SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State volleyball team fell to Stanislaus State 3-1 at Fitzpartick Arena. After winning the first set 25-18, the Gators dropped the next three 25-18, 25-20 and 25-18.
- Gators fall to 4-6 and 0-3 in the CCAA. Warriors improve to 9-2 and 2-1 in the CCAA.
- The Warriors held the advantage in service aces (10 to two) and blocks (11 to five)
- Tamiya Wilson and Rebecca Rendahl each finished with double-digit kills, landing 14 and 11 respectively.
- SF State had eight service errors on the night.
- Brianna DeBoer had a game high 18 digs.
The Gators offense came out hot in set one, hitting at a 0.382 hitting percentage with 16 kills. Stanislaus cut the Gators' lead at 19-17, but a Stanislaus attack error and an ace from Kimberley DeBoer that landed right in the back corner but the Gators up by four to force a time-out by the Warriors. Stanislaus only recorded one more point after the timeout.
SF State came back from a deficit several times through the second set but a 7-1 run from Stanislaus gave them a 22-16 lead that the Gators would not be able to come back from.
Down by six in set three, the Gators came back within two thanks in part to a pair of kills from Rendahl. At 22-20, the Gators had a chance to reclaim the lead, but a kill from the Warriors game them the serve. Stanislaus State took advantage of a bad set from the Gators and closed out the set with a block.
The Gator attack fell flat in set four as they were only able to land six kills. A bad set gave the Gators the lead back at 15-14. The Warriors used an 8-1 run to swing the fourth set in their favor and take the match win.
San Francisco State stays on the road to face Chico State on Saturday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m. 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.
