battles
2 stories filed under battles on Wazzu. The newest of them: “Five sets, no quit: Cougar volleyball leaves it all on the floor” and “Cougs grind out a 1-1 draw on the road at Fullerton”. Five sets. A point on the road in Fullerton is a point on the road. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every battles story on Wazzu, newest first.
Five sets, no quit: Cougar volleyball leaves it all on the floor
Five sets. No quit. That's the story of Cougar volleyball right now, and it's the kind of thing that makes you proud to be a Coug even when you're miles from Bohler Gym. This team left everything on the floor, and if you watched, you felt it. They didn't just play hard. They played through the kind of fatigue that makes your legs forget what fresh feels like. And they kept swinging. That kind of grit doesn't happen by accident. It starts with the coaching staff setting the standard and the players buying in. If you want the full breakdown on how the win came together, the adjustments, the moments that mattered, head over to Kirby Moore's piece on the game. He gets into what it took to get there, and it's worth your time. This is a group that doesn't flinch. They've been tested, and they keep answering. Whether you were in the stands or watching from your couch in Seattle, this one hit different. The Cougs are showing up. They're fighting. And when you see that kind of effort, you don't need to say much else. Go Cougs.
Cougs grind out a 1-1 draw on the road at Fullerton
A point on the road in Fullerton is a point on the road. The Cougs ground out a 1-1 draw, and if you've spent any time watching this team, you know those are the kind of results that keep you sane on a long bus ride home. It wasn't flashy. It wasn't a statement. But it was a grind, and that's worth something in September. The draw keeps the momentum going after a week that also saw Kirby Moore talking about what it actually means to be a Coug, prepping for Duquesne, sure, but also carrying that weight that comes with the logo. That piece is worth your time if you want to hear a coach who gets it. Meanwhile, Korey Schroeder has been on the mic for volleyball, and Long Beach week is always a test of nerve. These are the stories that don't make the national feed, but they're the ones we track. A 1-1 draw isn't a headline. But it's a night where the Cougs didn't fold, didn't get caught in the trap, and left with something. That's the kind of result you text a friend about, not because it's a win, but because you saw the fight. Go Cougs.