SEATTLE – A long day where nothing came easy for the Husky volleyball team ended in a celebratory pile-up at midcourt at Alaska Airlines Arena. Following a frustrating morning loss to Pepperdine, the Dawgs were down 2-1 in the second match of the day to Cal Poly, rallying to force a fifth set and then holding a slim 8-7 lead. That’s when the dam finally broke and Washington (5-2) ran off a 7-0 run to close out the victory, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Head Coach Keegan Cook hopes the challenging twenty-four hour stretch the Huskies just put in will help foster the mental toughness they’ll need moving forward this fall.
“We talked about what these three matches were going to look and feel like, and it became pretty apparent early on that every team here came to play and had talent, and I think you saw that in the results,” said Head Coahc Keegan Cook. “Nothing was easy in either match today, and we made lots of changes, and I think we had to tap into some grit, but I think we leave here a little tougher and with a little better understanding of what it’s going to take to compete at the highest level.”
From 8-7 in set five, Marin Grote got the sideout with a kill that was bump set from well outside the court by Madi Endsley. Endsley then went to serve and served out the final six points. Emoni Bush had two kills, Endsley had an ace, Ella May Powell called her own number for a kill for match point, and on the final rally, Grote ran the slide and pounded down a final assist from…
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