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`Dogs Cap Roadrunner Classic Day One vs. Beavers
9/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Fresno State volleyball team (5-8) opened its final regular season tourney Friday afternoon against two of the West Coast's top teams - Long Beach State (9-3) and Oregon State (8-1).
MATCH 2 RECAP
In Fresno State's evening finale against Oregon State, the Beavers took the match by 25-13, 25-7, 25-15 scores.
OSU, which received votes in the AVCA national poll last week, held advantages in kills (34-21), hitting (.419- -.102), assists (32-20), aces (5-2), digs (36-35) and blocks (17-1), while Fresno State posted fewer service errors (5-7).
Bakersfield, Calif., native and Bulldog redshirt freshman hitter Haylee Roberts led the team in kills and hitting (6, .100) for the second straight match, and season-wise for the second and fifth times, respectively.
Two other `Dogs posted five kills - freshman outside hitter Carly Scarbrough and junior outside hitter Zana Bowens, and the latter player logged an ace in a match for the ninth time this year. Bowens also topped the team in digs (10) for the fourth time on the campaign, and posted her seventh double-digit dig effort in 2014.
Sophomore setter Brooke Legaux added her second ace of the year, and split setting duties with junior Jelena Jovanovic for the second straight match.
Oregon State stat leaders included Emilie Wilmes (6 kills, .545), Laura Schaudt (6 kills, .429), Tayla Woods (16 assists), Haley Clarke (8 blocks, 8 points), Mary-Kate Marshall (2 aces) and Lila Toner (9 digs).
MATCH 1 RECAP
The `Dogs opened the day against the 49ers who took the match by 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 scores.
The three-time national champions held edges in hitting (.333-.080), kills (43-33), assists (41-32), aces (5-3), blocks (14.5-8) and digs (42-32), while the `Dogs logged fewer service errors (2-3).
Redshirt freshman hitter Haylee Roberts tied her season high in kills (11) and also led the team in hitting (.333) to pace the squad in the categories for the first and fourth times this season, respectively.
The outside hitter pair of junior Zana Bowens and freshman Carly Scarbrough also each logged six kills. The latter player added seven blocks to tie the team season high and bettered her former blocks personal best by four.
Another freshman Central Valley product, middle blocker Lauren Torres (Visalia, Calif.), ended with six kills - one shy of her season high. On defense, her five blocks was her best tally so far in 2014 and two off the team season high.
At the service line, Bowens served up an ace for a team-best 16th time this year, and senior defensive specialist Christina Lee and redshirt junior middle blocker Molly Pearson also ended with single aces. Bowens has led the team in the category nine times already this year and ranked fourth in the MW and 44th nationally this week with her 0.49 per set average.
Sophomore libero Maggie Eppright topped the team in digs (10) for the seventh time this season.
Long Beach State leaders included Chisom Okpala (11 kills, .688), Bre Mackie (10 kills, .350, 8 blocks), Jenelle Hudson (36 assists), Tyler Jackson (21 digs) and Alex Reid (2 aces).
"Big blocks from two big teams got us out of sync," Fresno State head coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell said. "We did things we don't normally do. We'll end the tournament getting back to doing what we do well - serving tough, controlling the ball and attacking aggressively. We started a lot of newcomers in both matches, so we'll move forward with the lesson of not losing ourselves in a game plan."
Looking ahead, Fresno State wraps up the tourney against and host CSU Bakersfield (3-7) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.. then opens its home slate vs. Fresno Pacific next Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Save Mart Center.
More tourney information is located at the www.GoRoadrunners.com website, and click here for links to TOURNEY LIVE STATS.
"Be Bold!"- In anticipation of next Tuesday's home opener vs. Fresno Pacific (9/23, 7 p.m.), Fresno State volleyball season tickets are on sale at the www.GoBulldogs.com website and at the Bulldog Ticket Office.
