22 Formico Digs Lead #20 UCLA Over Oregon State

Match Stats

• #20 UCLA def. Oregon State 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-20)
• UCLA moves to 14-4 (5-3 Pac-12); Oregon State falls to 8-10 (1-6 Pac-12)
• Corvallis, Oregon

The UCLA Bruins concluded a sweep of their Oregon roadtrip on Friday with a win over the Oregon State Beavers in straight sets.

The Bruins were led by Torrey van Winden, who had 14 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks, assisted by a split-setter pair of Ryann Chandler (26 assists, 7 digs) and Kylie Miller (16 assists, 9 digs).

Defensively, Taylor Formico had 22 digs for the Bruins.

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Courtesy UCLA Athletics:

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Freshman Torrey Van Winden again led the 20th-ranked Bruins with 14 kills, adding six digs and three blocks, while senior Taylor Formicoproduced 22 digs, as UCLA swept Oregon State on Friday at Gill Coliseum. Set scores were 25-14, 25-21, 25-20.

Junior Ryann Chandler (26 assists, seven digs) and freshman Kylie Miller (16 assists, nine digs) set UCLA to a .266 hitting percentage. The Bruins (14-4, 5-3 Pac-12) spread their offense around with six players registering at least four kills. Junior Reily Buechler had eight kills and four digs, senior Jennie Frager added seven kills and five blocks, sophomore Zana Muno tallied seven kills, 10 digs and three blocks, senior Jordan Anderson produced five kills and senior Claire Felixhad four kills in an error-less 12 attempts (.333).

The Bruins led wire-to-wire in set one, scoring the first five points and seven of the first eight on kills by Frager, Buechler, Muno and Anderson, a combo block by Frager and Muno and two Oregon State errors. At 9-4, a 6-1 run brought the lead to double figures for the first time, as Buechler had three kills, Felix added two and Van Winden posted one. The Beavers trimmed their deficit to six at 17-11, but could get no closer. At 18-12, six in a row for the Bruins on kills by Muno and Van Winden, a Van Winden/Felix block and three OSU attack errors gave the visitors a dozen set points, as a Van Winden kill clinched the 25-14 win. Buechler led the Bruins with four kills, while Anderson, Muno and Van Winden all had three kills in the opener. Formico added eight digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Beavers .395 to .119.

Oregon State (8-10, 1-6 Pac-12) scored four of the first five points of set two, but UCLA quickly erased the deficit with a 7-0 run on kills by Frager, Anderson and Muno, a Frager/Muno block and three OSU errors. The closest the Beavers would get the rest of the way was two. At 9-7, a 6-1 run thanks to kills by Felix and Anderson, a Felix/Buechler kill and three more Beaver errors extended the lead to 15-8. At 15-10, the Bruins raised their advantage to a set-best eight on two kills by Van Winden, one by Frager and a Muno/Frager block to make it 19-11. OSU closed the gap to three at 22-19, but the Bruins would win the second on a Van Winden kill to post a 25-21 win. Van Winden led the Bruins with four kills, while Frager and Muno added three each. Formico had eight more digs in the second, Miller added six and Chandler posted four. The Bruins out-hit the Beavers .107 to .078.

The Bruins had a great comeback at the end of set three to finish off the sweep. With UCLA up 4-3, the Beavers scored four straight and eventually took a set-best lead of four. Oregon State led by that total as late as 17-13 before the Bruins scored 12 of the last 15 of the match to win the third 25-20. The first seven points of the run came on four Van Winden kills, a Buechler kill and combo block with Frager and two OSU errors. After the Beavers scored two of the next three, a Buechler kill and two kills by sophomore Kyra Rogers closed out the win. Van Winden added seven more kills in the third, Buechler had four and Frager posted three. Formico and Muno each had six digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Beavers .382 to .270.

The Bruins open up a four-match homestand next Friday, Oct. 21, facing #12 Stanford at 8 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion. The match will air on Pac-12 Los Angeles and will also feature free audio at UCLABruins.com.

Courtesy Oregon State Athletics:

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lila Toner tallied a team-high 13 kills and finished with nine digs, putting her just one shy of her sixth double double of the season in Oregon State’s three-set loss to No. 20 UCLA Friday night at Gill Coliseum.

Set scores were 14-25, 21-25 and 20-25.

Toner’s 13 kills were one shy of a season-best for the senior, who tallied 14 against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 15. She hit .393, committing just one error in 28 attempts.

She also added two blocks, and her nine digs were third-best on the Beavers (8-10 overall, 1-6 Pac-12 Conference), who saw Mary-Kate Marshall and Kayla Ellis tie for the team lead with 13 apiece.

Marshall and Lanesha Reagan tied for second on the team with seven kills.

The Bruins (14-4, 5-3) held a narrow advantage in digs (64-to-56) and blocks (7.5 to 6) while the Beavers collected three service aces to UCLA’s one. Reagan paced the Beavers with two.

McKenna Hollingsworth finished with 26 assists, putting her over 1,000 for her career. She is the 11^th player in school history to reach that plateau.

Friday’s match saw 1,359 at Gill Coliseum in support of the Beavers and the team’s annual DAM Cancer match, with proceeds from t-shirt sales benefitting Project H.E.R.

Oregon State wraps up its weekend when hosting USC Sunday at Gill Coliseum. The match starts at noon and can be seen live on Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Los Angeles and Pac-12.com. Tickets can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com.

For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateVolleyball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.