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set at Wazzu is a file of 4 stories. The newest of them: “Volleyball leaves it all on the floor in San Diego loss”, “Gonzaga Invitational Starts with a Win for Clara Schön”, and “Cougs hit the road and left an impression on Boise State”. San Diego State took the win, but the Cougar volleyball team left nothing in the tank. Clara Schön walked into Spokane and walked out with a win to start the Gonzaga Invitational. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every set story on Wazzu, newest first.
Volleyball leaves it all on the floor in San Diego loss
San Diego State took the win, but the Cougar volleyball team left nothing in the tank. In a loss that felt closer than the final score, WSU fought through every rally, every dig, and every point until the horn sounded. That kind of effort doesn't always show up in the box score, which is exactly what we talked about in our piece "Four Cougs got touches in a loss the box score won't show." This was a game where you could see the fight. The Cougs made SDSU earn it, and that matters even when the W-L column says otherwise. For a team that has been grinding through a tough stretch, the resolve on the floor in San Diego was unmistakable. They played like they knew they could win. That's not moral victory talk, that's just what you saw if you watched. Head coach Kirby Moore broke down what this loss means for the squad moving forward, and we covered that in a separate story worth your time. The short version: the Cougs are learning, adjusting, and not backing down. If you're a Coug who believes in the process, not just the scoreboard, this is a team worth keeping an eye on. They're not satisfied. Neither should we be. Go Cougs.
Gonzaga Invitational Starts with a Win for Clara Schön
Clara Schön walked into Spokane and walked out with a win to start the Gonzaga Invitational. That's the kind of opening weekend that gets a team's attention. Schön has been putting in the work, and it showed on the court. She took the first match, set the tone, and gave the Cougs something to build on as the tournament moves forward. This is the same roster that Kamie Ethridge has been talking up as ready to run. If you missed that piece, "Kamie Ethridge steps to the mic with a roster ready to run" is worth your time. She's not wrong. Schön's performance in Spokane backs it up. The team has depth, and the early results are starting to prove it. The Gonzaga Invite is a good early test. Playing in Spokane means facing a program that knows its own gym. Schön didn't seem to mind. She went in, handled business, and came out with a win. That's the kind of start that makes you pay attention to what comes next. Go Cougs.
Cougs hit the road and left an impression on Boise State
Boise State fans might have expected an easy tune-up. Instead, they got a reminder that Cougs travel well. Wazzu hit the road and left an impression on the blue turf, showing up with the kind of grit that doesn't quit when the stadium noise turns against you. It wasn't pretty every snap, but that's not the point. The point is that this team walked into someone else's house and didn't back down. That matters. You can feel the season turning. The confidence is building, and it's not just on the gridiron. Over on the women's golf side, the Cougs closed out their fall season with a trip to Hawai'i, tough duty, but someone has to do it. And if you want to see where that same poise shows up in a different sport, find the piece on Owen Eshelman. That kid walked into a meeting asking "why," and the coaches noticed immediately. That's the kind of Coug we're talking about. No flash. Just substance. So yeah, Boise got a taste of what Pullman produces. Not the flash. The fight. That's the take you text your buddy. Go Cougs.
Reverse Sweep Complete: Volleyball Punches Back at Boise
Boise State had the Cougs on the ropes. Wazzu volleyball dropped the first two sets on the road Wednesday night, staring down what looked like a clean sweep the other way. Then they decided they weren't done. The Cougs punched back, hard, rattling off three straight to complete the reverse sweep and walk out of Boise with the win. That kind of grit is what you remember when the schedule gets long. You can catch the full travel details and what the team had to say in our earlier piece, "Cougs hit the road and left an impression on Boise State," for the drive-by-drive. For now, just know this: they got punched, they stood up, and they finished it. That matters more than the final line score ever could. It is exactly the kind of fight you want to see before the Pac-12 slate tips off, speaking of which, keep an eye out for the women's basketball tip times we published, because the whole athletic department seems to be finding its stride right now. This volleyball squad is playing like they know something we don't. Go Cougs.