Beavers Open SDSU/USD Challenge with Sweep of UTEP

Friday, September 14

San Diego, CA

12:00 PM

Oregon State

7-2

UTEP

2-8

UTEP

OSU

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

September 14, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Oregon State swept UTEP in the opening match of the SDSU/USD Challenge to improve to 7-2 on the season.

Friday afternoon's scores against the Miners were 25-22, 25-18 and 25-17. The Beavers are now 2-0 against UTEP all-time with the last meeting coming in 1997.

The Miners gave the Beavers all they could handle in the opening stanza. With the score tied at 13 apiece, the Beavers used a flurry of kills from Lindsey Schell, Haylie Bennett and Maddie Goings to push out to a 16-13 lead forcing a UTEP timeout. Still leading 18-16, the Miners stormed back with a 5-0 run to take the lead at 20-18. OSU used a kill from Amy Underdown and a pair of wild shots by the Miners to regain the lead at 22-21. The Beavers finished off the set with a block and a kill by Bennett to take the set 25-22.

OSU took control of the second set quickly using a 5-0 run to take a 5-2 lead forcing UTEP into an early timeout. The Beavers continued to open the gap to 16-10 as setter Maddie Sheehan directed a varied offense. Oregon State kept the pressure on refusing to allow the Miners to get on a roll and secured the set 25-18.

UTEP recovered for the start of the third set to take a 7-4 lead. Oregon State responded tying the set at 10-10. A 3-0 run that included kills by Bennett and Goings and was capped by a Grace Massey ace gave OSU a 15-12 lead and drove the Miners into another timeout. The Beavers extended their roll with two more points to lead 17-12 before UTEP could break the string. Another 4-0 run gave the Beavers a commanding 22-15 lead they would not surrender. OSU closed out the set 25-17 for the win.

Underdown led the Beavers' offense with 12 kills while Bennett and Goings added nine apiece. Grace Massey collected 13 digs to anchor OSU's back row while Schell accounted for six blocks.

Game Notes: Amy Underdown was the lone Oregon State attacker to finish the match in double figures with 12 kills … Haylie Bennett and Maddie Goings each added nine kills … Grace Massey led the defensive effort with 13 digs and Lindsey Schell posted six blocks.

Next Up: The Beavers are right back on the court this evening to take on San Diego State at 6 p.m. Tomorrow OSU shifts sites to take on San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the University of San Diego campus.

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