BOULDER, Colo. – Down two sets to none on the road, Washington blocked out the noise, and the Husky block wore down the host Colorado Buffaloes, as UW came all the way back for a reverse sweep at the CU Events Center, 24-26, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-13. The Huskies posted a huge 20 blocks, their highest total since 2014, to win their second five-setter in as many days.
The win gave the Dawgs the tournament title at the Buffs Classic. Senior Kiune Fletcher was named tournament MVP, and also named to the All-Tournament Team were junior Emoni Bush and freshman Julia Hunt.
Washington stays unbeaten at 5-0 through the first two weeks, coming home to host Washington State in a much-anticipated home opener this Friday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
“They were Dawg tired,” said Head Coach Leslie Gabriel, no pun intended, “so I know they had to really dig deep every play to do what we just did. I’m just proud of their effort. Our backs were against the wall and I thought our team really did a good job of answering the call to fight and to go for it. No team’s going to give you anything and we have to go get everything we want. I felt like that’s what they did, they gave it everything they had. They stayed connected and communicated.”
Of the blocking barrage, Gabriel said, “We have a lot of girls who see the game really well and got in some really good spots. We’ve…
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