SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State volleyball team fell 3-1 to Cal State LA at Main Gym Friday evening. After dropping the first two sets 25-19 and 25-17, the Gators came charging back in set three for a 25-19 win. The Golden Eagles finished strong in set four and won 25-13 to deny the Gators of a comeback.
- Gators fall to 7-7 and 3-4 in the CCAA. Golden Eagles improve to 11-4 and 6-1 in the CCAA
- Errors plagued SF State as they record 22 attack errors compared to Cal State LA's 12. The Gators also had 19 service errors.
- Tamiya Wilson led the match with 15 kills. Alhana Velasquez had 11.
- The Golden Eagles finished with eight service aces while the Gators had four.
- Ayjah Landers had 12 kills for the Golden Eagles.
After going back and forth to open set one, the Golden Eagles took advantage of Gator errors to build a lead. A block from Kimberly DeBoer and Rebecca Rendahl brought the Gators within one at 12-11, but the Gators attack remained out of sync and gave up several more points due to errors in the set one loss.
Down 6-3 to start set two, the Gators called a timeout. Three different Gators landed kills to tie the set up coming out of the timeout. A solo block by Chloe Henning gave them the lead at 9-8, but the Golden Eagles went on a 7-0 run to swing the momentum in their favor and take the set.
Facing defeat, the Gators came out strong in set three and took a 13-5 lead before the Golden Eagles called their second timeout of the set. SF State only recorded three attack errors that set and hit at .305 percent.
Tied 8-8 in set four, the Golden Eagles went on a 9-2 run to take a commanding lead of the set. A service error would give the Gators the serve at 17-11, but SF State would only manage to land two more kills the rest of the set.
San Francisco State will face Cal State Dominguez Hills Saturday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. 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.