Beavers Beat No. 14 Dawgs in Seattle

Friday, October 13

Seattle, Wash.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

12-7, 2-5Pac-12

Washington

15-4, 5-3Pac-12

Oregon State

Washington

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

October 13, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

SEATTLE, Wash. – The Oregon State volleyball team took down No. 14 Washington Friday night in a five-set thriller in Seattle. It marks the first time the Beavers have defeated the Huskies for the first time since 2001.

With the win, the Beavers improve to 12-7 and 2-5 in the Pac-12. Meanwhile, Washington falls to 15-4, 5-3. Set scores were 19-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-14 and 15-13.

Mary-Kate Marshall recorded eight of her match-high 25 kills in the fifth set as she willed her team to the win. OSU took a quick 3-0 lead in the final set forcing UW into a quick timeout and although the Huskies tied it up at 3-3 and 6-6, the Beavers refused yield. Oregon State carried the lead 12-11 to a critical juncture when Marshall registered yet another kill to give OSU a 13-11 lead. However, a review challenge was issued that could have tied the match. Instead, officials upheld the call keeping the Beavers in the lead. Two UW points later it was tied again at 13-13 forcing Oregon State into a timeout. Coming out of the timeout, OSU went back to the well to find Marshall for back-to-back kills and to OSU's first win over a ranked team this season.

"This is the best overall team performance we've had this year," head coach Mark Barnard said. "Mary-Kate (Marshall) was great. Kory (Cheshire) and Maddy Gravley were productive in the middle. Haylie (Bennett) was off on offense, but she blocked well and made some critical plays for us down the stretch. And Grace Massey made her first start at libero and was very good, and Kayla (Ellis) came in on defense and played well in that role too."

Oregon State fell behind early dropping the first set 25-19. However, the Beavers fought back in the second stanza. Maddie Goings got going in the second set to compliment Marshall with six kills apiece and the Beavers were able to hold on at the end, 25-21, to even the match heading into intermission.

Coming out of the intermission, the Huskies were on top of their game giving the Beavers difficulty at the net while registering six blocks in the frame and taking the third set, 25-15.

"This was a great come back effort," Barnard said. "I'm very pleased to see that we didn't give in after the first set. The only thing I was disappointed in tonight was that we didn't come out of the intermission playing at a higher level."

Just as the Beavers weren't on all cylinders in the third set, the Huskies' offense went silent in the fourth. OSU recorded five blocks in the set including three by Maddy Gravley and the defense forced UW into more errors than kills for the set. Meanwhile, Goings' and Marshall's offense combined to register nine of the team's 11 kills in the set.

"We spoke about pride and belief in yourself," Barnard said. "That you have got to believe you can beat these top teams. Tonight we did that we now have proof we can play with anyone."

Game Notes: The win is OSU's first against Washington since Oct. 26, 2001 … Kory Cheshire tallied five aces, the most by an OSU player since Darby Reeder in 2014 … freshman Grace Massey made her first career start at libero and finished with a career-high 21 digs … Maddie Goings recorded the third double-double of her career with 19 kills and a career-best 21 digs … Kylee McLaughlin registered her eighth double-double of the season with 57 assists, to tie her career-high, and a personal-best 19 digs … Mary-Kate Marshall led the Beavers with a season-high 25 kills, including eight in the deciding set … it is the 17th time in 19 matches Marshall has led or tied for the team-lead in kills … Maddy Gravley tied her career-high with eight blocks

Next Up: Oregon State travels to Pullman to meet the Washington State Cougars Sunday afternoon in a match slated for a 1 p.m. start. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Washington.

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