PULLMAN, Wash. (September 6, 2024) – Washington State volleyball celebrated Back in Bohler night in style, knocking off Eastern Washington 3-1 in Friday night’s home opener.
The Cougars even their overall record at 2-2 with the four-set win (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19).
WSU bested EWU in kills, 52 to 39, and tallied nine service aces to their three.
Katy Ryan led the way with 13 kills for a .345 hitting percentage, while adding four blocks.
Lucie Blažková was everywhere on the court with 11 kills, four blocks, three digs, a service ace, and an assist.
Emma Barbero continued her strong defense, leading the team with 20 digs to go with three assists and an ace.
Italia Bernal paced the Cougs with 43 assists on top of 17 digs, a block and a service ace.
Sage Brustad totaled 12 kills to go with three aces and 13 digs.
Breccan Scheck added four blocks and Taryn Vrieling checked in with eight kills.
After falling in set one, the Cougs came out to an 8-4 lead in set two behind kills from Blažková and Brustad, and a solo block from Ryan. Two kills from Weronika Wojdyla helped WSU stretch to a 13-8 lead, and two more kills and a service ace by Brustad helped keep the advantage, 19-14. Five straight points from EWU locked the set at 19-all, before aces from Bernal and Vrieling eventually sealed the 25-21 set-two win.
Teams traded points in set three, and after a Vrieling kill started a 4-0 spurt that was capped by a…
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