Washington State volleyball beats Dayton to make NCAA Sweet 16
Seattle Times staffDec. 2, 2023 at 10:16 pmThe No. 10 Washington State volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament by beating Dayton in Pullman on Saturday night.
The fourth-seeded Cougars (26-7) won 25-21, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16 against the No. 5 Flyers (32-3).
The Cougars will be at top-seeded Pittsburgh (27-4) on Thursday. Pitt beat No. 8 USC 3-1.
It’s the Cougars’ first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2018.
Magda Jehlarova had 15 kills and 10 blocks for the Cougars, and Pia Timmer added 12 kills and 11 digs. Argentina Ung added 42 assists, eight digs and seven blocks for WSU, and Iman Isanovic had 11 kills and seven digs.
Jehlarova became the Pac-12’s all-time leader in career blocks with No. 757 early in the win. She had no errors to hit .750 for the match.
Taylor Russell led Dayton with 15 kills, and Lexie Almodovar had 11 kills and 15 digs.
The loss snapped a program-record 27-match win streak for No. 19 Dayton, which was undefeated in Atlantic 10 play.