Cougars’ Cowgill breaks collar bone

Washington State sophomore center Robbie Cowgill suffered a broken clavicle in practice and will be out for approximately four weeks, perhaps longer.

Cowgill, who started 19 games last season and is penciled in to be a starter again this year, injured his collar bone while diving for a loose ball. The season opener is just more than three weeks away, so in all likelihood the center will miss some games. Cowgill averaged six points a game in 2004-05.

Another sophomore post player, Chris Henry, participated in about 60 percent of practice Wednesday, his first action of the fall as nagging back trouble has kept him sidelined. Junior college transfer Rodney Edgerson, a possible starter, remains out and awaiting further evaluation as back trouble has prevented him from doing any work with the team thus far.

Volleyball

Nina Reeves led four Sun Devils in double-figure kills with a match-high 22 as Arizona State (7-13, 2-8) snapped an eight-match losing streak by beating Washington State 32-30, 30-12, 25-30, 30-26 in Pac-10 action in Tempe, Ariz.

The Cougars (8-15, 1-9) were led by Natalia Owens’ 21 kills.

•Haley Larsen led four Vandals in double-digit kills with 18 as Idaho (12-10, 4-5) held off New Mexico State 30-28, 28-30, 30-25, 30-21 in Western Athletic Conference action at Memorial Gym.

•Atlee Hubbard had a match-high 15 kills as Sacramento State (19-7, 9-1) swept Eastern Washington (16-8, 6-4) 33-31, 30-24, 30-28 in Big Sky action in Sacramento, Calif.

The Eagles were led by Lizzy Mellor’s 13 kills.

•Brie Hagerty had 20 kills as No. 2 Washington (19-0, 10-0) survived its toughest test of the season by outlasting No. 9 Arizona (15-4, 7-3) 30-19, 29-31, 30-21, 32-34, 18-16 in Pac-10 action in Tucson, Ariz.