Cougars Best Beavers, 3-1 – Washington State University Athletics

PULLMAN, Wash. (October 17, 2024) – Washington State Volleyball downed Oregon State 3-1 Thursday night inside Bohler Gym.

The Cougars (11-5, 6-1 WCC) hit at a .284 clip on the night, and had eight service aces, doubling-up the four by the Beavers.

Sage Brustad led the team with 19 kills while adding six digs and an assist.

Lucie Blažková tallied eight total blocks, including four solo blocks, to go with four kills, and three aces.

Taryn Vrieling reached double-figure kills with 10 and had two aces and a block.

Italia Bernal totaled 32 assists on top of four kills, three blocks, three digs and an ace. Emma Barbero finished with 10 digs, two aces and five assists.

Katy Ryan had seven kills and two blocks, while Breccan Scheck also had two blocks to go with a pair of kills.

Early kills from Ryan and blocks from Bernal and Blažková helped the Cougs take a 10-5 lead in set one. A Blažková ace and kills from Brustad and Ryan turned into a 6-1 Cougar run to stretch out to a 16-8 lead. Another Blažková ace and kills from Vrieling and Bernal wrapped up the 25-15 win as the team hit .480 in the opening set.

OSU won set two and then took an early lead in set three before kills from Brustad put WSU out in front 10-9 as teams began trading points from there. After ties at 10-all and 11-all, the Cougs took a 2-point lead after kills from Scheck and Vrieling made it 13-11. Seven more ties later, a Barbero ace made it 21-19, and…