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Utah State edges Cougs in five, but fight was never the issue
Utah State took the five-set decision Saturday, but don't let the scoreline fool you. The Cougar volleyball team showed up to Logan with something to prove, and they proved it. The fight was never the issue. This group has been scrappy all season, and that didn't change just because the result didn't fall their way. Set one, set two, set three, Wazzu traded blows with the Aggies and didn't back down. There's a difference between losing and being beaten, and this was the former. Clean.
If you've been following along, you know the Cougs are playing for pride right now, not a postseason push. That piece we ran earlier this week, "The Cougs are playing for pride this week, not a bowl bid", framed exactly what we saw on the court. No bowl bid waiting at the end of this tunnel. Just the chance to finish the season like Cougs finish things: swinging. That's what they did. Utah State might have the win, but they earned every point of it. Wazzu didn't give a thing away.
So no, the scoreboard doesn't lie. But it doesn't tell the whole story either. This team is still fighting. Still competing. Still ours. Go Cougs.
