Match Stats
- #10 Washington State def. Oregon State 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-18)
- Washington State moves to 15-2 (5-0 Pac-12); Oregon State falls to 8-8 (1-4 Pac-12)
- Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Oregon State hosted)
This has been a week of upsets nationally, and this game looked like it might be heading that way after Oregon State won the first set, but the 10th-ranked Washington State Cougars came back to dominate the 2nd set and eventually won 3-1.
Mary-Kate Marshall had 6 kills in the 1st set to lead the Beavers to a 1-0 lead, part of 16 kills overall for her, but that’s as well as the Beavers would play in this game – hitting .000, .158, and .073, respectively, in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sets.
As the Beavers cooled, Washington State heated up, including a .423 hitting percentage on that second set to swing momentum in their favor.
Kyra Holt had a double-double for the victorious Cougars with 15 kills, 11 digs, an ace, and 3 blocks.
“I’m glad we came out with a win. I think Oregon State is a heck of a team and they have some really good outside hitters, “WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. “We had to adjust to some things they were doing; they were passing so well early that they had all their options and we weren’t getting our block in the right place or playing great defense. We had to keep going after them and make adjustments on our side of the net and we definitely did that in the third and fourth sets.”
“For us to hit .265 after only hitting .172 in the first set says a lot about what our hitters did tonight,” Greeny said. “I’m really happy to see Hailey Bethune come out strong and have a really nice match tonight. Taylor Mims’ blocking shows she just keeps getting better and better. Really proud of our team offensively.”
After the 1st set, Washington State hit .292 in the remainder of the game.
Press Releases
Courtesy Washington State Athletics:
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The No. 10 Washington State volleyball team moved to a 15-2 overall record and remained undefeated and in the sole possession of the lead of the Pac-12 Conference with a 5-0 record after scoring a 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, and 25-18 win over Oregon State (8-8, 1-4) at Gill Coliseum Friday night in Corvallis.
The 5-0 conference record is the best start in school history.
WSU senior Kyra Holt led the team with a double-double of 15 kills and 11 digs with an ace and three blocks. McKenna Woodford had 12 kills and eight digs while Hailey Bethune added eight kills hitting .368 and had six blocks. Sophomore Taylor Mims had seven kills with no errors in 16 attacks to lead the match with a .438 hitting percentage, one ace, and had a career-high 11 blocks which ties Claire Martin’s 2015 total of 11 blocks at Oregon State for fourth-best in WSU all-time records in a four-set match. Friday night Martin contributed four kills and four blocks while Casey Schoenlein added six kills and five blocks. Haley MacDonald had a double-double with 24 assists and 11 digs and Nicole Rigoni had 20 assists. Alexis Dirige had 18 digs.
Oregon State was led by Mary-Kate Marshall’s 16 kills while Lanesha Reagan had 12 kills, 10 digs and three blocks. Kory Cheshire led the Beavers with five blocks and had two aces while McKenna Hollingsworth had four blocks in addition to setting up 35 assists. Lila Toner added two aces and Kayla Ellis led the team with 18 digs.
WSU hit .265 for the match and held OSU to a .130 hitting percentage. The Cougars won the kills battle 53 to 48 and the digs contest 63 to 56. The Cougars, number two nationally in blocks coming into the contest, had 15.5 blocks to Oregon State’s 10. OSU won the serving tally five to three.
“I’m glad we came out with a win. I think Oregon State is a heck of a team and they have some really good outside hitters, “WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. “We had to adjust to some things they were doing; they were passing so well early that they had all their options and we weren’t getting our block in the right place or playing great defense. We had to keep going after them and make adjustments on our side of the net and we definitely did that in the third and fourth sets.”
“For us to hit .265 after only hitting .172 in the first set says a lot about what our hitters did tonight,” Greeny said. “I’m really happy to see Hailey Bethune come out strong and have a really nice match tonight. Taylor Mims’ blocking shows she just keeps getting better and better. Really proud of our team offensively.”
WSU takes on No. 20 Oregon (11-3, 4-1 – after losing to No. 7 Washington 3-0 Friday night in Eugene) Sunday, Oct. 9 in a 1 p.m. match in Eugene.
Courtesy Oregon State Athletics:
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Mary-Kate Marshall finished with a match-best 16 kills and Lanesha Reagan tallied her fifth double double of the season but the Oregon State volleyball lost in four sets to No. 10 Washington State Friday night at Gill Coliseum.
Set scores were 25-19, 15-25, 20-25 and 18-25.
Marshall continued her climb up the record books, and now finds herself in sole possession of nine in Oregon State career history for kills with 1,173. The junior surpassed Staci Hintze (previously 10th) and Leslie Preiss (previously ninth), and is now eyeing eighth place, which she will hold once she reaches 1,200 kills.
She added six digs against the Cougars.
Reagan, meanwhile, finished with 12 kills and 10 digs for her first double double since Sept. 16 against Wyoming. She also had three blocks – including two solo blocks.
Kory Cheshire was just shy of her season-best 11 kills, recording nine to go along with two service aces and five blocks. Lila Toner tallied seven kills and two service aces, while McKenna Hollingsworth finished with 36 assists.
Overall, the Beavers (8-8 overall, 1-4 Pac-12 Conference) finished with 10 blocks, with five credited as solo. Hollingsworth, who tallied four overall blocks, also finished with two of the solo category. Cheshire’s five blocks led the team.
Oregon State claimed the first set, 25-19, after hitting .282 against the Cougars (15-2, 5-0), who came into the match leading the Pac-12 for opponents hitting percentage.
Oregon State stays at Gill Coliseum for a Sunday afternoon matchup with Washington. The match starts at 3 p.m. PT, with tickets available at BeaverTickets.com.
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