by PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State volleyball team (13-5 overall, 2-4 in Pac-12) battled the No. 15 Utah Utes (14-3, 5-1) in four sets but could not grab the win Sunday morning in Bohler Gym, falling 25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21.
Taylor Mims‘ (Crow Tribe) double-double led the Cougars with 14 kills and 12 digs and she had six blocks. Jocelyn Urias had 11 kills with only one error in 23 attacks for a .435 hitting percentage and led the match with eight blocks, which equaled her career-high. Ella Lajos (9-1-18, .444) and Casey Schoenlein (9-3-25, .240) each contributed nine kills. Lajos also had four blocks. Alexis Dirige led the match with 19 digs. Ashley Brown and Penny Tusa combined for 41 assists. Urias, Brown and Abby Phillips each served one ace.
WSU led the match in blocks, 13 to 7, while Utah led in kills (66-48), hitting percentage (.250-.193) and digs (71-58).
Taylor Mims finds the back row to tie up Set 1. #GoCougs #RiseAgain pic.twitter.com/sglho3IbQV
— Cougar Volleyball (@wsuvolleyball) October 8, 2017
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
Washington State (13-5 overall, 2-4 in Pac-12) hosts No. 16 Oregon (10-4, 3-3 pending 10/11 @UW) Fri., Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. and Oregon State (11-7, 1-5 pending 10/13 @UW) Sun., Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. in Bohler Gym.
