Sunday, November 20
Corvallis, OR
12:00 PM
Oregon State
7-21,2-16Pac-12
1
vs
3
UCLA
15-12,9-9Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
UCLA
25
21
35
25
3
Oregon St.
23
25
33
19
1
Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics
OSU Records Multiple Career-Best in Final Home Match of Season
November 20, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – In a marathon match, the Oregon State volleyball team was outlasted by UCLA in four sets (25-23, 21-25, 35-33, 25-19) on Sunday afternoon at Gill Coliseum.
Four different Beavs finished in double figures for kills with Mychael Vernon leading all attackers with 19 of her own. Sophomore DiLara Unal and freshman Kinley Swan both recorded career-highs finishing with 12 and 11 kills, while Kateryna Tkachenko added 15 for OSU.
Setter Inna Balkyo set a new Oregon State best with 57 assists, finishing one off her career-high set at Rutgers, while collecting another double-double with 12 digs.
It was also a career day for libero Ryan White, who paced the Beaver defense with a career-high 23 digs in the match. Defensive specialist Iris Coba also recorded a career-best nine digs in the contest.
Behind a pair of 3-0 runs, the Beavs were able to jump out to a 9-6 advantage at the start of the opening set. After back-to-back kills from Tkachenko gave OSU a 9-6 lead, the Bruins responded with nine of the next 12 points to hold a 15-12 edge at the media timeout. Oregon State answered late with a pair of solo blocks as part of a 5-0 run to retake the lead at 18-17. Tied at 20, an ace from Unal pushed the Beavs ahead by one. In a set featuring big runs by both teams, UCLA responded with one last 4-0 push and closed the set, 25-23, off a block by Tristin Savage and Iman Ndiaye.
After hitting .143 in the opening set, Oregon State found its groove offensively, hitting .429 with just a pair of errors in the second set to tie the match. Knotted at 14, OSU pushed with kills from Vernon and Szulczewski to grab a lead they wouldn't relinquish at 17-14. Unal sealed the set with her ninth kill of the match to even the score at 1-1 behind a 25-21 in the second set.
The third set saw the score tied up on 16 different occasions. Oregon State fought hard to erase a 15-10 deficit and held set point on nine different occasions in a battle for the upper hand in the match. Despite only holding set point once at 34-33, the Bruins were able to fight off the Beavs all nine times and go up 2-1 in the match with a 35-33 victory in the third.
The final kill of the third gave the Bruins a spark, as they went on to hit .486 offensively in the final set. Playing stellar defense throughout the match, fatigue from the third set became a factor with UCLA collecting 18 kills in a 25-19 win in set four.
Oregon State closes the 2022 schedule on the road next week at Stanford on Wednesday and Oregon on Friday.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Four different Beavs finished in double figures for kills with Mychael Vernon leading all attackers with 19 of her own. Sophomore DiLara Unal and freshman Kinley Swan both recorded career-highs finishing with 12 and 11 kills, while Kateryna Tkachenko added 15 for OSU.
Setter Inna Balkyo set a new Oregon State best with 57 assists, finishing one off her career-high set at Rutgers, while collecting another double-double with 12 digs.
It was also a career day for libero Ryan White, who paced the Beaver defense with a career-high 23 digs in the match. Defensive specialist Iris Coba also recorded a career-best nine digs in the contest.
Behind a pair of 3-0 runs, the Beavs were able to jump out to a 9-6 advantage at the start of the opening set. After back-to-back kills from Tkachenko gave OSU a 9-6 lead, the Bruins responded with nine of the next 12 points to hold a 15-12 edge at the media timeout. Oregon State answered late with a pair of solo blocks as part of a 5-0 run to retake the lead at 18-17. Tied at 20, an ace from Unal pushed the Beavs ahead by one. In a set featuring big runs by both teams, UCLA responded with one last 4-0 push and closed the set, 25-23, off a block by Tristin Savage and Iman Ndiaye.
After hitting .143 in the opening set, Oregon State found its groove offensively, hitting .429 with just a pair of errors in the second set to tie the match. Knotted at 14, OSU pushed with kills from Vernon and Szulczewski to grab a lead they wouldn't relinquish at 17-14. Unal sealed the set with her ninth kill of the match to even the score at 1-1 behind a 25-21 in the second set.
The third set saw the score tied up on 16 different occasions. Oregon State fought hard to erase a 15-10 deficit and held set point on nine different occasions in a battle for the upper hand in the match. Despite only holding set point once at 34-33, the Bruins were able to fight off the Beavs all nine times and go up 2-1 in the match with a 35-33 victory in the third.
The final kill of the third gave the Bruins a spark, as they went on to hit .486 offensively in the final set. Playing stellar defense throughout the match, fatigue from the third set became a factor with UCLA collecting 18 kills in a 25-19 win in set four.
Oregon State closes the 2022 schedule on the road next week at Stanford on Wednesday and Oregon on Friday.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
UCLA
OSU
Kills
72
65
Errors
15
22
Attempts
167
164
Hitting %
.341
.262
Points
86
80
Assists
68
63
Aces
4
5
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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