SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State volleyball team took down Cal State Monterey Bay 3-1 at Main Gym to close out its homestand. After winning set one 25-22, the Gators fell behind early in the second set and lost 25-23. They responded with wins in the next two sets of 25-18 and 25-23. Tamiya Wilson had a monster game, landing a career-high 25 kills.
- Gators improve to 9-7 and 5-4 in the CCAA. Otters fall to 7-9 and 3-6 in conference action.
- SF State had the advantage on kills (55 to 48) and service aces (9 to 4).
- The Otters dominated the front of the net and landed 15 blocks.
- Wilson finished with her fourth double-double of the season and recorded 12 digs. Her 25 kills ranks seventh in a single match.
- Kimberly DeBoer had 44 assists.
The Gators raced to a 13-3 lead to start the first set thanks to good hitting and miscues by the Otters. Monterey Bay used a pair of scoring runs to come back and take its first lead of the set at 21-20. Kimberly DeBoer dumped the ball over the net to tie the set up again and an error and kill by Alhana Velasquez put the Gators up by two. The Otters cut the lead by one but Velasquez responded with a kill and an ace from Cynthia Beall gave the Gators the set win.
SF State found themselves in an early hole down 9-2 in set two. The Gators came within one several times throughout the set but the Otters managed to pull away each time. Wilson had three straight kills to cut the Otter's lead at 23-22 but a pair of kills from the Otter's Savana Maker put the Gators away.
A pair of service aces from Velasquez and a couple of kills from Wilson put the Gators on the right foot to start the third set. A 5-0 run gave SF State its biggest lead of the set at 19-13. The Gators held a lead of no less than four the rest of the set.
Wilson landed three kills in a row to help give the Gators a 14-7 lead in set four. The Otters came back to tie the set up at 22-22 apiece but a couple of setter errors help swing momentum back to the Gators. A block from Chloe Henning and Katelyn Sonnier gave the Gators their final point of the match.
San Francisco State will play the Otters once more this week as they travel to Monterey Bay on October 8 for a 5:00 p.m. match. 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.
