WSU extends contract of volleyball coach

Washington State

extends Greeny’s

contract

PULLMAN — Washington State University extended women’s head volleyball coach Jen Greeny’s contract through June 2025, Cougars athletic director Patrick Chun announced.

“Coach Greeny has built one of the best volleyball programs in the nation,” said Chun. “Her teams continue to excel academically and athletically while competing in the top volleyball conference in the country. We are fortunate to have her leading our program.”

Greeny led Washington State to its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2019 season, where the Cougars ultimately fell to the No. 20 ranked San Diego Toreros at Hawaii.

Several WSU volleyball players earned accolades, most notably freshman Magda Jehlaova, who was named the 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Freshman of the Year. Magda also was selected to the AVCA All-America second team, along with being named the AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year, and earning a Pacific North Region first team nod as well. The lone freshman to earn All-Pac-12 First Team honors, Magda led the conference during the regular season in total blocks, and in blocks per set. She finished the regular season second in the Pac-12 in block assists, and second in solo blocks as well.

Other Cougars earning postseason honors included All-Pac-12 Honorable Mentions in senior Alexis Dirige, and freshman Hannah Puki;, Pac-12 All-Freshman selections in Pia Timmer, Pukis, and Jehlaova; and three named to the Pac-12 Fall Honor Roll in Aria McComber, Gabbie Heller and Dirige.

Dirige capped off her four-year career under Greeny as the programs all-time career digs leader with 2,152 total. Alexis also finished sixth overall in the Pac-12 in all-time career digs.

Greeny has complied an overall record of 155-140 in nine seasons at WSU and 267-164 in 13 seasons as a head coach. She was also named the 2016 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and led the Cougars this season to 23 overall victories, marking the highest back-to-back program season win totals since 1996-97.

“We are blessed to work a such an amazing institution,” Greeny said. “And we’re thankful that the administration believes in and supports WSU volleyball.”

Woolridge earns

conference honors

Gonzaga’s Ryan Woolridge was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week.

Woolridge helped No. 1 Gonzaga wrap-up its non-conference schedule with a win over Detroit Mercy Monday. He scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.

It was the senior’s 12th career 20-point game, but first with the Zags. He became the sixth Bulldog to score 20 points in a game this season through 15 games. Woolridge added eight assists, six rebounds and two steals.

Woolridge tops the conference in three-point field goal percentage, making 54.5 percent from behind-the-arc. He is fourth in the league dishing out 4.7 assists per game. His assist-to-turnover ratio is sixth at 2.1.