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#4 Florida Sweeps Washington State Volleyball
November 28, 1998
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Gators claimed the SEC-Pac-10 Challenge
Tournament title with a 15-2, 15-11, 15-6, win over the Washington State
volleyball team Saturday afternoon at the at the Disney's Wide World of
Sports Complex at Disney World.
WSU ends the 1998 season at 12-14 overall while Florida, winner of the SEC
title, heads into the NCAA Championship Tournament at 31-2. WSU is not
eligible for the NCAA Championship Tournament field for the first time
since 1990, the last time Cougar coach Cindy Fredrick finished the season
with a losing record.
Florida's Jenny Manz led all players with 19 kills, hitting .469, and had
10 digs and five blocks as the Gators dominated Washington State. Heather
Wright tallied 12 kills, hitting .444, and had five blocks. UF's Jenni
Keene chipped in 10 kills and the match-leading 12 digs.
WSU's Rouse was the only Cougar in double-figures with 10 kills and led the
team with five blocks. WSU hit a mere .055 while the Gators hit .319.
In earlier tournament action Saturday, Washington defeated South Carolina
15-5, 15-13, 15-7.
Cougars Rouse and Colleen Smith were named to the six-player all-tournament
team, joining Florida's Wright and Washington's Kristina Laffling and
Leslie Tuiasosopo. Manz was named the tournament MVP.
This match marked the final competition for five Cougar seniors: Wendy
Rouse (Reno, Nev.), Samantha Spink (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho), Lucie
Vratnickova (Brno, Czech Republic), Kim Kleven (Spokane, Wash.), and the
injured Jennifer Stinson (Davenport, Wash.) who should join the Cougar
basketball team sometime in December.
#4 Florida (31-2) d. Washington State (12-14) 15-2, 15-11, 15-6
Kills - Rouse (WSU) 10, Manz (UF) 19. Assists - Spink (WSU) 29, Sanchez
(UF) 50. Aces - Sperry, Spink (WSU) 1 each, Jones, Keene, Manz (UF) 1
each. Digs - Spink, Smith (WSU) 7 each, Keene (UF) 12. Blocks - Rouse
(WSU) 5, Jones, Manz, Wright (UF) 5 each. Attendance: 503.
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