Oregon State
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Reverse Sweep of San Francisco Secured
November 09, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
SAN FRANCISCO – A 6-0 run in the final set helped the Oregon State volleyball team finish a reverse-sweep of San Francisco on Saturday afternoon on the road.
Held to sub-.100 hitting percentages in the opening two sets, the Beavers (8-15, 6-5 WCC) flipped the script in the third and fourth with clips north of .325 as they went on to win at 16-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-12.
A trio of Beavers – Annika Hester (19), Zaria Thornton (13) and Lauren Rumel (11) – led in kills while a pair – Emma Lilo (33) and Alara Doganyuz (22) had double-figures in assists to lead the attack. The defense was a team effort as well with four recording double-figures in digs with Yasemin Narlioglu (15), Lilo (12 – to cap a double-double), Vivian Light (11) and Alexis Rodriguez (10).
After dropping the first two frames of the day, the Beavers held off a sweep with a match-high hitting percentage of .410, Hester's eight kills in the set, nine Lilo helpers, a pair of Light service aces and a combined 17 digs from eight different Beavers. Though they trailed for the majority of the set, San Francisco threatened late with a run to get them within five at 21-16. Oregon State used a final 4-1 surge to push the match to a fourth.
Tallying another seven kills in the fourth, Hester's offense helped push the game to the distance as the Beavers won the set at a 25-19 line. Taking a lead at 3-2, the Beavers never trailed for the duration of the frame as they tallied a .325 clip. Oregon State led by as many as seven before the Dons closed it to as little as five before the set ended at the six-point margin. The Dons threatened with a 4-0 run to trim an eight-point margin to just four at 20-16 but was too little too late.
Ready to keep the momentum going and finish out with a win, the Beavers rattled off a 6-1 run in the deciding set to take the match. Facing a two-point deficit, OSU took advantage of Don miscues to go up 11-8 and never trail again. Despite both sides trading 3-0 runs, four late kills by Hester sealed the reverse sweep as OSU secured the set win at 15-12.
With the win, Oregon State secured the season sweep over the Dons after defeating them in five sets last month in Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State will stay on the road for the next match when they'll take on Pacific. First serve from Stockton is set for 6 p.m. on November 13th.
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