Dawgs Hold Off USC In Match With Just About Everything

Friday, October 27

Seattle, Wash.

6:00 PM

University of Washington

17-5, 7-4Pac-12

USC

15-7, 7-4Pac-12

USC

Washington

October 27, 2017 | Volleyball

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By: UW Athletic Communications

SEATTLE – Tia Scambray and Courtney Schwan both reached the one-thousand career kills mark, Washington fought off five match points, and in their sixth five-set marathon in 11 Pac-12 matches, the Huskies turned back No. 19 USC, 25-19, 16-25, 22-25, 32-30, 15-12 before 2,611 fans at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Down two sets to one, Washington had to fight off a total of five match point chances for the Trojans in the fourth set, before ultimately pulling it out on their third set point try after running out of subs along the way. The Huskies improved to 17-5 and 7-4 in Pac-12 play, pulling even in the league standings with the Trojans (15-7, 7-4) and avenging an earlier loss in L.A. The Dawgs also moved to 3-3 in their five setters this year.

Scambray became the 17th Husky ever to post 1,000 career kills with her very first kill of the match. A couple hours later, Schwan became the 18th, as her 14th and final kill put her at the 1,000 kills plateau. Scambray also joined a select group of five Huskies with 1,000 career kills and digs plus 100 career aces. She joins Krista Vansant (2011-14), Christal Morrison (2004-07), Sanja Tomasevic (2002-05), and Lisa McCammond (1986-89).

Along with the intense match point drama and the milestone marks, senior Carly DeHoog had a career-night to lead the way as she had 19 kills and just one error on 35 swings for a .514 attack percentage. The 19 kills are the most by a Husky this season, and DeHoog had five of them to lead the way in set five.

Schwan finished with 14 kills and 12 digs plus a couple aces and blocks, and Scambray had 11 kills and a big 22 digs plus four blocks and an ace. Crissy Jones had 13 kills, seven digs, five blocks, and a crucial 7-0 serving run in the fifth set where the Dawgs went without a setter so Jones could use her strong serve. Marion Hazelwood also had 10 kills and seven blocks to make five Huskies with double-figure kills.

Washington wound up outhitting USC, .262 to .245, as Bailey Tanner had a double-double with 30 assists and 12 digs, and Jade Finau added 25 assists and seven digs. UW had a big edge in blocks, 14.0 to 7.0, kills were nearly equal with 75 for the Dawgs and 74 for the Trojans, and USC had 88 digs to 84 for the Huskies.

"Holy cow, we talk a lot about playing well enough to have a chance to make memories, and they're going to remember that one for sure," said Head Coach Keegan Cook. "I'm just stoked for them that they've got this one to hang onto, winning a five set match against a really good USC team."

Cook said that having Jones out of the serving rotation has been the toughest part of running the 6-2 in recent matches. "We know Crissy has a great serve, so we thought that we could score some points out of system with her serving and Shayne setting, and what a run there in the fifth."

On DeHoog's big nice, Cook said, "Carly is awesome, we've known that. She hasn't been quite as efficient these last few matches so to see her get after it, I'm thrilled for her."

Washington will have to recover from yet another long night, and come back with another top-25 challenge on Sunday at 11 a.m. when 13th-ranked UCLA comes in.

Coming in with 999 career kills, Scambray didn't have to wait long for 1,000, as she put the first point of the match off the block and down. She then served an ace for a 3-0 lead. Jones tipped for a kill and had a heavy rightside swing for 5-2 and then Hazelwood and DeHoog got the first block for the Dawgs to push it to 6-2. Hazelwood had two put-aways out of the middle to keep UW siding out efficiently. Sanders had her first kill for 9-6. The Trojans scored three straight to tie it back up at 9-9, but Jones ran to the pin and put one away crosscourt to regain the lead. Scambray had a kill out of the back row and then Hazelwood had a transition slam for 13-10 Dawgs. A finish by DeHoog on the left was followed by another kill off the block on the right for the lefty as the Dawgs pushed ahead by four. Scambray punched up a dig near the net and Hazelwood bumped it back up to her, as Scambray stepped back and hit it deep for a kill for 17-12, forcing a Trojans timeout. Out of the break, Schwan dropped an ace to the back line for 18-12, but the Trojans scored a pair to slow the momentum. But it was only for a moment, as the Dawgs had a 3-0 run on a Hazelwood spike, then a Scambray joust and a transition kill by Sanders to force a USC timeout at 21-14. The Trojans got within four at 22-18 but Scambray put a tough swing away crosscourt for the big point. Scambray laid out to keep a ball alive, swatting it up from behind the court and UW kept it in play, and then Sanders and Schwan rejected the ensuring Trojan swing to fire up the crowd and make it set point Huskies. Off a bump set from Jones, Schwan finished the set with her first kill for 25-19. The Dawgs cruised to a .459 attack percentage in the first set, led by five kills on five swings for Jones and four on five swings for Hazelwood.

The Trojans took the first two points of the second set but UW posted the next two on kills from their middles, Sanders then Hazelwood. DeHoog put down the Finau set for a 5-4 Husky lead. But USC then went on a 4-0 run to take its largest lead of the match at 5-8 and UW called timeout. The Trojans got one more and had a swing to keep the run going, but Scambray and Hazelwood stuffed it down to make it 6-9. Consecutive kills from DeHoog and Sanders pulled the Dawgs back within a point at 9-10. A couple unforced errors by the Dawgs made the gap 13-17. After a Trojan block made it 15-20, the Dawgs called their final timeout. Washington couldn't mount a rally as the Trojans closed the set on a 7-1 run to take it, 25-16. The Huskies made eight errors to hit just .083 in the set while the Trojans posted a .303 mark.

Jones opened set three with a kill in serve-receive. The Huskies went without a setter for a rotation to let Jones serve for the first time, and it helped spark the Huskies on a run as DeHoog had two kills in a row to give UW a 6-4 lead. But the momentum quickly swung right back to USC with a four-point surge to make it 6-8 and the Huskies called time. Scambray and Hazelwood roofed one to make it 8-9. DeHoog put one through the block on the right to keep UW within one at 11-12, then Schwan ended a long rally with a back row kill to tie it. Avie Niece, who started the third set, got the Dawgs rolling with two straight rejections, and then a long rally was ended by Schwan with an offspeed shot to the left corner for a 15-14 lead and a USC timeout. USC went right back on top with a 3-0 run, which Niece ended with a big swing set by Tanner for 16-17. Hazelwood and Jones met for a rejection for 17-18, but the Trojans got the next two points to push it to three and UW used its final timeout. The Dawgs hit out of bounds to go down four, but UW clawed back with a blast straight down from Schwan and then a block from Hazelwood and DeHoog. USC hit one long for 20-21, but the Trojans answered with two straight and got to set point at 21-24. DeHoog saved one with her fifth kill of the set, but the Trojans put the next one away to win it, 25-22. Washington was outhit, .191 to .122, despite a 5-2 edge in blocks in the frame.

Jones and Niece kept the blocking going with a stuff on the first point of set four. Kills in serve-receive from Jones and Hazelwood had the Huskies up 5-3 early. Scambray and Hazelwood stuffed a Trojan swing straight down for 8-5. DeHoog put two more down on the right side and a transition Schwan kill made it 12-9. Jones ripped a sharp angle crosscourt for 14-12 Dawgs. Hazelwood cranked a sweet set from Finau for 15-13 Dawgs at the media timeout. Out of the break, Scambray posted her fourth block of the match, and after a USC sideout, DeHoog and Niece slammed two in a row to make it 18-14 and force USC into a timeout. The Dawgs made an error in serve-receive to make it 21-20, and the Huskies called their first timeout. On the first point, Tanner went back to Jones for a kill and after a Trojan point, Hazelwood hit down an overpass for 23-21. But USC got the sideout and then the Huskies overpassed and it was hit down for 23-all, forcing UW's final timeout. USC served into the net after the break to get to set point at 24-23, but USC got a kill high off the block to save it. The Trojans got a transition kill and they got themselves a match point at 24-25, and they had a swing on the next rally but Niece blocked it down to keep the Husky hopes alive. On a second USC chance, the Dawgs were in trouble after an overpass, but USC hit it right at McPherson and she came up with the clutch dig, and UW got a chance and Scambray put it away up the left sideline. USC kept the pressure on with another kill, but Schwan tooled the block for 27-27. After a missed serve created a fourth chance, Hazelwood put away a Tanner quick set in serve-receive after a perfect Schwan pass. Out of subs, with both Tanner and Finau on the court and Tanner in the front row, she found Schwan for a sharp turn up the line and the Dawgs had a set point at 29-28 forcing USC's last timeout. Out of the break, USC put one through the block on the right side to tie it, and then the Huskies shanked a swing out to go back down one. Schwan hammered off the block to save the fifth match point, and a dig from Finau let Tanner bump set to Scambray for a kill and a third set point for the Dawgs. Schwan stepped back to serve and her drive was shanked by the Trojans and couldn't be tracked down, as the ace finally got the Dawgs the 32-30 victory. Both teams played at a high level in the fourth, with UW hitting .333 and USC at .316. Schwan had five kills, Hazelwood had four hitting .600, and Scambray and DeHoog also had four kills each without an error.

A Husky stuff scored the first point of the fifth but then USC got three straight helped by two UW errors. Jones came through with a swing off the defense and into the seats. USC had a three-point run with a block and a pair of kills to force UW into an early timeout at 3-6. Schwan put one away crosscourt and then Jones went to serve as the Huskies went without a setter. DeHoog found the far corner from the right pin, set by Scambray, to pull the Dawgs back within one. Schwan then tied it up with a kill up the line, and the Dawgs then moved ahead on a third Schwan kill in four points, this one set up by Hazelwood, as USC took timeout at 7-6. Jones then bump set DeHoog who broke through the block in transition for 8-6 as the teams switched sides. Schwan registered her 1,000th career kill to keep the run going, and then the Trojans hit the antenna on a tip for 10-6 Dawgs to force the final USC timeout. The Trojans got the kill out of the break to snap the 7-0 Husky run, but DeHoog answered to the floor from the left pin. She got another from the right side to make it 12-8 Dawgs, but UW served long and USC had a kill in transition for 12-10 and UW used its final timeout. Out of the break, DeHoog added to her career high total with a kill up the right sideline. The Trojans caught a break by catching the net, as their serve hit the net and fell over for an ace to make it a one-point match at 13-12. A wild rally followed with USC saving a couple near kills but UW set up Scambray in rhythm and she converted into the far corner for match point at 14-12. A tough Scambray serve forced a tough USC swing from the 10-foot line, and they sailed it wide to give the Dawgs the very hard-earned win, 15-12. DeHoog put down five of nine swings in the fifth for a .556 percentage and Schwan added four kills as the Huskies hit .296 in the final set, holding USC to .111.