PULLMAN, Wash. (November 27, 2024) – Washington State Volleyball fought until the very end Wednesday night before falling to San Francisco 3-2.
The Cougars (16-10, 11-6 WCC) hit .417 in the opening set, and finished the match with 12 aces and 15 blocks.
Katy Ryan led on offense with 21 kills to go with five blocks.
Lucie Blažková had a career game, recording a double-double with 10 kills and 12 total blocks, including six solos and six block assists. She also had an ace and seven digs.
Sage Brustad tallied 15 kills, two service aces and 14 digs on the night, while Taryn Vrieling had 11 kills, three blocks and an ace.
Jaden Walz paced the team with 39 assists along with two aces and nine digs, and Emma Barbero finished with a team-best six service aces and 24 digs.
Jade Warren added five kills and a block, and Breccan Scheck totaled two kills and two blocks.
After jumping ahead 3-0 early, a pair of Blažková solo blocks, a couple of Ryan kills and four Barbero aces propelled the Cougs to a 13-0 scoring run later in the set to bring up match point, before one more kill from Ryan sealed the 25-12 set-one win.
USF evened things at a set apiece in set two, and then teams went back-and-forth to open set three. Early kills from Scheck, Blažková and Ryan, kept things even, but a 7-1 spurt from USF put them ahead 13-6. Later down 20-13, a Warren kill jumpstarted a 5-0 run as a Ryan kill and Walz ace drew the Cougs to within two, 20-18. The Dons would hang on to win,…
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