SAN DIEGO — The San Francisco State volleyball team went the distance with Simon Fraser to win in five sets. After winning the first set 25-19, the Gators dropped the next two 25-23 and 25-15. SF State responded well and won the next two sets 25-12 and 15-9.
- The Gators improve to 4-3 on the season and wrap-up the Seaside Invitational 2-1. SFU fell to 3-5 on the season.
- Tamiya Wilson, Alhana Velasquez and Josie Collier all reached double-digit kills with 15, 12 and 11 kills respectively.
- SF State had 12 service errors. They made four errors apiece in both the second and third sets.
- Sheyanne Hike set career highs in aces (four) and assists (four)
- Kimberly DeBoer had a double-double with 41 assists and 10 digs.
The Gators took their first lead in set one when they used a 6-0 run to take a 11-6 lead. Brianna DeBoer had a pair of aces while three different Gators landed kills. SF State maintained a three-plus point lead the rest of the way while holding SFU to a .077 hitting percentage.
During a back-and-forth second set, the Gators stayed in it thanks to eight attack errors and three service errors from SFU. A bad set gave the Gators the serve down 24-23 but SFU responded with a kill to close out the set.
Simon Fraser's attack was at its best during set three when they hit at .394 percent. The Gators had their lowest attack percentage during that set and clipped .109. Tied at 8-8, SFU used seven kills to take a 19-11 lead they would hold the rest of the way.
Facing defeat, the Gators responded well in set four. Down 5-4, SF State used a 10-1 run to take control of the set. SF State landed 13 kills and only had two attack errors.
SF State started the fifth set with a 4-0 run, forcing SFU to blow a timeout. Simon Fraser landed a kill coming out of the time out, but Josie Collier responded with a kill of her own. The Gators maintained a cushion the rest of the way to close out the set and take the match.
San Francisco State opens up home and conference competition next week by hosting defending CCAA Champs Cal State San Bernardino. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by clicking the link 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.
