Beavers Fall to Red Hot Sun Devils in Three

Sunday, October 27

Tempe, AZ

12:00 PM

Oregon State

9-12,3-7Pac-12

Arizona State

12-9,4-6Pac-12

Oregon St.

Arizona St.

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

October 27, 2019 | Women's Volleyball

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By: Athletic Communications

TEMPE, Ariz. – Maddie Goings led the Beavers offense with 10 kills but the OSU volleyball team fell in three sets on the road at Arizona State Sunday afternoon to wrap up the first half of the Pac-12 Conference season.

The Beavers took the loss dropping their record to 9-12 overall and 3-7 in the league, while Arizona State improved to 12-9, 4-6. Set scores were 21-25, 21-25 and 20-25.

"We served so poorly all weekend and it really bit us today," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We blocked poorly as well and gave (ASU) too many good opportunities and we compounded that by not attacking particularly well. We continue to pass well, our passing has really held us together. We had plenty of opportunities but just couldn't capitalize."

The Beavers fell behind early in the opening set trailing 8-3. Back-to-back kills by Haylie Bennett and Kory Cheshire followed by an Amy Underdown ace brought the Beavers within one at 14-13, but they would never take the lead. OSU remained within two points all the way to 22-20 but the Sun Devils recorded three of the final four points to take the set, 25-21. Middle blocker Lindsey Schell registered four kills on four attacks in the set and finished the match 5-for-5.

Arizona State used a quick 5-1 run straight out of the gate in the second set and pushed it out to a five point lead at 11-6. The Beavers wouldn't quit though pressuring the Sun Devils into several errors to close the gap to 14-13. ASU went back on the offensive to open the lead back 22-16 eventually gaining set point at 24-18. Oregon State fought off three straight set points including a one-on-one block by Cheshire closing to within 24-21, but ASU got its final point to take the set, 25-21.

The third set got off to a bad start for Oregon State as ASU burst to a 7-2 lead forcing an early OSU timeout. A 6-1 run by the Beavers featuring two kills apiece by Maddie Goings and Cecilee Max-Brown tied the score at 9-9. But ASU answered with nine of the next 11 to make it 20-12. OSU came back with a 5-0 run of its own including a pair of Underdown aces to creep within three at 20-17 and bringing about an Arizona State timeout. The Sun Devils held off the Beavers in the final stretch to take the set, 25-20, and the match.

Game Notes: Maddie Goings led the Beavers with 10 kills and Cecilee Max-Brown added nine … Chloe Brown collected a team-leading 11 digs while libero Grace Massey tallieed 10 … Amy Underdown registered a hat trick with three aces … Kory Cheshire recorded a team-best two blocks.

Next Up: Oregon State opens the second half of the conference season on the road in the Bay Area next week with matches at Stanford (Friday) and California (Saturday).

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