MOSCOW, Idaho -- The Washington State volleyball (4-1) defeated Seattle U (3-2) at the Idaho Volleyball Classic tournament with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-23 Saturday morning at Memorial Gym in Moscow.

Junior Kyra Holt led the Cougars with 14 kills, hitting .407 and had five digs. Freshman McKenna Woodford added nine kills (.350) with two aces six digs and three blocks. Freshman Claire Martin had a match-high five blocks. Junior setter Haley MacDonald contributed 29 assists and six kills (.714) and two aces. Senior Kate Sommer had 10 digs and one ace. Tani Stephens and Olivia Coale each added another ace.

The Redhawks were led by the 10 kills each from Martina Samadan (.474) and Matea Mamic (.192). Shae Harris and Kerry Lane combined for 27 assists. Maja Stojanovic had two blocks. Mamic added a pair of aces.

WSU hit .343 for the match with set hitting percentages of .368, .320 and .344. Seattle U hit .098 for the match. Cougars out-blocked the Redhawks eight to three.

During the first set, behind the serving of MacDonald, WSU scored 10 consecutive points. The third set was a see-saw battle with 14 ties no team ahead by more than two points. Tied at 22, Seattle U committed an attack error and took a timeout. Samadan's kill knotted the set at 23 before successful attacks by Woodford and Holt gave the Cougars the set win and match sweep.

“Just a great morning for our hitters with only nine combined hitting errors. Anytime we put up numbers like that we have a great chance of being successful,” WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. “Kyra found her groove and hit exceptionally well from the back row. She was smart with the ball keeping it in play regardless of how it got to her.”

Tonight in Memorial Gym, Washington State plays host Idaho (1-3 pending match with UC Irvine) at 7 p.m.