Oct. 21, 2012

Final Stats

SEATTLE - Senior opposite hitter Correy Johnson had nine kills but Cal's women's volleyball team fell to No. 5 Washington on Sunday afternoon, 25-23, 25-15, 25-15.

Freshman outside hitter Lara Vukasovic added eight kills and three blocks and senior middle hitter Shannon Hawari had seven kills and three blocks for the Bears (10-10, 4-6 Pac-12). Setter Joan Caloiaro had 15 digs for Cal.

Kaleigh Nelson had 11 kills for the Huskies (17-2, 8-2), who snapped a two-match losing streak. Krista Vansant added 10 kills.

The Bears made a spirited comeback in the first set after falling behind early. The Huskies jumped out to a 15-9 lead and later had a 21-14 advantage. But with the score 22-16, Cal scored four straight points behind strong serving from freshman outside hitter Nikki Gombar. Johnson had a kill and Vukasovic registered three in a row. After Washington snapped the streak to make it 23-20, Cal scored three in a row to tie it up, getting another kill from Vukasovic and an ace by senior middle hitter Kat Brown.

But after the Huskies called timeout, Nelson came up with a kill and Vukasovic committed a hitting error to close out the set.

The Bears fell behind early again in the second set but this time couldn't forge a comeback. The Huskies scored seven straight points early in the set to take a 9-1 advantage. Cal pecked away to cut it to 12-9, but Washington then scored four in a row to extend the advantage again. The Bears never got within six points again for the rest of the set.

Cal started the third set off much stronger than each of the first two, taking a 5-2 lead behind good serving by Gombar and Brown. It was tied at 9-9 later in the set before the Huskies reeled off four in a row. Washington gradually extended its lead and polished off the match.

The Bears will be back in action Friday against Arizona at Haas Pavilion at 6 p.m. The match will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks.