No. 8 Huskies Notch 3-0 Win Over Santa Clara

Friday, September 1

Seattle, Wash.

7:00 PM

University of Washington

3-1

Santa Clara

2-2

Santa Clara

Washington

September 01, 2017 | Volleyball

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By: UW Athletic Communications

SEATTLE – The eighth-ranked Huskies got a good fight from Santa Clara tonight at Alaska Airlines Arena but Washington (3-1) held firm late in sets two and three to come away with a sweep, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23, in front of 1,541 fans. Seniors Courtney Schwan and Carly DeHoog each put down 10 kills while sophomore Shayne McPherson helped the defense with a season-high 12 digs.

"Certainly there was some good execution at times, but overall we're still a team searching for the right amount of effort and the right level of intensity," Head Coach Keegan Cook summed things up. "Santa Clara did some good things, we executed at times for stretches of points, but we're still looking for our identity here."

DeHoog hit .500 on the night, with her 10 kills on 16 swings with just two errors, continuing a string of impressive early season play for the fifth-year senior.

"Carly deserves all good things that come her way," Cook said. "When I think about her I think about consistency in how she goes about her day. These performances don't surprise me. She's put in an awful lot of work so it's fun to watch her have these performances."

Senior Bailey Tanner spread the ball around as five Huskies had at least six kills. Tanner had 35 assists, with Marion Hazelwood putting down nine kills on a .353 attack percentage, and Destiny Julye adding eight on a .261 mark followed by six kills for freshman Lauren Sanders who hit .385. Schwan served up three aces to go with her 10 kills.

Sanders and Destiny Julye rejected the Broncos for the first point of the match. A couple Santa Clara errors had the Huskies quickly on top, 4-0. Schwan hit one high hand sand out for her first kill for 5-0 and the Broncos took the early timeout to regroup. The timeout helped SCU score three in a row until serving long for 6-3. Tanner went running for a long bump set to Schwan who used it for a kill for 8-4, then Scambray bumped one a long ways for another Schwan finish on the next point. Carly DeHoog and Julye both picked up their first kills as the Huskies maintained a six-point lead at 13-7. A kill from Marion Hazelwood and a Santa Clara misfire pushed the Husky lead to 19-10 and the Broncos used their final timeout. Schwan posted a stuff to make it 20-10 Dawgs. Santa Clara went on a run late to close the gap to 21-15 and Washington used its first timeout to refocus. Out of the break, a perfect pass from Scambray went to Hazelwood for a quick kill, and Schwan followed that up with an ace to the floor for 23-15. DeHoog slammed one to get to set point at 24-16. The Broncos saved a couple but Julye finished it at 25-18 with a crosscourt kill. Washington rolled to a .458 attack percentage in set one and held Santa Clara to .042. Schwan had four kills and Hazelwood, Julye, and DeHoog had three each.

Schwan rolled one to the floor and Scambray dialed up her first ace to give UW an early 4-1 lead. Hazelwood and Schwan teamed up for a big rejection for a 6-4 edge, and on the next rally, Julye got the most of a roof for another Point Huskies. Schwan then dropped another ace short to the floor for 8-4 and the Broncos took timeout. A couple errors on UW's part let SCU tie it up at 8, but Julye tipped for a kill and DeHoog and Sanders combined for a block to regain the lead, 10-8. The Broncos inched in front by one but Sanders tied it at 13 with a slide kill. The teams traded sideouts back and forth for a number of points, with heavy swings from Hazelwood and Julye tying the set up each time. Julye went up the sideline to swing the lead to UW, 18-17, but Santa Clara answered to tie it. Sanders put one away in serve-receive to tie it at 20-all. A block from Schwan and Hazelwood and a Broncos error made it 22-20 Dawgs and Santa Clara called time. Hazelwood smashed a slide for 23-21, then hit a quick off the block and down to get to set point at 24-22. On their second chance, DeHoog ended a long rally by finding the back line from the right pin to end it, 25-23.

A Schwan shot into the campfire provided a 4-2 lead early in the third set. DeHoog buried one from the right and then Tanner floated an ace for 6-2. Another big swing from DeHoog extended the lead to 10-5. A 4-0 run from Santa Clara got them right back into it, but Sanders had consecutive kills for 12-9. But another 4-0 run for Santa Clara gave it a one point lead at 12-13. Washington moved back on top, 16-15, on a Schwan kill off the block and a pair of Broncos errors. Dehoog tapped down a ball hanging above the net for 18-17 Dawgs and Santa Clara took time. Perfect placement from Schwan got UW the ace for a 19-17 lead. Jade Finau subbed in and kept a key rally alive with a couple digs and Tanner set DeHoog to end it for 21-18. Julye had a big kill off the block in transition to make it 23-20 and force SCU's final timeout. The Broncos served long to get the Huskies to match point at 24-22, then served into the net at 24-23 to end the match, 25-23. Washington hit .316 in the final set and pulled it out despite a .378 mark from the Broncos thanks in part to a 2-0 edge in aces.

The Huskies will be back in action tomorrow at noon to take on crosstown rival Seattle U., and then finish the weekend with a 7 p.m. match tomorrow against an undefeated Cal Poly squad.