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'Cats Beat Gonzaga 3-2 for Season's First Win
8/30/2009 3:45:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Weber State finished off hosting rights of its own home tournament in a dramatic fashion with a 3-2 marathon win over Gonzaga Saturday night in the final match of the Best Western Canyon Pines Weber State Invitational. The 'Cats won the match 16-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-25, 15-9 for their first win of the season.
WSU got off to a terrible start in the first set and even trailed 20-4 at one point before closing the set on a 12-5 run. The 'Cats hit .000 in the set, compared to .263 for Gonzaga.
Weber State came back with strong performances in the second and third set, posting 17 kills in the second set alone and never trailing in the set. The Bulldogs had 17 kills of their own in the fourth set and hit .429 to even the match at 2-2 but Weber State never trailed in set five in route to the win.
"We got off to a rough start but I liked what I saw after the first set," said WSU head coach Al Givens. "We executed well and did a much better job of passing and defending than we had done in our other matches. We stayed aggressive and had some players really step up and contribute when we needed them."
One of those players was senior Caitlyn Anderson who finished with 13 kills and nine digs while hitting .344 for the match.
Senior Chelsea Bair posted her first double-double of the season with team-highs of 15 kills and 16 digs, to go along with six service aces. Both Anderson and Bair were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Weber State will now hit the road and compete at the BYU Nike Classic next weekend where they will face matches against Kansas State, BYU, and Cal Poly.
Best Western Canyon Pines Weber State Invitational
Utah Valley won all three matches of the tournament to claim tournament title honors. The Wolverines defeated Gonzaga 3-1, Weber State 3-0, and Utah State 3-1 in route to victory.
All-Tournament Team
MVP - Kayli Broadbent - Utah Valley
Chelsea Fa'alogo - Utah Valley
Camie Manwill - Utah Valley
Caitlin Cozad - Gonzaga
Shantell Durrant - Utah State
Caitlyn Anderson - Weber State
Chelsea Bair - Weber State
Libero - Allyce Jones - Utah Valley
