- New Mexico Lobos Volleyball Women Beat BYU, 3-0;
Huskies Volleyball Women
Lose 3-2 Heartbreaker To Bears
Washington has a half-game Pac-10 lead over UCLA heading to L.A. next week.
SEATTLE – For the first time this year, the fourth-ranked UW volleyball team came up short on its home floor, dropping a 3-2 decision against 13th-ranked California at Bank of America Arena. The Huskies (20-3, 10-3 Pac-10 were led by a career-high 26 kills from junior Kindra Carlson, but the Bears (15-8, 8-5 Pac-10) won out, 23-25, 25-18, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Carlson’s 26 kills were the most for a Husky this season, surpassing her 24 kills last week at Arizona State. She also added 12 digs and senior Airial Salvo had a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs. Washington was held to a season-low .220 attack percentage, while the Bears were at .252 for the match. The Huskies were hampered by the Cal blockers, who put down 17.0 blocks on the night, a season-high for a UW opponent. Hana Cutura led the Bears with 33 kills.
Washington got off to slow starts in every set, and may have had a natural letdown after an emotional 3-0 victory over No. 5 Stanford Friday night.
“We just had a tight match. The margin of error is so thin and we made too many little errors,” said head coach Jim McLaughlin. “I told the team there was a different vibe going into the Stanford match. That team’s a good team. We’re still in control of our destiny right now; we just have to make sure we’re prepared. We got off to bad starts in all games, and against a good team early points are as critical as late points.”
Cal took a 4-0 lead out of the gate and the Dawgs took a quick timeout. The Bears extended out to an 8-3 lead but Washington went on a 3-0 run with Carlson serving. Carlson had back-to-back fierce kills, and Collymore drilled her first ace of the night to bring the Dawgs even at 9-9. Her next serve was misplayed over for a Cal error and the Bears needed time to regroup from the serving barrage. Hagglund aced the Bears to move UW to a 13-11 advantage. The teams traded sideouts for several points, Collymore banging her first kill and Cutura keeping Cal close. Sophomore Bianca Rowland put down an overpass, and then earned a solo stuff on a Cutura attack for a 17-14 lead. Hagglund served another ball that caromed wildly off the Bears for an ace and Cal needed time with UW up 21-18. The Bears battled back to knot the score at 22, and UW needed timeout after a Cutura kill gave the Bears a one point lead. Collymore broke the run with a solid kill off the block. Rowland tucked in a kill on the next point to bring up set point. A bad Cal pass forced Cutura to hit wide and the Dawgs had the set, 25-23.
The Huskies outhit Cal, .244-.233 and had three aces to Cal’s one in the set. Carlson led UW with five kills and Rowland was perfect with three kills on three swings. Cutura had 11 kills in the first set alone for the Bears.
Once again Cal grabbed a 4-0 lead in set two and again the Huskies called timeout. Hagglund fed Carlson out of the break and she got UW on the board with a smash. Another tough Collymore serve led to a Carlson kill, and a point later, Salvo and Rowland teamed up for a block to pull UW within 8-6. A 3-0 streak by the Bears opened a 14-9 lead and forced UW to take its last timeout. Washington went to Carlson to end the streak with her sixth kill of the set. Junior Becky Perry checked in and earned a kill on her first attempt, and a Bear miscue got UW within four. Cal earned its fifth block of the set to open up a 20-14 lead. Washington saved a couple set points, but Cal put the set away, 25-18, with a Correy Johnson kill. Cal had 6.5 blocks in the second set alone, and held UW to just .075 on offense.
Rowland made sure UW wouldn’t fall behind early in the third, banging one to the floor on the second point. Freshman setter Jenni Nogueras checked in with UW down 4-2, and set Rowland again for another kill. Collymore fired her second ace of the night, and then Cal misplayed her next serve over and Carlson finished for a 5-4 lead. Freshman Kelly Holford netted her first ace of the match to put UW back up 7-6, and a thunderous block from Nogueras and Dunaway gave the Dawgs a two-point edge. Cal took time after the Huskies dug a number of balls in a row leading to a Carlson blast that gave UW a 9-6 edge. Consecutive Cal errors and a solo stuff by Rowland extended the Husky lead to 14-10. Rowland was there again with Carlson on the next point and rejected another Bear effort, and Collymore put one down for a 16-10 lead. A Carlson ace made it 18-11 and the Bears needed time to recover. Collymore earned service for herself with a kill off the block, and then Carlson finished one on the next point, a results of a free ball off a Collymore laser. Dunaway spiked an overpass for set point, and Salvo banged one down for a 25-14 win.
The Dawgs rolled to a .306 attack percentage in the third compared to just .062 for the Bears. UW had three blocks and three aces, and Nogueras dished 11 assists.
Washington opened set four with a block from Rowland and Collymore, and an ace from Miyashiro. Yet another Collymore serve divebombed down for an ace and a 5-2 edge. Cal answered back with three in a row, but Salvo snapped the run with her eighth kill. The score was tied up multiple times until a 3-0 Cal run gave them a 12-9 lead and the Huskies needed time. Salvo and Carlson led a three-point Husky run, but Cal answered with three straight to make it 20-14. A Perry kill pulled the Dawgs to within 20-23, and Cal hit long on the next point and needed its first timeout. Cal earned set point on the next point, but Rowland saved the first with a finish, and a Carlson attack on the next point rolled over and down, and Cal took its last timeout. The Bears finally converted their third set point out of the break with a kill by Tarah Murrey, winning 25-23. The Bears were red-hot in the set, hitting .400 while UW was at .281.
Cal jumped out to a 3-0 fifth-set lead before Salvo painted the line to break the run. A Husky miscue made it 6-2 Bears and UW took time. A kill by Carlson and a dump finish by Hagglund kept UW in the hunt, but they could not get closer than three until a Salvo blast made it 11-9 and Cal took time. The Bears came through with consecutive blocks out of the timeout to take a 13-9 lead and UW needed its last timeout. Carlson got the kill out of the timeout, and then Perry fired one off the defense for a 13-11 score. The Bears earned match point on the next play, but Carlson saved the first one with her 26th kill. With Miyashiro serving, Cal hit long on the next point to make it 14-13 Bears and Cal used its last timeout. Unfortunately for the 2,602 Dawg fans in attendance tonight, Cal’s Mindi Wiley was able to send the next attack down for the final point, giving Cal the set 15-13 and the match.
Washington will now regroup for its last road trip of the regular season, heading to USC next Friday and then prepping for a potential first-place showdown with UCLA on Saturday night.
Lobo Volleyball Team Beats BYU In Home Finale, 3-0
Seniors make most of final regular season match at Johnson Center, and one gets a proposal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- It was an exciting night from start to finish for the University of New Mexico volleyball seniors as the Lobos beat BYU, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-23) in the final home match of their collegiate careers. Anna Lehne, Rose Morris and Allie Suiter were introduced with their parents, along with the four BYU seniors – Morgan Lloyd Sorenson, Marisa Boaz, Kayla Walker, and Stephanie Lau – prior to the start of the match.The next phase of the evening was an exciting Lobo win, the 18th of the season (18-8, 9-5 MWC), backed by a season-high crowd of 2,613. It is the first time in Lobo volleyball history that every home crowd of the season has been over 1,000.
A kill by Lehne, a BYU attack error and a Lisa Meeter service ace got the Lobos off to a 3-0 start in the first set. New Mexico never relinquished the lead but the Cougars stayed close, even as late as 24-23. Meeter recorded one of her team-high 13 kills to finish the set, 25-23.
The Lobos maintained a little more wiggle room in the second set. After Sorenson put BYU within two at 7-5 with a service ace, Meeter put down a kill to get the ball back for the Lobos, 8-5. UNM went on a 7-1 run to build a 15-6 lead and kept the set out of the Cougar reach, 25-17.
After the intermission, both teams came out ready to play tough. UNM took a 2-0 lead on BYU attack errors and never gave up the lead in the third set. But BYU tied the set at six points, the last at 17-17. As in the first set, BYU closed to 24-23 on a kill by Christie Carpenter. A kill by Lehne finished the set and the match for UNM, 25-23.
Along with Meeter’s 13 kills, Taylor Hadfield had nine and Morris and Lehne had seven each. Meeter also added to her list of double-doubles on the season with a team-leading 11 digs.
The evening capped off with the seniors and head coach Jeff Nelson saying their good-byes and thank yous to the Johnson Center crowd, before one more big moment. Morris was surprised by a marriage proposal on the court in front of everyone from her boyfriend, Matt Doxtator. And the answer was a resounding, yes!
The Lobos finish up the regular season with three matches over the next three weeks, Nov. 12 at UNLV, Nov. 20 at TCU, and Nov. 27 at New Orleans.
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Arizona State Women's Volleyball Falls Short to No. 14 Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – Ten kills from Sarah Reaves and a split setter offense couldn’t save the ASU Volleyball team Saturday night in a 25-16, 25-16 and 25-20 loss to the No. 14 Oregon Ducks Saturday night as they fell to 13-12 overall and 3-10 in conference play as Oregon advances to 16-6 overall and 6-6 in the Pac-10.
In first set, ASU couldn’t put it together as they hit eight attack errors to place them even in attack percentage. Oregon’s Sonja Newcombe had four kills in the set to lead the Ducks as they took a 25-16 win.
Set two saw Sarah Reaves with five kills leading the ASU offense as the Oregon offense hit .324 in the set with five team kills and six kills from Heather Meyers to lead the Ducks as they took another 25-16 win to take a 2-0 lead into the break.
The Sun Devils rallied back in the third set with three kills from Sarah Reaves and Sonja Markonovich apiece, but the effort just wasn’t enough as Oregon rallied to hit .333 in the set to rally back against the Devils with a 25-20 win to finish the sweep.
The Sun Devils will head to Tucson next weekend as they take on Arizona in round two of the Duel in the Desert next Friday at 7 p.m.
UCR Women's Volleyball Enjoys First Winning Weekend With
3-1 Defeat Of CSU Bakersfiel
Riverside, CA - The UC Riverside volleyball team enjoyed their first winning weekend of the 2009 season as they defeated CSU Bakersfield 3-1 on Saturday evening in non-conference action after previously earning a 3-2 Big West victory over Cal State Northridge on Friday night.
The Highlanders (6-17) won 25-21, 22-25, 26-24, and 25-19 as they improve to 4-2 in their last six matches. With their two wins this weekend, UCR wins back-to-back matches for the first time since Oct. 4-10, 2008 and wins consecutive home matches for the first time since 2001.
Tonbara Youpele tallied a double-double for UCR with 19 kills and 11 digs. Dominique Cowling added 15 kills and 14 digs while Kelley Quinn recorded 13 kills. Brittney Murrey posted 42 assists while Shannon Moyneur added five blocks for UC Riverside.
The HIghlanders scored first in set one and opened up a 12-8 and 17-12 advantage en route to a 25-21 win. UCR hit .325 for the set while keeping the lead the entire time.
In the second, the Highlanders' .176 hitting percentage was slightly better than CSUB's .175, but the Roadrunners took the set 25-22 to tie up the match a one set apiece.
Down 20-17 in the third set, UC Riverside went on a 5-2 run to tie up the set at 22 capped off by a CSUB error. After two more tie scores, the Highlanders used kills from Quinn and Cowling to win 26-24 and take a pivotal 2-1 advantage in the match.
In the fourth set, UC Riverside went down 10-6 but rallied to tie it up at 12 all as they then proceeded to take a 17-14 lead. The Roadrunners then came back and tied the set at 17, but the Highlanders ran off an 8-2 run down the stretch to win 25-19 and earn their first four-set win of the season.
The Highlanders are back at home for two Big West Conference games on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 14 as they take on Long Beach State and UC Irvine respectively. Matches are slated to tip off at 7:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center.
Cal Poly Women's Volleyball Team Stuns Big West Leader
UC Santa Barbara in Four Sets
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Freshman middle blocker Jennifer Keddy led four Mustangs in double-digit kill figures with 17 as the Cal Poly volleyball team terminated a seven-match losing streak Saturday evening by knocking central coast rival UC Santa Barbara from its Big West Conference-leading perch with a 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 victory in Mott Gym.
Freshman outside hitter Megan McConnell recorded 16 kills and freshman outside hitter Chelsea Hardin and junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe each added 10 for the Mustangs (7-19, 3-10), whose .326 team hitting percentage was 51 points higher than their previous season best. The decision, Cal Poly’s first this season against an opponent with a winning record, furthered the program’s home winning streak to five-straight matches against the Gauchos. With the loss, UC Santa Barbara (19-6, 9-4) tumbled into a second-place tie in the conference standings with UC Davis and remains a half match behind new leader Long Beach State.
The Mustangs opened the match with a 10-5 lead before UC Santa Barbara steadily whittled the advantage into a 21-21 deadlock. The second of two-straight McConnell hitting errors handed the Gauchos the lead on the ensuing point.
Cal Poly returned during the second set to hit .333 against three errors and, with the help of an early 7-1 advantage, led UC Santa Barbara wire-to-wire in squaring the match at a set apiece. The Mustangs held UC Santa Barbara to a .106 hitting percentage during the second set.
A season-high .483 hitting mark against only two errors during the third set helped propel the Mustangs to a 20-13 advantage. A 4-0 Gaucho run powered by a pair of kills from freshman outside hitter Leah Sully allowed UC Santa Barbara to close its deficit to 20-17, but the Mustangs yielded just a single point down the stretch in plundering the match advantage.
Cal Poly solidified its eighth victory against UC Santa Barbara during the previous 10 meetings by utilizing a McConnell kill to earn a 7-6 lead in the fourth set. Twice the Gauchos leveled the scoreline but Cal Poly closed the match with an 8-2 run.
Cal Poly, which outblocked UC Santa Barbara, 21-8, received a match-best 54 assists from freshman setter Anuhea Keanini. Keddy hit a match-high .500 while Olowolafe swung for a .333 mark and McConnell a .317 figure.
The Mustangs complete the road portion of their 2009 campaign at Pacific on Friday, Nov. 13 and at UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 14. First serve for both matches is 7 p.m.
Santa Clara Women's Volleyball Team Falls 3-1 to Saint Mary'sSanta Clara, Calif. - Santa Clara fell 3-1 on Saturday night to first place Saint Mary's. Set scores were 25-23, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-17. Santa Clara is 14-11 and 4-6 in the WCC and first-place Saint Mary's moves to 18-4 and 10-1 in the WCC. Santa Clara hit .180 with seven team blocks and three service aces. Saint Mary's hit .273 with 10 team blocks and six service aces. Individually SCU was led by freshman Katherine Douglas who collected a team-leading 13 kills, hitting .182 with six digs. Senior Lindsy Davigeadono hit .261 with 10 kills. Freshman Samantha Selsky had 43 assists and collected 14 digs. Libby Morrison had 12 digs in the losing effort. Santa Clara struck first, scoring off a long rally on a kill by Knudsen on a set by Davigeadono. The two teams traded points in the early going, tying it up three times when SMC scored two straight on kills off the block to take a 6-4 lead. SMC moved the lead to 9-6 on a service ace and then 10-6 on a kill when Wallace called timeout. SCU scored two points out of the timeout, 10-8 SMC. Down 13-10, SCU scored on a Gael error and two kills by Knudsen to tie it up at 13-13. A service error and Santa Clara in the net and the Gaels once again had a two point lead, 15-13. But an error by SMC and an ace by Libby Morrison and it was back tied, 15-15. SMC moved ahead 20-16 before Wallace called timeout. After a SMC service error and a tip out of bounds and SCU was down 20-18. A Bronco hitting error gave the ball back to the Gaels who scored on their first serve and went up 22-18 before wacking it into the net. Two straight Bronco team blocks and SCU trailed by one when Saint Mary's stopped by with a timeout, up 22- 21. The two teams traded points twice with SMC still ahead 24-23. SMC took game one 25-23 on a kill. SCU hit .111 and SMC hit .209. Knudsen had four kills and three Broncos collected four digs each. In set two the two teams tied it up at 3-3 on a team block by the Broncos. Tied 4-4, SMC scored three straight before Knudsen crushed a kill in the front. A Bronco team block and a kill by Lommori and it was once again tied, 7-7. SCU went up 10-7 on a back-row kill by Lommori, a Gaels error and another Lommori kill. The teams traded points three times with two Tanya Schmidt kills giving SCU a 13-10 lead and two SMC errors making it 15-10 SCU. SMC called timeout. Trading points SCU went up 17-11 on two straight back-row kills. Davigeadono crushed the ball to the back to make it 18-12 SCU. SMC scored two straight points before Selsky dumped the ball to the middle to make it 19-14. The two teams traded hitting errors, pushing the SCU lead to 20-15. Again the teams traded points with Selsky dumping the ball for the third time in the middle and then a service ace by her gave SCU a 22-16 lead with SMC calling timeout. SMC scored three times out of the timeout when Wallace called timeout with SCU up 22-19. SMC scored on an ace and then a kill when SCU called time again, only up 22-21. SMC had scored five straight before Davigeadono crushed a kill to make it 23-22 SCU. A Gael kill tied it up again and they took the lead on a team block, 24-23 SMC. SMC won set two by winning nine of the last 10 points of the set, finishing it off 25-23. SCU hit .243 and SMC hit .324. In set three SCU went up 3-1 and then 4-2 on a kill by Douglas. SCU moved ahead 7-3 on two Gael hitting errors. SCU advanced its lead to 8-5 on a Gael ball handling error and then 12-6 on two Kelley kills and a net error by SMC. The teams traded points twice with SCU maintaining the lead at 14-9. Four straight Gael points on service pushed SCU to call timeout at 14-13. SMC tied it 14-14 on a kill, scoring five straight before Davigeadono crushed a kill to to the back row, giving SCU a 15-14 lead. Another Morrison ace made it 16-14 SCU. SCU moved ahead 19-16 on a kill by Douglas off the block and another by Knudsen; and took a 21-18 lead on two SMC errors. After trading points after a Gael timeout, SMC pulled within one, 22-21 SCU, when Wallace called timeout. SMC tied it up 22-22 on a kill, but a Kelley tip gave SCU the lead again, 23-22. A Gael error and SCU marched ahead 24-22 when SMC called time again. A Douglas kill off the block gave SCU set three, 25- 22. SCU hit .256 and SMC hit .265. Douglas had six kills in set three. In set four Saint Mary's took a 2-0 lead, a Douglas kill and another by Davigeadono tied it up 2-2. Saint Mary's scored 10 of the next 12 points to take an 12-4 lead when SCU called its second timeout of the set. The two teams traded points twice. SCU rallied to score straight points off kills by Davigeadono and Douglas and a team block by Samantha Peters and Davigeadono, making it 14-10 SMC. A Davigeadono kill and two Saint Mary's errors quieted a two-point Gael rally. SMC scored three of the next four points to take a 20-14 lead. A Knudsen kill and a dump by Selsky make it 20-16 SMC when the Gaels called time. SMC won three of the next four points to take a 23-17 lead. A Gael team block and kill gave SMC the set and the match, 25-17. SCU hit .105 and SMC hit .308.
