LOS ANGELES – The San Francisco State volleyball team fell to #25 Cal State LA at the Eagles nest in three sets (14-25, 18-25, 25-27). While the Gators played better as the match progressed, SF State had a tough time getting past a strong Golden Eagle presence in front of the net and made several errors and miscues throughout the evening.
- The Gators fall to 8-6 on the season and 4-2 in the CCAA. The Golden Eagles are now 7-7 and 5-1 in the CCAA.
- SF State is now 1-3 against teams ranked in the top 25 this season.
- The Golden Eagles held a huge advantage in blocks (11-2) and held the Gators to their lowest hitting percentage of the season at .084.
- The Gators had seven aces with three coming from Izzy Issak. They also had 10 service errors.
- Issak, Tamiya Wilson and Trinity Yates each had seven kills.
The Gators struggled offensively, earning five of their 14 points from service errors. LA defended the net well and finished set one with six blocks.
After starting set two with a slight lead, the Gators started to fall behind due to miscues and errors. They recorded six service errors after only recording one in the first set. The Gators cut the Golden Eagles lead to three at 20-17 but a service error ended a 4-0 run and the Golden Eagles took the second set.
The Gators had their most competitive set in the third set. Izzy Issak had back-to-back aces to get the Gators within one of the lead at 20-19. Facing match point down 24-22, a couple of errors from the Golden Eagles tied things up. The two teams exchanged points before the Golden Eagles closed out the match with a kill and a block.
The Gators return home and will host Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, October 6 at 5 p.m. The Broncos are the last remaining undefeated team in conference action. The match will be broadcast on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_vb.
