Oregon State
21-9, 11-7Pac-12
Washington State
16-14, 5-13Pac-12
Beavers Hold off Cougars in Four
November 19, 2017 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State volleyball team defeated Washington State Sunday in a four-set match that featured long scoring runs by both teams. For the Beavers, the win finished a season-sweep of the Washington schools for the first time since 1984.
"That wasn't good enough," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We hit some highs that we've never seen before, but we also plumbed some depths that were horrific."
With the victory, the Beavers advance to 21-9 overall and 11-7 in Pac-12 play. The loss drops the Cougars to 16-14 and 5-13. The set scores were 25-17, 25-21, 6-25, 25-22.
Oregon State came out swinging on Sunday afternoon against Washington State getting off to an early 7-1 lead with four different players recording kills in the early going. The Beavers were cruising 19-4, and the Cougars had used both of their timeouts, behind a pair of 6-0 runs. However, the Cougars gathered themselves to pull within 23-17 before Maddie Goings and Haylie Bennett recorded back-to-back kills to put away the set, 25-17.
The second set was a give-and-take with neither squad ever able to pull away. WSU had a two-point lead at 10-8, but Oregon State was able to battle back behind the offense of Goings and Kory Cheshire to take a 15-13 lead at the media timeout. The Beavers continued to press extending their run to five straight points on a pair of kills from Serena Bruin and a Cheshire ace, one of three on the afternoon, to take a 18-13 lead. The Cougars closed the gap again with four points in a row to get within 20-18. Another pair of kills by Bennett helped the Beavers hang on to a win the set, 25-21, and take a two sets to none lead at intermission.
The momentum swung wildly during the 10-minute break and Washington State came out on fire taking a 5-1 lead before extending it to 16-2. WSU went on to take the set 25-6.
The Beavers finally turned the momentum back early in the fourth set, fighting back from an early deficit on a 4-0 run to take the lead 6-4. OSU continued to ease ahead opening the lead to 10-6 before WSU came back with four straight to tie the set at 12-12. The Cougars continued to keep pressure on the Beavers taking the lead 19-16. Oregon State fought back to tie the score at 19-19 and then 21-21 retaking the lead on a block by Bennett and Cheshire. Two more kills from Goings and one from Bennett finished the match as the Beavers took the set 25, 22.
Goings led the Beavers with 13 kills, and Bennett and Marshall added 12 and 11 respectively. Marshall and Grace Massey led the squad with 15 digs apiece.
Oregon State remains at home to finish the regular season next week when the Beavers host UCLA on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m.
Game Notes: Oregon State completed a season-sweep of the Washington schools for the first time since 1984 … Maddie Goings led the Beavers with 13 kills. It is only the fourth time this season someone other than Mary-Kate Marshall has led the team in kills … Five OSU players accumulated double-digit digs – Grace Massey (15), Marshall (15), Maddie Goings (13), Kayla Ellis (12) and Kylee McLaughlin (12) … Three Beavers posted double-doubles – Goings (13 kills, 13 digs), Marshall (11 kills, 15 digs) and McLaughlin (42 assists, 12 digs) … Kory Cheshire recorded three service aces for the second straight match.
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