ARCATA, Calif. - The San Fransisco State volleyball team got back to its winning ways on Saturday as they held off host Humboldt State, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-23, 25-14).

By The Numbers

• Bailey Johnson led the way again, tying a career high with 17 kills while hitting .452 on 31 attempts, which are a season high. Trinity Barr found her rhythm early and recorded 13 kills while hitting .458.
• Four Gators had double-digit digs, with Taylor Garcia leading the way with 27, Drew Morris adding 15, and Sophie Anderson and Jessica Haynie each adding 12. All are season highs for the quartet. 
• Payton Jensen handed out 41 assists and recorded a career-best five kills. She and Cassandra Fong each had three aces, with Fong's mark being a career high.
• The victory puts the Gators (11-5, 4-3 CCAA) back over .500 in CCAA action as they currently sit in fourth in the North standings. SF State is also just three wins away from tying last year's win total. 
• SF State remains a perfect 10-0 when they hit above .270 as they recorded a .288 hitting mark. The 82 total digs are a season best for the team.

Set One

A 6-0 run featuring kills by Barr and Morris as well as a pair of Jensen aces made it a 12-7 lead. Swings by Johnson, Jensen and Haynie continued the streak as the Purple and Gold now lead 18-10, and Johnson widened it to 21-12 to the near sideline as SF State quickly encroached on the early match lead.  Back-to-back aces by Fong gave the visitors set point and Barr put it away off an assist from Jensen for the 25-13 win.  SF State would hit a stellar .378 in the first set with four aces and just one error.

Set Two

The hosts bounced back in the second as they rattled off five straight for the one-point lead. Another run, this time of eight points, put them up 16-11 before a Barr swing ended the streak. Consecutive Lumberjack errors would cut it to four, 23-19, but a kill by Lenox Loving leveled the match.

Set Three

The third frame featured multiple lead changes as both sides looked to take the 2-1 lead. A three-point surge starting and ending with Johnson kills tied it up, 12-12, but a block by Emma Flewell and Lexi Riggs put the hosts back up by three. Trailing by three again, this time 19-16, Haynie dropped in a kill and evened the score with another to the scoreboard. Trailing 22-20, Johnson powered one in to the back line and Haynie followed with an ace to tie things up. This sequence was part of a 5-1 run as the Gators were able to take set three, 25-23.

Set Four

The momentum carried over into the fourth as SF State got big kills by Jensen, Johnson and Haynie for a 6-1 advantage. A 7-0 run extended that lead to 13-2 with the Gators benefiting from five Lumberjack miscues. Barr recorded another big swing and Jensen notched her third ace of the eventing to make it a commanding 20-7 lead. Humboldt State would cut it to nine, 22-13, bit Haynie and Johnson ended things with their ninth and 17th kills, respectively, for the victory. 

Up Next

The Gators return to The Swamp this Tuesday, October 15 to host Cal State East Bay at 7 p.m. Live stats and a stream will be provided.