CORVALLIS, Ore. Freshman outside hitter Lisa Rutledge hit .643 (9-0-14) and junior middle blocker Marisa DaLee hit .563 (11-2-16) as No. 19 Arizona swept Oregon State, 15-3, 15-6, 15-11, in Corvallis Saturday night. The Cats improved to 18-9 with the
CORVALLIS, Ore. Freshman outside hitter Lisa Rutledge hit .643 (9-0-14) and
junior middle blocker Marisa DaLee hit .563 (11-2-16) as No. 19 Arizona
swept Oregon State, 15-3, 15-6, 15-11, in Corvallis Saturday night.
The Cats improved to 18-9 with the victory and wrapped up Pac-10 play with
a 12-6 mark, good for fourth place in the league. Their conference record
and finish match their best-ever achievements. This is the third straight
year Arizona has gone 12-6 in the Pac-10 and the second consecutive season
in which UA has finished fourth. OSU fell to 8-18 and 2-16.
DaLee posted a .500 hitting percentage for the second straight contest and
the 15th time in her career. No other Wildcat has done so more than six
times. Sophomore outside hitter added an Arizona team season-high four
service aces.
Angie Shirley had six kills and a match-best six blocks for the Beavers.
Arizona returns to action next weekend when it plays host to the Starwoods
Plaza Hotel Thanksgiving Invitational. The Cats play host to No. 3 Hawaii
at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26, in their first contest of the tournament.
Texas-El Paso and Cal Poly meet in the first match of the competition at 4
p.m.