SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State volleyball team notched a first-set victory but couldn't slow No. 13 Cal State San Bernardino in a 3-1 loss (21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19).
- The Gators drop the season series and fall to 10-8 on the season. At 6-4 in the CCAA, the Gators sit in a three-way tie for fourth with Sonoma State and Cal State East Bay. The Coyotes improve to 15-3 and remain in second place in the CCAA at 8-2.
- CSUSB swung for a .305 hitting. percentage while the Gators only hit .091, which was in large part due to 27 attack errors.
- Tamiya Wilson led the Gators with a dozen kills. Izzy Isaak added 10 and Aidan Goodrich had seven.
- Libero Brianna DeBoer had 10 digs, breaking the 1,000 career mark 1,007 and counting.
- Setter Kimberly DeBoer had 33 assists on the day, bringing her to 2,314 career assists, DeBoer is just 80 behind former teammate Payton Jensen for fourth all-time.
- The Yotes outblocked the Gators 14-5.
A couple of Coyotes errors and an Issak service ace gave the Gators an early 3-0 lead. A Tamiya Wilson service ace pushed the lead to 8-2 though the Coyotes countered and trimmed the lead to 8-6. CSUSB cut the lead to one, 16-15, but SF State answered with five straight points, including a pair of Wilson service aces. CSUSB countered with a 7-2 run to threaten late, 22-21, but Rebecca Rendahl pushed the lead back to two with a kill and Izzak finished off the set with a kill.
In set two, the teams traded points until CSUB grabbed a four-point lead at 11-7. SF State pulled to within a point, 18-17, but an untimely service error kicked off a five-point Coyotes run. A Goodrich kill stopped the bleeding but the Coyotes took the final two points.
Set three began in similar fashion with the Coyotes taking an 8-5 lead. The Gators cut the lead to 10-9 and finally evened the set at 12-12 on an Asia Arbaugh service ace, then took the lead on a CSUSB attack error. With the set tied 21-21, the Coyotes took the lead on a Gators error, then grew the lead to set point on back-to-back kills from Savannah Hoffman. Rendahl notched a kill but Taryn King made it a 2-1 Coyotes lead.
The Gators led 7-4 in set four but couldn't hold on. A couple of Gators errors and another Hoffman kill evened the set at 7-7, though the Gators regained the lead 12-9 and led as late as 15-14. A 10-3 Coyotes run put the set out of reach.
The Gators hit the road for their next two matches. SF State competes at Stanislaus State on Friday, October 20 and at Chico State on Saturday, October 21. Both matches are at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Updates will also be available on X at @sfstate_vb.
