Beavers Defeat No. 23 Washington State In Pullman

Friday, November 4

Pullman, Wash.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

10-14, 3-10

Washington State

17-8, 7-6

Oregon State

Washington State

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

November 04, 2016 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Oregon State won its eighth in its last 13 against Washington State

By: Athletic Communications

PULLMAN, Wash. – In four of the last five seasons leading up to 2016, the Oregon State volleyball team had posted at least one victory over a top-25 ranked team.

You can now amend that to five of the last six.

The Beavers downed No. 23 Washington State in four sets Friday night at Bohler Gym. Set scores were 19-25, 27-25, 25-23 and 25-19.

The win sent Oregon State (10-14, 3-10 Pac-12 Conference) to its second consecutive victory after defeating Arizona in four sets Sunday at Gill Coliseum. Additionally, the Beavers won their eighth match in their last 13 against Washington State (17-8, 7-6), giving the club a season split against the Cougars.

On Friday, the Beavers, seemingly, beat Washington State at its own game. The Cougars came into the match ranked tied for first in the Pac-12 with 3.38 blocks per set. While WSU did finish with 14 blocks, Oregon State finished with a season-best 17.5. Serena Bruin set a career-best with a team-high nine, while Katelyn Driscoll and Kory Cheshire each had seven.

For Driscoll, it set a career-high, surpassing six against Cal State Bakersfield in 2014. For Cheshire, meanwhile, the seven tied her career best set against California last season.

Offensively, it was Mary-Kate Marshall who ended the match with the final kill – her team-leading 18^th of the night. She added seven digs and four blocks, while Lila Toner was right behind the junior with 10 kills of her own.

Cheshire added nine kills and Driscoll and Lanesha Reagan pitched in with five apiece.

Kayla Ellis tallied 14 digs to pace the Beavers.

The Beavers hit .221 on the night, barely out-hitting Washington State's .220 mark. Oregon State was held to a .000 clip in the first set, but improved as the match went on. The Beavers finished with a .231 mark in set two, a .300 percentage in set three and a .357 clip in set four. The Cougars, meanwhile, varied, hitting .118 in set four to finish the match.

The Beavers turned the tables late in what turned out to be a momentum-changing fourth set. Down 22-19 late, Oregon State scored eight of the set's last 11 points. The Cougars had set point twice – at 24-22 and 24-23 – but a kill by Marshall and combo block by Bruin and Toner tied the score at 24.

The Cougars went up 25-24, but OSU tied the score when Bruin and Marshall combined for yet another block. Toner helped put the Cougars away with a kill, and then fittingly, a block with Bruin.

Oregon State returns to action Sunday when visiting Washington in Seattle. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT – live stats and live video links available on osubeavers.com.

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