Beavers’ Win Streak Snapped by Bruins

Wednesday, November 22

Corvallis, Ore.

1:00 PM

Oregon State

21-10, 11-8Pac-12

UCLA

18-10, 11-8Pac-12

UCLA

Oregon State

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

November 22, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State's five match win streak came to an end Wednesday afternoon when No. 19 UCLA defeated the Beavers in three sets. For OSU it was the second five-match conference win streak of the season after not having a single streak of the sort since 1990.

The Beavers fell to 21-10 overall, and 11-8 in Pac-12 play, while the Bruins raised their record to 18-10 11-8. Set scores were 31-29, 25-17, and 25-19.

"We were outclassed by a more savvy volleyball team," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We struggled to handle their left-side attack. We scrambled well defensively but that put us out of system and resulted in a lot of free balls for them."

The opening set was a wild one with 10 ties and five lead changes. Oregon State led early by as much as four points at 10-6 behind a varied offense that included a pair of kills each by Maddie Goings and Maddy Gravley. UCLA fought back to tie the score at 15-15. The Bruins moved past the Beavers and held the lead at 19-18 before a series of sideouts left the score tied at 21-21. UCLA battled its way to a 24-21 advantage to serve for the set. A kill by Mary-Kate Marshall followed by an ace from Kory Cheshire and a block by Gravley and Kylee McLaughlin tied the score at 24-24. Each team had set point three times, but ultimately the Bruins' Reily Buechler recorded back-to-back kills to steal the set, 31-29.

The momentum swung to the Bruins at the end of the first set and the Beavers were never able to regain an advantage in the match.

Mary-Kate Marshall registered a team-leading 11 kills and Maddie Goings added 10 to lead the Beavers' offense. Middle blockers Kory Cheshire, Serena Bruin and Maddy Gravley combined for a dozen kills on an efficient .333 hitting percentage. Kylee McLaughlin and Grace Massey led the Beavers in the back row with 16 and 15 digs respectively.

"We look forward to playing Oregon on Friday and will look to get it turned around," Barnard said.

Game Notes: Mary-Kate Marshall led the Beavers with a team-high 11 kills. She has led the team in kills in 27 out of 31 matches in 2017 … Maddie Goings recorded her fourth straight, and eighth overall, double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs … four OSU players tallied double-digits in digs including Kylee McLaughlin (16), Grace Massey (15), Goings (11) and Kayla Ellis (10).

Next Up: The Beavers finish the regular season when they host No. 24 Oregon for the Civil War, presented by Pacific Source Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons and your local Toyota dealers, Friday at 7 p.m. The match is Oregon State's Senior Night, in which Mary-Kate Marshall, Lanesha Reagan and McKenna Hollingsworth will be honored.

Season and single-match tickets for the 2017 season are available for purchase by visiting BeaverTickets.com or calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.

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