Huskies Get First Conference Win In Corvallis

Sunday, October 1

Corvallis, OR

12:00 PM

University of Washington

10-5,1-3Pac-12

Oregon State

5-9,0-4Pac-12

Washington

Oregon St.

October 01, 2023 | Volleyball

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By: UW Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – At the end of three-straight weeks on the road, the Husky volleyball team had plenty of grit left to grind out a four-set victory over Oregon State today at Gill Coliseum. Washington had a season-high 14 blocks and got a career-high 24 digs from junior libero Lauren Bays in a tense 20-25, 25-10, 26-24, 26-24 win.

Washington (10-5, 1-3 Pac-12) outhit the Beavers (5-9, 0-4 Pac-12) by a comfortable margin, .293 to .200, but a lot of that difference came in a dominant set two win. The Huskies had to come up clutch late in sets three and four to seal the victory. The teams finished with 58 kills apiece.

Madi Endsley, Kierstyn Barton, and May Pertofsky did nearly all the offensive damage for the Dawgs. Endsley came off the bench to lead the way with 18 kills, hitting .350. Barton had 17 kills including two key kills at the end of the fourth set to give UW match point with each one. Pertofsky didn't make one error while posting 16 kills, hitting .444.

BLOCKTOBER IS THE BEST????#PointHuskies // ?? Pac-12 Network Oregon pic.twitter.com/st4nM1Q20V
— Washington Volleyball (@UWVolleyball) October 1, 2023

Bays surpassed her digs career-high by one today, adding six assists and two aces. Molly Wilson dished out 45 assists with 10 digs and a career-high four blocks. Elise Hani had six blocks and Katy Wessels had five, as UW had a 14.0 to 5.0 advantage at the net.

Set One: The Huskies started slow in the first, and couldn't catch back up despite a 6-0 run that cut it from 13-22 to 19-22. UW hit .300 in the opener but OSU hit .375. Pertofsky came out on fire with six kills on 11 swings without an error, and Barton had five kills hitting .400.

Set Two: A block on the second point from Wessels and Endsley got the Dawgs going. Wilson and Hani had another block for 7-3 to force an OSU timeout. The Dawgs then opened up a 10-point lead on a 8-0 run with Wilson serving, that included three more blocks from Pertofsky and Wessels. UW won it, 25-10, hitting .481 while OSU dropped to .037. Endsley, Pertofsky, and Barton all had five kills each.

Set Three: UW called a timeout down 7-11 in the third, and then trailed by six at 9-15. A 3-0 run with a Bays ace cut the gap in half. A kill by Endsley got the Dawgs within two at 19-21, then Endsley and Hani teamed for a key block for 21-22, and an OSU error tied it for the first time at 22-all. UW had to save a set point at 23-24, then took the lead on a Hani kill for set point at 25-24. A block from Hani and Wilson converted that first chance for the win. Endsley's six kills led the way as UW hit .233 and OSU was held to .191.

11 kills hitting .500 for Endsley!

Dawgs within two again and force the OSU timeout.#PointHuskies // ?? Pac-12 Network Oregon pic.twitter.com/ubh6fWkXhr
— Washington Volleyball (@UWVolleyball) October 1, 2023

Set Four: OSU regained momentum with a 4-0 run early in the fourth. The Dawgs quickly answered as Hani had a solo block to get to 4-all. The Beavers earned a three-point edge as late as 13-10 but Endsley had two kills and a solo block in a 4-0 UW run for a 14-13 lead. A Hani solo block made it 17-14 Dawgs and forced an OSU timeout. Oregon State came back to tie it, but UW kept siding out to stay one step ahead. Barton had a booming crosscourt kill for match point at 24-23, but OSU saved it. Barton then went offspeed to get another kill for 25-24. An attack error wide from the Beavers finished things, 26-24. The Huskies hit .234 compared to .185 for OSU in the set, with six more kills from Endsley.

UP NEXT: The Huskies get to spend two-straight weeks at home for the only time all year, starting next week as Stanford and Cal come to town. The third-ranked Cardinal come in first next Friday, Oct. 6, for an 8 p.m. match.