Colorado University Athletics
Wednesday, November 1
Boulder, CO
7:00 PM
Colorado
18-6, 8-5Pac-12
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Washington State
14-11, 3-10Pac-12
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Washington State
14
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23
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Colorado
25
25
25
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Naghede Abu had six kills and five blocks against WSU.
Buffs Sweep Washington State
November 01, 2017 | Volleyball
BOULDER — The Colorado volleyball team recorded an impressive 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-17, 25-23) over Washington State on Wednesday night at the Coors Events Center to win its third straight match and improve to 18-6 overall.
CU has won six of its last seven matches to improve to 8-5 in conference play, while WSU fell to 14-11 (3-10 Pac-12).
WHAT HAPPENED: Junior Frankie Shebby led the way for the Buffs with 10 kills and added nine digs. Anna Pfefferle and Alexa Smith each tallied eight kills and Naghede Abu added another six kills.
Gabby Carta-Samuels led CU's passers with 12 digs, while Brynna DeLuzio had 11 digs. DeLuzio led the Buffs at the net with six blocks, while Abu was second with five.
Taylor Mims was the leading scorer for WSU with 13 kills. She also added seven digs and two blocks. Alexis Dirige recorded 13 digs and Jocelyn Urias recorded seven blocks.
SET 1: The Buffs led 15-11 at the media timeout and used a 4-2 run to increase the advantage to 19-13 before WSU had to take a timeout. The break did not slow the Buffs down as they took the following three straight points for a 22-13 lead. CU easily finished the set 25-14.
SET 2: WSU took the first point in the second set, but the Buffs rallied back with six straight points. CU increased the lead to eight (10-2) before the Cougars recorded a 4-0 run to cut the lead to four (10-6). WSU brought the score within two a short time later (12-10), forcing the Buffs to spend a timeout. CU took the next two points, but the Cougars answered with two of their own. At that point, the Buffs used a 7-0 run to take a 21-12 lead. CU went on to take the set 25-17.
SET 3: The third set was much closer, although the Buffs did have a three-point lead at the media timeout (15-12). WSU came back to even the game at 17-17 before the Buffs were able to get back out to a two-point lead at 20-18. The Cougars took a timeout, but committed an error out of the break before they were able to sideout (21-19). CU took the following point off a block by Abu and DeLuzio, causing WSU to spend its final timeout (22-19). Out of the break, the Cougars scored three straight points to even the set at 22-22. After a quick CU timeout, the score would be tied again at 23-23 before the Buffs finished the game with two consecutive points (25-23).
NOTES: The Buffs are 8-2 at Coors this season…CU leads the series 10-4 against WSU…CU has won six of its last seven…The Buffs have had three sweeps in Pac-12 play this season.
TEAM STATISTICS: Colorado hit .200 with 40 kills and 18 errors on 110 attacks. WSU was held to a -.019 hitting efficiency with 28 kills and 30 errors on 108 attacks. The Buffs had the advantage in digs (45-39) and blocks (8.5-8.0), while the Cougars led the match in aces (3-1).
NEXT UP: The Buffs host No. 11 Washington on Friday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Network.
QUOTES:
Head coach Jesse Mahoney
On The Win
"Washington State is a very good team. They're long and athletic and very disruptive with their block especially. I didn't think it was a very good night for us on first ball sideout, but we've been doing this a lot lately. I thought we were really good game planning. We were really good with our block, slowing down and funneling it where we needed to go. Both of their [Washington State's] outside hitters, one hit negative and one hit pretty close. We definitely frustrated them from that stand point. I'd like to be a little cleaner inside out but you don't get a lot of 3-0 sweeps in this league, so we'll take it."
On If The Team Was Rested After The Quick Turnaround From The Oregon Games
"I hope so. We gave them Monday off and we didn't do very much work this week. I think we were rested. When you take days off, prep days are really light days so we didn't jump very much. On a prep day, you hope they're getting the mental jumps and the mental swings. I think we're doing a pretty good job of that this part of the season."
On The Close Third Set
"Washington State made a change in their lineup and spun the dial by starting in rotation four instead of rotation one. It was a new matchup, so it took us a little bit to adjust. They started running a lot of interior rip sets to the outside. They scored on those quite a bit, tipped on us quite a bit. Our passing broke down a little bit. But all of that being said, I thought we focused during that entire third set. We played big after [point] 20."
On Prep For Washington On Friday
"We're going to have to be rested, healthy, prepared, focused. We're going to need our outsides to take some big swings and serving and passing. It's going to take a lot, I can think of a list of 10 things. We're going to have to do a lot of things really well to beat one of the best teams in the country."
On Team Morale
"I think our kids feel really good about how we're playing. The wins will come if we're doing things the right way. I think we all feel good about how we're training and game prepping. We've been pushed quite a bit to get these wins so we're excited about what we're doing."
CU has won six of its last seven matches to improve to 8-5 in conference play, while WSU fell to 14-11 (3-10 Pac-12).
WHAT HAPPENED: Junior Frankie Shebby led the way for the Buffs with 10 kills and added nine digs. Anna Pfefferle and Alexa Smith each tallied eight kills and Naghede Abu added another six kills.
Gabby Carta-Samuels led CU's passers with 12 digs, while Brynna DeLuzio had 11 digs. DeLuzio led the Buffs at the net with six blocks, while Abu was second with five.
Taylor Mims was the leading scorer for WSU with 13 kills. She also added seven digs and two blocks. Alexis Dirige recorded 13 digs and Jocelyn Urias recorded seven blocks.
SET 1: The Buffs led 15-11 at the media timeout and used a 4-2 run to increase the advantage to 19-13 before WSU had to take a timeout. The break did not slow the Buffs down as they took the following three straight points for a 22-13 lead. CU easily finished the set 25-14.
SET 2: WSU took the first point in the second set, but the Buffs rallied back with six straight points. CU increased the lead to eight (10-2) before the Cougars recorded a 4-0 run to cut the lead to four (10-6). WSU brought the score within two a short time later (12-10), forcing the Buffs to spend a timeout. CU took the next two points, but the Cougars answered with two of their own. At that point, the Buffs used a 7-0 run to take a 21-12 lead. CU went on to take the set 25-17.
SET 3: The third set was much closer, although the Buffs did have a three-point lead at the media timeout (15-12). WSU came back to even the game at 17-17 before the Buffs were able to get back out to a two-point lead at 20-18. The Cougars took a timeout, but committed an error out of the break before they were able to sideout (21-19). CU took the following point off a block by Abu and DeLuzio, causing WSU to spend its final timeout (22-19). Out of the break, the Cougars scored three straight points to even the set at 22-22. After a quick CU timeout, the score would be tied again at 23-23 before the Buffs finished the game with two consecutive points (25-23).
NOTES: The Buffs are 8-2 at Coors this season…CU leads the series 10-4 against WSU…CU has won six of its last seven…The Buffs have had three sweeps in Pac-12 play this season.
TEAM STATISTICS: Colorado hit .200 with 40 kills and 18 errors on 110 attacks. WSU was held to a -.019 hitting efficiency with 28 kills and 30 errors on 108 attacks. The Buffs had the advantage in digs (45-39) and blocks (8.5-8.0), while the Cougars led the match in aces (3-1).
NEXT UP: The Buffs host No. 11 Washington on Friday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Network.
QUOTES:
Head coach Jesse Mahoney
On The Win
"Washington State is a very good team. They're long and athletic and very disruptive with their block especially. I didn't think it was a very good night for us on first ball sideout, but we've been doing this a lot lately. I thought we were really good game planning. We were really good with our block, slowing down and funneling it where we needed to go. Both of their [Washington State's] outside hitters, one hit negative and one hit pretty close. We definitely frustrated them from that stand point. I'd like to be a little cleaner inside out but you don't get a lot of 3-0 sweeps in this league, so we'll take it."
On If The Team Was Rested After The Quick Turnaround From The Oregon Games
"I hope so. We gave them Monday off and we didn't do very much work this week. I think we were rested. When you take days off, prep days are really light days so we didn't jump very much. On a prep day, you hope they're getting the mental jumps and the mental swings. I think we're doing a pretty good job of that this part of the season."
On The Close Third Set
"Washington State made a change in their lineup and spun the dial by starting in rotation four instead of rotation one. It was a new matchup, so it took us a little bit to adjust. They started running a lot of interior rip sets to the outside. They scored on those quite a bit, tipped on us quite a bit. Our passing broke down a little bit. But all of that being said, I thought we focused during that entire third set. We played big after [point] 20."
On Prep For Washington On Friday
"We're going to have to be rested, healthy, prepared, focused. We're going to need our outsides to take some big swings and serving and passing. It's going to take a lot, I can think of a list of 10 things. We're going to have to do a lot of things really well to beat one of the best teams in the country."
On Team Morale
"I think our kids feel really good about how we're playing. The wins will come if we're doing things the right way. I think we all feel good about how we're training and game prepping. We've been pushed quite a bit to get these wins so we're excited about what we're doing."
Team Stats
WSU
COLO
Kills
28
40
Errors
30
18
Attempts
108
110
Hitting %
-.019
.200
Points
39.0
49.5
Assists
26
33
Aces
3
1
Blocks
8.0
8.5
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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