MORAGA, Calif. (October 12, 2024) – Washington State Volleyball completed in impressive comeback Sunday afternoon with a reverse sweep of Saint Mary’s.
Despite hitting .328 as a team through the first two sets, the Cougars (10-5, 5-1 WCC) trailed 2-0 as Saint Mary’s sat on a .415 hitting clip. Needing to turn things around, WSU did so in resounding fashion, hitting .412 in set three while holding SMC to .043, flipping the momentum and setting the stage for the incredible comeback.
As a whole, WSU hit a season-best .356, including a .462 mark in set five, while totaling 75 kills as a team.
Katy Ryan led the way with a career-high 30 kills for a .531 hitting percentage, along with two blocks.
Breccan Scheck also hit over .500, finishing at .529 with 11 kills, and a block.
Italia Bernal racked up a career-high 61 assists and four blocks to go with two aces and two kills.
Lucie Blažková totaled seven kills and five blocks and Taryn Vrieling had eight kills, an ace and three kills.
Sage Brustad tallied 14 kills and an ace while Emma Barbero recorded 16 digs and eight assists.
Tied 8-8 to open set one, three straight Cougar points behind a Ryan kill and a Bernal service ace put WSU ahead 11-8, and then kills from Ryan and Scheck helped build the lead up to 15-11. Saint Mary’s would inch back, but kills from Wojdyla and Brustad kept WSU in front by two, 20-18. The Gaels kept things close, though, and eventually tied things up at…
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