PULLMAN, Wash. —No. 4 Washington State volleyball (15-2, 5-1 Pac-12) fell in a close four sets, 3-1 (31-29, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18), at the hands of third-ranked Stanford (13-2, 6-0 Pac-12) Sunday in Bohler Gym. Another rowdy crowd on hand in Bohler forced the Cardinal into a season-high 19 serving errors, but WSU was edged out in extra points in each of the the opening two sets before falling, 25-18, in a decisive fourth set.
Argentina Ung fell just one dig shy of her career high with 17 to lead the Cougars on Sunday. She also added four kills and 42 assists on the afternoon, while Iman Isanovic finished strong to end the match with a team-high 14 kills. Katy Ryan was virtually unstoppable early and also finished tied for the team-high with 14 kills at a .391 clip (14-5-23) from her opposite position.
Magda Jehlárová contributed on six of the Cougs’ seven total blocks in the match, but it was Washington State that struggled to get past the Stanford block as the Cardinal racked up 14 total blocks as a team, tied for the second most of any WSU opponent so far this season.
Washington State led late in the opening set and let a pair of set points slip away. The first came at 25-24 off of a kill from Isanovic, with the second following at 27-26 off of a Stanford service error. WSU saved one set point of its own before Stanford finished off the opening frame behind kills from McKenna Vicini and Caitie Baird.
Katy Ryan helped save the first Stanford set point of the second with a kill to bring the set even at 24-24.
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