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@ Rice | 9AM (Pacific), September 1
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| Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann |
Four hours after dispatching #7 Purdue (see: “A severe beat down”: Washington
clobbers #7 Purdue), the Washington
Huskies came back to sweep host LSU
at the Tiger Classic in Houston.
Krista Vansant
led all hitters with 13 kills and 3 errors on 29 attacks (.345). Kylin Muñoz had 9 kills, 2 errors on 21
attacks (.333).
The Huskies outblocked the Tigers 9-7, led by Amanda Gil’s 5 block assists. UW held
LSU to a .098 hitting average. Earlier in the day, the Huskies defense kept
Purdue to a negative average (-.012)
After the big win against the Boilermakers, Washington coach
Jim McLaughlin thought his team was
a little tentative against LSU.
“I want us to go for it,” McLaughlin said, “and if you make
the errors, you make the errors. I think it's a valuable lesson for the team.
LSU is physical and well-coached, so it's a good win.”
NOTES
- This was Washington’s 36th consecutive nonconference win, spanning parts of the past five seasons. 35 of the 36 have been 3-0 sweeps.
- In University Park, PA, #9 Stanford lost a five-set thriller to host #4 Penn State. The Cardinal trailed 7-12 in the final set, but a furious comeback fell short, 13-15. Tomorrow, Penn State hosts #2 Texas, a 3-0 winner (in three squeaker sets) against #20 Florida.
WRITTEN BY Jack Hamann | PHOTOS BY Leslie Hamann
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