Taylor Mims had 28 kills and 22 digs to lead the Washington State volleyball team to a 34-32, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13 win over Florida State (18-11) in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday in Lincoln, Neb.
Jocelyn Urias had 13 kills for the Cougars (18-15) and Claire Martin and Ella Lajos each had 10. Setter Ashley Brown tallied a career-high 57 assists, four blocks and served an ace. Alexis Dirige had 25 digs.
Washington State takes on fifth-seeded host Nebraska (27-4) on Saturday.
Hockey
Zack Andrusiak scored two goals and Matt Berlin made 23 saves as the Seattle Thunderbirds blasted the host Tri-City Americans 5-1.