Tuesday, September 18
Corvallis, OR
7:30 PM
Oregon State University
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Seattle
Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Win Fifth Straight, Sweep Seattle
September 18, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State volleyball team completed its non-conference portion of the schedule Tuesday night with a three-set sweep of Seattle in front of a crowd of 1,338.
"We had a great student turnout tonight that really made for a nice atmosphere for our first home match," head coach Mark Barnard said.
The Beavers improved their record to 10-2, the same mark they achieved at the completion of the preseason as in 2017 when they advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-19.
"Our key takeaways tonight were that we passed very well tonight and were able to run our offense as we wanted. It was also good to be able to get a lot of players court time. It was good to see everyone was ready."
Oregon State got out to a fast start in the first set taking an early 9-3 lead. OSU continued to pour pressure on going up 19-11 following a block by Haylie Bennett and Maddy Gravley. Oregon State went on to secure the set 25-16. Gravley and Maddie Goings posted four kills apiece and Amy Underdown registered nine digs in the set.
The Redhawks recovered for the second set keeping things close early on at 7-7. From that point, the Beavers went on a 13-4 run, with four kills by Underdown, to take control of the game. OSU finished off the set 25-16.
In the third set with OSU scuffling, Grace Massey recorded three straight service aces to put the Beavers up 5-3. Seattle re-grouped to take the lead at 8-7, but once again, Oregon State went on a 6-0 to move up 17-11. The Beavers held on to seal the win with a third set win, 25-19.
Maddie Goings led the Beavers with nine kills while Gravley and Underdown added eight apiece. Defensively at the net, Lindsey Schell registered seven blocks while Underdown tied her season-high with 17 digs.
Game Notes: Amy Underdown recorded a season-high tying 17 digs … Grace Massey tallied aces on back-to-back-to-back serves in the third set … Lindsey Schell registered a career-best four solo blocks … Makenna Browne notched two aces for the first time in her career.
Next Up: Oregon State is back on the court Thursday to take on Oregon in Eugene for the first Civil War of the 2018-19 academic year. The match is slated for a 6 p.m. start and will air on Pac-12 Network.
Season and single game tickets for the 2018 Oregon State volleyball season are now available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Volleyball and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Fans can check out the Beavers' promotional schedule for the 2018 season here.
Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Alex Gary in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.
As a ticketed event, Oregon State volleyball matches will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverVBall or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
"We had a great student turnout tonight that really made for a nice atmosphere for our first home match," head coach Mark Barnard said.
The Beavers improved their record to 10-2, the same mark they achieved at the completion of the preseason as in 2017 when they advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-19.
"Our key takeaways tonight were that we passed very well tonight and were able to run our offense as we wanted. It was also good to be able to get a lot of players court time. It was good to see everyone was ready."
Oregon State got out to a fast start in the first set taking an early 9-3 lead. OSU continued to pour pressure on going up 19-11 following a block by Haylie Bennett and Maddy Gravley. Oregon State went on to secure the set 25-16. Gravley and Maddie Goings posted four kills apiece and Amy Underdown registered nine digs in the set.
The Redhawks recovered for the second set keeping things close early on at 7-7. From that point, the Beavers went on a 13-4 run, with four kills by Underdown, to take control of the game. OSU finished off the set 25-16.
In the third set with OSU scuffling, Grace Massey recorded three straight service aces to put the Beavers up 5-3. Seattle re-grouped to take the lead at 8-7, but once again, Oregon State went on a 6-0 to move up 17-11. The Beavers held on to seal the win with a third set win, 25-19.
Maddie Goings led the Beavers with nine kills while Gravley and Underdown added eight apiece. Defensively at the net, Lindsey Schell registered seven blocks while Underdown tied her season-high with 17 digs.
Game Notes: Amy Underdown recorded a season-high tying 17 digs … Grace Massey tallied aces on back-to-back-to-back serves in the third set … Lindsey Schell registered a career-best four solo blocks … Makenna Browne notched two aces for the first time in her career.
Next Up: Oregon State is back on the court Thursday to take on Oregon in Eugene for the first Civil War of the 2018-19 academic year. The match is slated for a 6 p.m. start and will air on Pac-12 Network.
Season and single game tickets for the 2018 Oregon State volleyball season are now available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Volleyball and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Fans can check out the Beavers' promotional schedule for the 2018 season here.
Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Alex Gary in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.
As a ticketed event, Oregon State volleyball matches will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverVBall or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
