PULLMAN, Washington - The Kats came out mentally focused in their match against tournament host, WSU, who had gone undefeated so far through the tournament. The team fought hard through all 4 sets, but came up short, losing to the Cougs 25-17, 21-25, 25-20, and 25-18. While Kaylee Hawkins led the Kats with 13 kills, it was the WSU outside hitter, Meagan Ganzer that shined with 21 kills. The Kats saw a great effort by sophomore Tayler Gray, who added 10 digs in the match, while only appearing briefly in serving opportunities.
Throughout the match, the Kats seemed even with the Cougs, until the middle of the sets. At that time, the Cougs tended to slowly pull away from the Kats. In the second set, the Kats were able to reverse roles and take a notch out of the Cougs. During the 4 set match, there were 9 lead changes and 26 tie scores, which shows the Kats fight early on each set.
A big advantage for the Cougs were there size, where they averaged a full 2 inches over the entire team, and especially on the net, where the average advantage was 3 or 4 inches. While the mistakes were limited, the Kats were never able to get a nice string of points lined out, except in their second match.
WSU finished the tournament undefeated, while San Francisco went 2-1, Sam Houston State 1-2, and Manhattan College finshed 0-3. Kelli Stewart and Kaylee Hawkins were selected to the all tournament team, while WSU's Meagan Ganzer pulled our MVP honors. The Kats return to Texas to start playing in the Lumberjack Invitational next weekend.
Throughout the match, the Kats seemed even with the Cougs, until the middle of the sets. At that time, the Cougs tended to slowly pull away from the Kats. In the second set, the Kats were able to reverse roles and take a notch out of the Cougs. During the 4 set match, there were 9 lead changes and 26 tie scores, which shows the Kats fight early on each set.
A big advantage for the Cougs were there size, where they averaged a full 2 inches over the entire team, and especially on the net, where the average advantage was 3 or 4 inches. While the mistakes were limited, the Kats were never able to get a nice string of points lined out, except in their second match.
WSU finished the tournament undefeated, while San Francisco went 2-1, Sam Houston State 1-2, and Manhattan College finshed 0-3. Kelli Stewart and Kaylee Hawkins were selected to the all tournament team, while WSU's Meagan Ganzer pulled our MVP honors. The Kats return to Texas to start playing in the Lumberjack Invitational next weekend.
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