PULLMAN, Wash. — With her family on the Palouse all the way from Germany for Senior Night, Pia Timmer registered a season-high 22 kills as No. 9 Washington State (19-7, 9-6 Pac-12) fell 3-2 (25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 25-27, 17-15) to UCLA (15-10, 7-8 Pac-12) Friday night in Bohler Gym.

Several other Cougar seniors that were honored prior to the start of Friday's match finished with solid stat lines on the night as Magda Jehlárová tallied nine kills with six total blocks including a pair of solo blocks.  Julia Norville tallied three aces which included one to clinch the fourth set for the Cougs, and another that helped WSU jump out to an early advantage in the fifth. Lana Radakovic did not appear in the first two sets, but came on strong towards the end of the match, finishing with two kills and four total blocks to help keep Washington State in the match late.

Libero Karly Basham finished with 15 digs on the night, her highest total since grabbing 15 digs in a four-set win at UCLA back in late October.  Argentina Ung finished only one dig shy of her season high with 16 on the night to go along with 47 assists.

Following an emotional pregame Senior Night ceremony, UCLA jumped in front early with a 9-2 run to begin the match.  Washington State later went on a 5-0 run to get back within three, and were within two at 22-20, before the Bruins closed on a 3-0 run to steal the first.

Iman Isanovic had a strong first two sets in the match, leading the team with five kills during a second set that also saw the Cougs even the match with the help of five team blocks in the second.  WSU grabbed set point ahead, 24-20, but were forced into a timeout after the Bruins responded with a 4-0 run to even the set at 24-24.  Isanovic then tallied her fifth kill of the set, and followed with a block assist alongside Shea Rubright, to give the Cougars a 26-24 second-set win.

The third set was deadlocked at 16-16 when the Bruins reeled off seven-straight points to take a 23-16 lead.  The Bruins answered back with five blocks of their own in the third and put the Cougs on the back foot once again after a 25-18 third-set win.

Both sides battled adversity late in the fourth set, with Pia Timmer giving the Cougs the first set point on a big kill off of an overpass that put WSU ahead, 24-23.  UCLA's Iman Ndiaye answered with back-to-back solo blocks to give the Bruins a look at set point, but Washington State closed out the fourth after hitting .333 with 16 kills as a team.  Norville's second ace of the match finished things off in extra points, 27-25.

Norville tallied her third ace early in the fifth set, as the Cougars jumped out to a 6-0 lead behind the fifth-year senior's serve.  UCLA went on a 4-1 run after trailing 8-2 at the change over, and faced WSU match points with the Cougars ahead, 14-12, following a Bruins' bad set.  Three-straight UCLA kills gave the Bruins a look at match point, which Ung held off with her second kill on the night, but UCLA ultimatley followed a WSU attack error with Ndiaye's 21st kill of the night to steal the upset.

No. 9 Washington State will be back in Bohler Gym on Sunday afternoon when it takes on USC beginning at noon.  The Cougs will honor its three remaining seniors, Karly Basham, Weronika Wojdyla, and Iman Isanovic, prior to the start of Sunday's contest.

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