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Top-Ranked Long Beach State Sweeps WSU Volleyball
September 12, 1998
PROVO, Utah -- Long Beach State, ranked first or second depending on the
national poll, defeated Washington State 15-13, 15-1, 15-9, Saturday
afternoon in a non-conference match at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
Rebounding from a horrendous sweep by #6 BYU Thursday night in Provo,
Washington State opened very strong in the first game, tying the contest at
13 before losing 13-15. The second game proved sluggish for the Cougs as
they only managed to hit .033. In the third game, WSU came with in three
trailing 9-12 before the experienced 49ers moved ahead and claimed the
victory.
Long Beach State, now 6-0, was led by the 20 kills five blocks of senior
Benishe Dillard. 1997 Player of the Year, setter Misty May, had 54
assists, six kills and six digs. Brandy Barratt (Spokane, Wash.)
contributed six kills and four blocks.
WSU was led by the 15 kills and nine digs of senior Wendy Rouse (Reno,
Nev.). Senior Jennifer Stinson (Davenport, Wash.) also contributed 14
kills and three blocks. Kim Kleven (senior, Spokane, Wash.) led all
players with 11 digs. Senior setter Samantha Spink (Coeur d'Alene, Id.)
had 43 assists and three blocks. Providing a strong blocking front at the
net for WSU were 6-6 sophomore Colleen Smith (Albuquerque, NM) and 6-4
freshman Alicia Erickson (Henderson, Nev.) with six blocks each.
The Cougs hit .209 for the three games while The Beach had a .352 hitting
percentage.
Washington State, ranked 24th, fell to 2-3, the first time since 1990 that
the Cougars will start Pacific-10 Conference play with a losing record.
Washington State opens Pac-10 play at home in Beasley Coliseum this weekend
hosting #25 Arizona Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. and meeting Arizona State Sept. 20
at 1 p.m.
#2 Long Beach State d. #24 Washington State 3-0
Game Scores: 15-13, 15-1, 15-9
STATISTICS:
KILLS: WSU - Rouse 15, Stinson 14; LBSU - Dillard 20
ASSISTS: WSU - Spink 43; LBSU - May 54
DIGS: WSU - Kleven 11; LBSU - Alvarado 10
BLOCKS: WSU - Smith, Erickson 6 each; LBSU - Dillard 5
SERVICE ACES: WSU - Rouse, Stinson 1 each; LBSU - Dillard, Alvardo 2 each.
Attendance: 116
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