Oct. 11, 2001
Final Stats
LOGAN, Utah - For the first time in 20 years, Utah State's women's volleyball team defeated Pacific as the Aggies posted a five-game win over the No. 12 ranked Tigers by scores of 30-24, 27-30, 30-17, 28-30, and 15-11. The win snapped a 19-match losing streak to Pacific, a streak in which UOP swept every match.
With the win, USU moved into sole possession of second-place in the Big West Conference with a 5-1 league mark to go along with its 8-4 overall record. UOP dropped to 14-4 overall and 5-2 in the conference with the loss.
"We didn't win this match tonight, we won it a couple of weeks ago in practice," said USU head coach Burt Fuller. "We have built a certain level of play in practice and we are starting to get a good understanding of how to play together and we are seeing that on the court during our matches.
" I am really happy for our seniors, because they have never experienced a win over Pacific. This victory will help us throughout the season."
After splitting the first four games of the match, Utah State opened game five with a 4-0 run before Pacific rallied to tie the game at six. Both teams exchanged the next five points knotting the game at 11 before USU finished the contest with a another 4-0 run. Utah State had chances to win both the second and fourth games, but let a five-point advantage slip away in game two and a four-point advantage slip away in game four.
Individually for Utah State, junior outside hitter Shauni Fluckiger (Providence, Utah) had an outstanding match with a career-high 23 kills and 17 digs to go along with five blocks, as she hit .315 in the match. Sophomore middle blocker Erin Cartwright (Wellsville, Utah) also had a solid match with 16 kills, 12 digs, and eight blocks, while senior outside hitter Lisa Borom (Las Vegas, Nev.) had 15 kills and 14 digs. Senior outside hitter Heather Olmstead (Carpinteria, Calif.) led the defensive attack for USU with a match-high 22 digs.
As a team, Utah State had five players record double-figures in kills and six players notch 10 or more digs as USU hit .284 as a team with 98 digs. Pacific hit just .192 overall with 73 digs.
Utah State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 13 versus Cal State Northridge in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 7 p.m.
