SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State women's volleyball swept Gonzaga 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-12) Saturday at the Charlotte Y. Martin Center.
The Cougars (10-12, 5-7 Pac-12) hit .346 with 44 kills and eight attack errors, while Gonzaga finished at .140 with 33 kills and 18 errors. Washington State held advantages in total blocks, 11.5 to 2, and service aces, 7 to 3.
Naomi White led Washington State with nine kills and 14.5 points, hit .529 and matched the team high with five blocks.
Whitney Dewicki added eight kills on .571 hitting and also recorded five blocks.
Livia Ward finished with 17 assists, seven digs and one service ace.
Kambree Rodriguez collected a team-high 11 digs and added five assists.
After Gonzaga went ahead 5-3, Washington State answered with kills by Kryssa Moerman and Madyn Cervellera and a Mary Healy ace for a 6-5 lead. The Cougars moved ahead 10-6 with help from a block by White and Kate Hayhurst and another Cervellera kill.
Gonzaga cut the margin to 11-10 with three straight kills by a Gonzaga player. The Cougars stayed in front through the middle of the set behind kills from Healy, Rodriguez, Hayhurst, White and Dewicki.
Washington State led 22-19 before Gonzaga scored four straight to go up 23-22 on two kills by Gonzaga players and two Cougars attack errors. The Cougars tied it at 23 after an opponent attack error and a Moerman-Hayhurst block.
Cervellera's kill from Audrey Hollis brought set point. Healy's service ace finished the 25-23 win.
The Cougars opened the second set with three straight points, getting kills from Dewicki and White before a Gonzaga attack error made it 3-0. After Gonzaga worked within 9-7, Washington State pushed the margin to 15-8 behind kills from Healy and White.
Block-assisted Gonzaga attack errors involving Dewicki, White and Moerman also fueled the run. Gonzaga answered with three straight points to get to 15-11.
The Cougars kept control with kills from Dewicki and Hayhurst before Ward's ace and Cervellera's kill helped stretch the lead to 22-14. Dewicki added two late kills, and White finished the set with a kill for a 25-16 win.
A 3-3 tie turned into a 6-3 Washington State lead in the third set, with Moerman's kill and a block by Cervellera and Moerman contributing to the stretch. After Gonzaga closed within 8-6, the Cougars took eight of the next nine points to move ahead 16-7.
White had three kills, and a White-Dewicki block helped the surge. Gonzaga answered with three straight points to get to 16-10, including a Gonzaga player's kill and service ace.
White then served the Cougars through a six-point run to 22-10 with two aces, a Ward kill and a Dewicki kill. Healy's late kill brought set point at 24-12, and an attack error after a Hayhurst-Lauren Johnson block closed the set at 25-12.
TRENDS AND MILESTONES
- WSU has recorded 8+ blocks in 19 matches this season, and 12+ in 10 of them.
- The Cougars have held their opponents to below a .200 hitting percentage 13 times this year.
- WSU posted a season-high .346 hitting percentage Saturday.
- The Cougars surpassed both the 1,000 kill and 100 service ace milestones Saturday.
- Kryssa Moerman has recorded 4+ blocks in 12 of last 17 games.
- Naomi White recorded a career-high three service aces.
- Whitney Dewicki recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .571.
- Emerson Matthews has 452 career kills, 48 away from 500.
- Audrey Hollis has 1,458 career assists, 42 shy of 1,500.
- Eliana Ti’a has 403 career kills, 97 away from 500.
- Livia Ward has 896 career assists, 104 from 1,000.
- Naomi White has 125 blocks this season, building on her career-best mark (prev. 117 in 2025).
- Lauren Johnson recorded her first career block in her first appearance of the 2026-27 season.
Washington State volleyball hosts Utah State Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. in Pullman, Washington.
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