Team Black Wins Orange & Black Scrimmage

Friday, August 19

Corvallis, Ore.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

Orange & Black Scrimmage

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

August 19, 2016 | Women's Volleyball

Team Black won sets one and three to earn the victory

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Beaver Nation's first opportunity to see the 2016 Oregon State volleyball team came Friday night at Gill Coliseum when the Beavers played in their annual Orange & Black Scrimmage.

Those members of Beaver Nation were treated to quite the show.

Team Black won the three-set scrimmage, 25-21, 16-25 and 25-17.

All in all, it was a night of positives for head coach Mark Barnard, who was an "impartial observer" at the match, allowing his staff to coach both teams.

Barnard, who will make his collegiate debut as a head coach next weekend, saw a host of positives at the scrimmage.

The scrimmage "is always a good opportunity to play in front of crowd," Barnard noted, with a large contingent of Beaver fans in attendance. "The quality of play was very good. We are assessing players every day and it was good to see some head-to-head competition.

"The difficult thing for me is picking a starting unit next week, which is exactly what I want."

Team Black won the first set thanks to a late 7-0 run that pushed the squad ahead after being down three, 20-17.

Team Orange, which wore white, evened up the score with a 25-16 win in set two. The squad went on a 6-0 run early in the set to go up 15-7, and never looked back.

The third and final set was a seesaw battle early one, with Team Black holding a 13-12 midway through after Team Orange went on an 8-1 run. Team Black went on a 6-0 run of its own, and held off late challenges for the 25-17 win.

Members of Team Orange: Lila Toner, Delaney Taylor, Merritt Stewart, Rachel Buehner, Maddy Gravley, Lanesha Reagan, Kory Cheshire, Shalom Ifeanyi, Daniela Vargas and Sam Rouleau (who played for Team Black in set three).

Members of Team Black: Jessi Seumalo, Emilie Wilmes, Haylie Bennett, McKenna Hollingsworth, Makenna Browne, Katelyn Driscoll, Mary-Kate Marshall, Kayla Ellis and Serena Bruin.

Oregon State opens the 2016 season when hosting the Ultra Ankle Challenge at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers open August 26 with a match against Utah State at 10 a.m. OSU will also play Portland that night at 7 p.m. The tournament ends when the Beavers face Seattle at 7 p.m. on August 27.

Season and single-match tickets for the 2016 season are available for purchase by visiting BeaverTickets.com or calling 1-800-GOBEAVS.

For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateVolleyball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.

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