WACO, Texas – Gifting their head coach a special gift to celebrate her birthday, Washington State (20-11) came up with a sweep of Northern Colorado (24-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus. The win pushed WSU into the second round of the tournament for the first time since 2018 when the Cougs advanced to the sweet 16.
Set scores from the match were: 25-17, 25-15, 25-20 in favor of the Cougs.
From the outset it was all Cougs in Waco as setter took over the match early, doing a little bit of everything to kick start the offense.