SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State volleyball team got back in the win column with a 3-0 sweep over Cal State Dominguez Hills Saturday evening at Main Gym. The Gators were able to overcome some miscues early on to take set victories of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-19.
- Gators improve to 8-7 and 4-4 in the CCAA. Toros sit at 3-12 and 1-7 in conference action.
- SF State had the advantage on kills 42-25.
- The Gators held the Toros to a .099 hitting percentage, second lowest of the season in conference action.
- Tamiya Wilson had 13 kills, followed by Alhana Velasquez's 11.
- Kimberly DeBoer had a double-double with 35 assists and 10 digs.
Errors plagued the Gators early on in set one and helped the Toros build a lead by as many as five points. SF State climbed its way back and a service ace from Velasquez gave the Gators the first lead of the set at 18-17. Dominguez Hills would tie the set again at 22-22, but a response from Josie Collier gave the Gators the lead for good in the set.
An early set two lead for the Gators quickly went away as the Toros equalized the set at 8-8. After trading leads for a couple of serves, the Gators used a 4-0 run bookend with kills from Velasquez and Wilson to take a 13-10 lead in the set. The Toros tied the set again at 21-21, but back-to-back kills gave the Gators to cushion to take the second set.
Seven straight points for the Gators put them up 21-13 in set three. Dominguez Hills had its worst hitting percentage of the evening in set three and clipped .000 percent.
San Francisco State will wrap up its five-match homestand October 6 at 5:00 p.m. against Cal State Monterey Bay. Tickets can be purchased here. The match will be live streamed through the CCAA network and live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_vb. Fans can follow along for updates on instagram and Twitter at SFstate_VB.
