Cougars Allow 10 Points In Smashing Sun Devils

Washington State led the entire way Friday, dominating Arizona State in a Pac-10 Conference volleyball match in which the Sun Devils were held to 10 points.

The Cougars, ranked No. 10 in the USA Today/AVCA Top 25 poll, defeated Arizona State 15-1, 15-6, 15-3 before a crowd of 756 in Bohler Gym.

All but two Washington State players recorded a kill. Shannon Wyckoff led WSU with 16 kills and 12 digs. Elis Arias followed with 12 kills with a .611 hitting percentage and 10 digs. Stephanie Papke led all players with 23 assists. Samantha Spink contributed 11 assists in the third game.

The biggest surprise of the match for Washington State may have been the play of junior transfer Lucie Vratnickova in her first start in place of the injured Wendy Rouse (dislocated thumb).

“Lucie did a very good job,” WSU coach Cindy Fredrick said. “(She was) very nervous. It was nice to have a looser night, to have a little more fun, because it’s tough to do in the Pac-10.”

The Cougars host the No.13 Arizona Wildcats tonight, also in Bohler Gym.

Gonzaga University snapped a six-match losing streak by sweeping the University of San Francisco 16-14, 15-1, 15-6 in a West Coast Conference match at Martin Centre.

It was the Bulldogs’ third consecutive victory against the Dons. It improved Gonzaga’s record to 9-15, 3-5 in the WCC. USF fell to 3-20, 0-8.

Theresa Spink collected a match-high 17 kills and hit .448 to lead the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs were tough on defense as well, forcing 32 attack errors and holding USF to a dismal minus-.017 attack percentage.

Whitworth (5-17, 3-11) was unable to hold a 2-0 lead, losing to Pacific Lutheran 9-15, 14-16, 15-10, 15-10, 15-9 in a NCIC match at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Lindsay Hunter led the Pirates offense with 18 kills and Brooke Evans had 17 kills on a sharp .333 attack percentage.

Defensively for Whitworth, Katie Jo Borgmann had eight blocks and Brenda Clinesmith 24 digs. Pacific Lutheran is 12-14, 6-7.

Community Colleges of Spokane swept three matches in its crossover tournament.

The Sasquatch defeated Linn Benton 15-8, 15-4, Highline 15-5, 15-2, and Green River 15-12, 15-9.

Soccer

The University of San Francisco scored three unanswered goals, including the game-winner by Cate Taylor at 89:05, as the Dons rallied for a 4-3 West Coast Conference women’s soccer victory over Gonzaga University Friday at Martin Field.

The loss in their final home match of the season dropped the Bulldogs to 8-10-0 overall, 1-4-0 in the WCC. The surprising Dons remained unbeaten in WCC play at 5-0-0 and improved to 11-6-0 overall.

Community Colleges of Spokane got goals from six players in a 6-0 victory over host Shoreline in a NWAACC women’s match.

Shoreline defeated visiting Community Colleges of Spokane 2-0 in a NWAACC men’s match.

, DataTimes