Washington Takes 3-2 Win Over WSU Volleyball
October 23, 1998
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The visiting Washington Huskies put a damper on an
already down Washington State Cougar volleyball team with a 3-2 win Friday
night before 1,876 fans in Beasley Coliseum. Washington started the second
half of the Pac-10 season with a 3-15, 13-15, 15-13, 15-6, 15-13 win over
the Cougs to complete a sweep of WSU this season.
Washington State is now 5-5 in Pac-10, 8-8 overall. Washington moved to
4-6 in conference action, 5-9 overall.
WSU played without the 4.22 kills per game and 1.48 blocks per game of
All-Pac-10 middle blocker Jennifer Stinson who dislocated her left ankle in
practice Thursday and will be out of action for at least the next three
weeks. She was at the match alternating from crutches to a wheel-chair to
keep her foot elevated.
Senior Wendy Rouse who moved from right-side hitter to the middle in
Stinson's spot had 17 kills and six blocks. Freshman Kristen Johnson
(Olympia, Wash.) saw her first playing time since the Cougar Challenge
Tournament in early September moving into Rouse's position. Johnson
tallied 17 kills and 11 digs. Joy Sperry was the only other Cougar in
double-figures with 15 kills and the match-high 22 digs.
Washington was led by the 20 kills and 17 digs of Kristina Laffling.
Leslie Tuiasosopo contributed 19 kills and seven blocks. UW's Lisa
Underhill also had seven blocks and tagged 12 kills.
The Cougars dominated the first game hitting .324 to UW's .096. Washington
started to warm up in the second game coming from 7-10 deficit to tie it up
at 12, but still WSU still had the momentum going into break with a 2-0
game lead.
Washington led in the third game from start to finish and kept on rolling
with a 5-6 fourth-game win. The Huskies were up 13-7 in the rally-scoring
fifth game before WSU mounted a comeback including four straight points
when UW was at game-point. A kill from Emily Seacat gave the Huskies a
15-13 win and the match.
"Kristen Johnson did a good job under the circumstances," Cougar coach
Cindy Fredrick said. "She capitalized on their setter not being a great
blocker. But our left side is killing us with Sperry hitting .093 and
Blackshire hitting .118."
The tape-delayed broadcast of the Husky-Cougar match can be seen on the FOX
Sports Northwest system Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
Washington State hosts California Friday, Oct. 30 in a 7:30 p.m. match to
be broadcast live on FOX Sports Network.
Washington (4-6, 5-9) d. Washington State (5-5, 8-8) 3-2
Game Scores: 3-15, 13-15, 15-13, 15-6, 15-13
STATISTICS:
KILLS: WSU - Rouse, Johnson 17 each; UW - Laffling 20
ASSISTS: WSU - Spink 56; UW - Short 72
DIGS: WSU - Sperry 22; UW - Laffling 17
BLOCKS: WSU - Rouse 6; UW - Underhill, Tuiasosopo 7 each
SERVICE ACES: WSU - Spink 3; UW - five with one each
Attendance: 1,876
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