SAN DIEGO — The San Francisco State volleyball team picked up a win over Concordia Irvine University Friday afternoon at Golden Gym. After dropping the first set 25-15, the Gators stormed back with three set wins of scores of 25-17, 26-24 and 25-14.
- The Gators improve to 3-3 on the season. The Golden Eagles fall to 2-3 on the season.
- The win represents the first over CUI. The Gators fell the prior two meetings.
- For a fourth straight match, Tamiya Wilson led the Gators in kills with 15. Alhana Velasquez finished with 11.
- Brianna DeBoer had a match high 24 digs.
- The Gators had 12 service aces with four coming from Velasquez and Kimberly DeBoer.
- CUI was limited to a .098 attacking percentage.
After taking their first lead of set one at 5-4, the Gators quickly fell behind when the Golden Eagles outscored them 11-1. The Gators stayed in the set thanks to errors from CUI but could never find a rythm and dropped the first set.
The Gators regrouped and came out strong in set two. A 15-5 start to the set was sparked by eight Gator kills including four from Wilson. CUI came within five but the Gators kept them from completing the comeback.
In what would be the closest set of the day, neither team took more than a three-point lead during set three. SF State looked to close things out with a 24-22 lead but a service error followed by a kill from CUI forced the set the continue. The Gators responded well with back-to-back kills from Josie Collier and Rebecca Rendahl.
The fourth set looked to be another close back and forth set between the two teams until the Gators used a 12-1 run to take a 20-12 lead over CUI. Velasquez landed all four of her service aces of the match during that run.
San Francisco State wrap up the Seaside Invitational against Simon Fraser tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Fans can follow along for updates on instagram and Twitter at SFstate_VB.
