WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE…
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State volleyball team (3-0) hit a season-high .394 in the 25-17, 25-21, 25-18 win over the University of Incarnate Word Thursday afternoon in the second match of the Cougar Challenge Tournament at Bohler Gym.
Junior
Ella Lajos led the Cougs with 10 kills, a season-high .571 hitting percentage and six blocks. Junior
McKenna Woodford chipped in nine kills with no errors in 15 attacks for a .600 hitting percentage. Sophomore
Ashley Brown and freshman
Penny Tusa combined for 26 assists. Senior
Casey Schoenlein and redshirt sophomore
Jocelyn Urias contributed four blocks each as WSU out-blocked the Cardinals 10 to 3.
WHY & HOW...
As a team, WSU had 37 kills with nine errors in 71 attacks for the .394 hitting percentage. This was the 22nd time in school history and the second time in the WSU Head Coach
Jen Greeny era that the Cougars have committed nine or few errors in a match.
NOTES…
- Taylor Mims served a trio of consecutive aces in the opening set.
- WSU never trailed in the match versus Incarnate Word.
- Incarnate Word, from San Antonio, Texas, started the day with a five-set win over Quinnipiac (0-5). It was UIW's first match of the season as their scheduled contests last weekend were cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey.
- Attendance: 252
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
The Cougars play Baylor Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. in Bohler Gym.
