Washington State Volleyball Sweeps South Carolina
November 27, 1998
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Washington State volleyball team took little time to
dispose of the University of South Carolina 15-9, 15-11, 15-5, Friday at
the SEC-Pac-10 Challenge Tournament at the Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex.
WSU's overall record is now 12-13 while South Carolina is 21-9 overall.
WSU finished the Pac-10 season tied with Arizona State for fifth and USC
was third in the SEC.
The Cougars dominated the Gamecocks from start to finish in the match. WSU
out-hit USC .296 to .087 and out-blocked the SEC squad 12 to 5.
WSU senior Wendy Rouse led all players with 21 kills, hitting .400 for the
match, and contributing five blocks. Junior Joy Sperry tallied 10 kills,
hitting .500 in the three games.
USC's Milica Perovic had 11 kills to lead the Gamecocks. Cally Plummer
added 10 kills and three service aces to South Carolina's losing cause.
South Carolina came into the match leading the nation in service aces
averaging nearly three per game but Washington State did a great job
receiving and allowed only five aces in the three-game match.
Washington State will end its 1998 season against #4 Florida Saturday
afternoon at the SEC-Pac-10 Conference Challenge Tournament at Disney
World. Florida defeated Washington Friday 15-10, 15-6, 15-12 for its
fourth straight 30-win season.
Because the Cougars' final overall record will not be above .500, WSU will
not be considered for the NCAA Championship Tournament field for the first
time since 1990.
"We did a good job today and played well," Cougar coach Cindy Fredrick
said. "It wasn't even a competitive match for us today which shows how
tough the Pac-10 Conference really is. It's sad to think that South
Carolina will probably advance to the NCAA tournament and we won't. But we
didn't take care of some matches earlier in our season and that's our own
fault. We'll need a better balance Saturday to take on Florida."
Washington State (12-13) d. South Carolina (21-9) 15-9, 15-11, 15-5
Kills - Rouse (WSU) 21, Perovic (USC) 11. Assists - Spink (WSU) 33, Edlund
(USC) 24. Aces - Sperry, Spink, Smith Kleven (WSU) 1 each, Plummer (USC)
3. Digs - Blackshire, Rouse, Spink, Smith (WSU) 7 each, Nordgaard (USC) 8.
Blocks - Erickson (WSU) 7, Taylor (USC) 4. Attendance: 185.
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