill set the early tone for the Cougars. WSU jumped ahead to a solid lead at 12-6 with a 5-0 scoring run, anchored by Jocelyn Urias kills, and an Urias and Hannah Pukis block. The Beavers were right back into this set however, building a 5-0 run of their own to trail WSU at just 12-11 overall. OSU eventually overtook the advantage with another run of 4-0, and held down the 15-12 lead against WSU. The Cougars began to fight back in a big way late in this second period, creating a 7-0 run to jump ahead at 22-17 overall. The blocking combination of Alexcis Lusby and Jehlářová was dominate in this run, leading to the Cougars the set win at 25-20.

The back-and-forth between the Cougars and the Beavers continued into set three, with Tusa, and Timmer recording kills along the way to a 5-5 score. Washington State began to gain control of set three after the 14-4 scoring run that featured an impressive block from Pukis and Jehlářová, and kills from Timmer, and Lusby. WSU capped off the set three victory with a Lusby kill for the 25-15 win.

The Cougars found some distance from Oregon State early in this fourth set, as a 10-1 scoring run from WSU put the advantage at 13-7 overall. Lusby was dominating on offensive throughout this run for WSU, and Jehlářová anchored the defensive front as the Cougars definitely found their rhythm. That lead continued to grow after kills from Lusby and Tusa, and a Julia Norville ace put the score at 17-10 overall. Washington State finished off Oregon State at 25-17 for the road win with an Alexcis Lusby kill as well.

STATS OF THE MATCH
> The victory tonight for Washington State puts the Cougars at 20 total wins for the 2019 season. WSU records back-to-back 20 win season now for the first time since 1996-1997 when the Cougars posted 27 and 26 wins.

> The 15 kills in the match for Alexcis Lusby was a career-high for the freshman. Lusby also posted a hitting percentage of .462, and added six blocks on the night as well.

> The 10 total blocks from Magda Jehlářová was a career-high in a match for the freshman as well. Magda recorded 10 block assists against Oregon State, and added seven kills to her stat sheet also.

INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE

S4 | @_alexcis00 throwin' it DOWN! 👀

WSU 14-9#GoCougs | #CougsVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/PHiXI776NR
— Cougar Volleyball (@WSUCougarVB) November 8, 2019

S2 | @29413Urias heating up in set two, timeout OSU! 🔥

WSU 12-6#GoCougs | #CougsVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/CdeBPfZiqH
— Cougar Volleyball (@WSUCougarVB) November 8, 2019

MATCH NOTES

Jocelyn Urias posted double-digit kills tonight with 10, hitting .292 and totaling two blocks as well.
Hannah Pukis added 36 assists in the contest, along with eight digs, and three blocks.
Alexis Dirige continues to climb the all-time ranks in career digs in the Pac-12 as she totaled 19 in the win. Dirige moves into a tie for 11th all-time in the conference now with 2,029 digs.
Washington State returns to action next, Sunday, Nov. 10 against the Ducks of Oregon as the Cougars travel to Eugene, with first serve scheduled for noon.