Spring Break
Rough weekend for OSU
Volleyball drops two straight matches to Washington schools over weekend
Casey Grogan
Issue date: 11/18/08 Section: Sports
Washington State started the first set on a mission, jumping out to a 7-1 lead after OSU sophomore outside hitter Jill Sawatzky set down the first point of the match with a kill. Oregon State was not able to come back from the quick lead in a 25-17 set one loss.
"We gave them a lot of points that we controlled," Rathgeber said. "We wanted to put pressure on them and let them decide who got the points."
Oregon State turned the tide in set two as sophomore middle blocker Kiersten Sambrailo tallied one block solo and a block assist and the Beavers ran off 17-8. She finished the set off with a kill earning OSU the 25-15 win.
Washington State was competitive in set three, taking stretches up to four points before relinquishing a point to Oregon State. The four-point run for WSU was shut down with a Rourke kill followed by back-to-back Sawatzky terminations. Oregon State was able to wrap up set three with a Rourke and Sambrailo block.
After a 25-21 victory in set three Oregon State hoped to keep the momentum going in set four. Tied 18-18, Oregon State rode on the shoulders of Rourke and Sambrailo, who tallied four straight points between them, putting the Beavers a point away from victory. The Cougars found the scoreboard tying the set at 24. Knotted 24-24, WSU took two straight points and the set.
The WSU team was poised to win its first conference match, taking a 6-4 lead early in the first-to-15 final set. Up 12-9, the Cougars surrendered back-to-back Beaver points, which they followed with two straight points of their own. After a Sawatzky kill, the Cougars earned their first conference victory in five sets, 15-12.
"We, if anything, did two things very poorly," Liskevych said. "One, our hitters made way too many errors and two, we didn't control the ball like we should have controlled the ball. Those are things that are very disheartening."
Oregon State junior setter Camilla Ah-Hoy finished with a match-high 63 assists, while senior libero Ashley Evans led OSU with 26 digs. Sambrailo finished the match with two block solos and five block assists. Rourke led the Beaver attack with 23 kills as Sawatzky found the floor for 21 kills.
The Beavers head to Arizona next for a Friday and Sunday series with Arizona State and Arizona.
Casey Grogan, sports editor
sports@dailybarometer.com
"We gave them a lot of points that we controlled," Rathgeber said. "We wanted to put pressure on them and let them decide who got the points."
Oregon State turned the tide in set two as sophomore middle blocker Kiersten Sambrailo tallied one block solo and a block assist and the Beavers ran off 17-8. She finished the set off with a kill earning OSU the 25-15 win.
Washington State was competitive in set three, taking stretches up to four points before relinquishing a point to Oregon State. The four-point run for WSU was shut down with a Rourke kill followed by back-to-back Sawatzky terminations. Oregon State was able to wrap up set three with a Rourke and Sambrailo block.
After a 25-21 victory in set three Oregon State hoped to keep the momentum going in set four. Tied 18-18, Oregon State rode on the shoulders of Rourke and Sambrailo, who tallied four straight points between them, putting the Beavers a point away from victory. The Cougars found the scoreboard tying the set at 24. Knotted 24-24, WSU took two straight points and the set.
The WSU team was poised to win its first conference match, taking a 6-4 lead early in the first-to-15 final set. Up 12-9, the Cougars surrendered back-to-back Beaver points, which they followed with two straight points of their own. After a Sawatzky kill, the Cougars earned their first conference victory in five sets, 15-12.
"We, if anything, did two things very poorly," Liskevych said. "One, our hitters made way too many errors and two, we didn't control the ball like we should have controlled the ball. Those are things that are very disheartening."
Oregon State junior setter Camilla Ah-Hoy finished with a match-high 63 assists, while senior libero Ashley Evans led OSU with 26 digs. Sambrailo finished the match with two block solos and five block assists. Rourke led the Beaver attack with 23 kills as Sawatzky found the floor for 21 kills.
The Beavers head to Arizona next for a Friday and Sunday series with Arizona State and Arizona.
Casey Grogan, sports editor
sports@dailybarometer.com
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