Volleyball Sweeps Arizona in Tucson

Thursday, November 9

Tucson, Ariz.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

18-9, 8-7Pac-12

Arizona

9-15, 3-12Pac-12

Oregon State

Arizona

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

November 09, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Oregon State volleyball team swept past Arizona in a three-set sweep. The win is the seventh in the last nine matches for the Beavers. It is the first win for the Beavers in Tucson since 1993.

With the win, Oregon State moves to 18-9 overall and 8-7 in the Pac-12, while Arizona fell to 9-15, 3-12. The Beavers beat the Wildcats by scores of 25-14, 25-23 and 25-18.

"This was the most balanced, offensively, in a long time," head coach Mark Barnard said. "It took us a while to get into a rhythm until we found success running the middle, and that really set up our hitters on the outside late in the match. We weren't flashy, but we worked hard and fought for everything. That pretty much describes our team all year."

The Beavers dominated the first set from the start going up 8-2 as Mary-Kate Marshall recorded a pair of kills and Arizona struggled on the attack. OSU continued to pour it on stretching the lead to 20-10 before finishing off the Wildcats 25-14.

In the second set, Arizona took a quick lead and kept the score close until the Beavers used a 4-0 run to gain the lead at 8-5 and a 3-0 run to expand the lead to 17-12. But the Wildcats weren't done, running a 4-0 run of their own to pull within 19-17. The set, which was full of runs, continued with the Beavers pulling ahead 24-18. However, the Wildcats fought off five set points before Kory Cheshire put the final ball on the floor to take the set 25-23.

"The team accomplished a major goal tonight in winning their 18th match," Barnard said. "We're excited to keep rolling later this weekend."

After the intermission, OSU used a 4-0 run and a 6-0 run to open a 13-5 lead which the Wildcats would not overcome. The Beavers used another 4-0 near the end of the match to secure the set and match 25-18.

Kory Cheshire led the Beavers with 12 kills while Maddie Goings and Mary-Kate Marshall recorded 10 apiece. Grace Massey led the defense with 18 digs and Maddy Gravley tallied a team-high five blocks.

Game Notes: Thursday's victory marks the first by the Beavers against Arizona in Tucson since 1993 … Kory Cheshire led OSU with 12 kills … it is only the third time in 27 matches that Mary-Kate Marshall didn't lead the Beavers in kills.

Next Up: Oregon State will go for the desert sweep at Arizona State on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT.

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