TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State volleyball team (8-14, 1-9 Pac-12) fell to the No. 7 Washington Huskies (17-2, 7-2 Pac-12), 18-25, 21-25, 14-25, on Friday evening in Wells Fargo Arena.
"I'm very happy with the way Oluoma (Okaro) played tonight," head coach Stevie Mussie said. "Maya (McClendon) coming off the bench did a fabulous job. I think if we can just continue to build upon that little by little we'll get a little bit better each week."
Senior Cassidy Pickrell led the Sun Devils with nine kills junior Oluoma Okaro added seven of her own on .385 hitting. Both added two blocks apiece. Senior Maya McClendon added five kills off the bench.
Junior Halle Harker had 10 digs on the match, giving her 1,243 for her career. She now sits just 10 digs away from tying 2009 Sun Devil Hall of Famer Christine Garner for ninth on the school's all-time career digs list.
Washington juniors Courtney Schwan and Carly Dehoog both had eight kills for the Huskies on .333 and .438 hitting, respectively. Freshman Kara Bajema and junior Tia Scambray each had four total blocks on the match.
Up next, the Sun Devils head to the Oregon schools to start the second half of Pac-12 play. They will face Oregon State on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. PT and No. 23 Oregon on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 11:00 a.m. PT. The match against the Beavers will be livestreamed via OSUBeavers.com while the match against the Ducks will air on the Pac-12 Network.
Match Notes
Kills: C. Pickrell (9), Okaro (7)
Assists: K. Pickrell (27)
Blocks: C. Pickrell (2TB), Okaro (2TB)
Digs: Harker (10)
"I'm very happy with the way Oluoma (Okaro) played tonight," head coach Stevie Mussie said. "Maya (McClendon) coming off the bench did a fabulous job. I think if we can just continue to build upon that little by little we'll get a little bit better each week."
Senior Cassidy Pickrell led the Sun Devils with nine kills junior Oluoma Okaro added seven of her own on .385 hitting. Both added two blocks apiece. Senior Maya McClendon added five kills off the bench.
Junior Halle Harker had 10 digs on the match, giving her 1,243 for her career. She now sits just 10 digs away from tying 2009 Sun Devil Hall of Famer Christine Garner for ninth on the school's all-time career digs list.
Washington juniors Courtney Schwan and Carly Dehoog both had eight kills for the Huskies on .333 and .438 hitting, respectively. Freshman Kara Bajema and junior Tia Scambray each had four total blocks on the match.
Up next, the Sun Devils head to the Oregon schools to start the second half of Pac-12 play. They will face Oregon State on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. PT and No. 23 Oregon on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 11:00 a.m. PT. The match against the Beavers will be livestreamed via OSUBeavers.com while the match against the Ducks will air on the Pac-12 Network.
Match Notes
Kills: C. Pickrell (9), Okaro (7)
Assists: K. Pickrell (27)
Blocks: C. Pickrell (2TB), Okaro (2TB)
Digs: Harker (10)