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Volleyball Pushes No. 21 Cal to Five Sets

BERKELEY, Calif. – Washington State volleyball went five sets on the road with the No. 21 ranked California Golden Bears, but unfortunately was downed 3-2 Saturday afternoon.

Set scores from the match were: 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-18, and 4-15 in favor of Cal (11-1, 1-1 Pac-12).

Washington State (12-2, 1-1 Pac-12) began this match on fire, pushing the early lead out to 7-2 after an ace to force the No. 21 California Golden Bears to use a timeout. Cal answered back however with a 13-0 run, and posted a lead at 19-12 over WSU. The Cougars continued to battle late into this opening set, creating a 6-2 run, fueled by and to trail the Golden Bears by only two points.