SAN FRANCISCO - The RV San Francisco State volleyball team beat Hawaii Hilo in three sets (25-22, 25-20 and 25-15) and picked up a convincing three-set win over Concordia Irvine (25-13, 25-14, 25-21) in the evening.
 

By The Numbers

 
 

• The Gators improve to 4-2 on the young season with all wins so far coming in the form of sweeps. Concordia and Hilo were selected to finish fifth and sixth respectively in the PacWest.
• Izzy Issak and Tamiya Wilson paced the offense with 31 and 29 kills on the day.
• Asia Arbaugh had 10+ digs on both matches of the day and recorded a season-high four aces against Concordia.
• Kimberly DeBoer had 68 assists on the day and served three aces versus Hilo.

 

How It Happened VS Hilo

 

Tied at 10-10 in the first set, the Gators used a 6-1 run that was broken up by a service error to swing momentum in their favor. Some unforced errors helped the Vulcans come within one point at  at 22-21. Izzy Issak landed back-to-back kills to get the Gators to set point and an error from Hawaii Hilo sealed the set.

Issak had four kills in a 5-0 run that gave the Gators a 22-15 lead in set two. Hilo responded with five straight points of their own but Issak and Wilson had a hand in three straight points to give the Gators the second set win.

The Gators started the third set off on the wrong foot and trailed 9-6 but five straight points put the Gators back on top and forced a timeout by Hilo. Out of the timeout, the Gators went on a 7-1 run that featured a pair of service aces and a kill from Kimberly DeBoer.
 

How It Happened VS Concordia

 

The Gators came out of the gate strong in set one and hit a blazing .533 percent to take control of the set. The continued the momentum in set two and did not land a single attack error during the set. SF State faced its most adversity in the final set. Tied at 10-10, the Golden Eagles hit back-to-back aces to force a Gator timeout. Coming out of the timeout, an Issak kill sparked a 4-0 run to put the Gators back on top. The Golden Eagles would tie the set one more time but the Gators were able to pull away late in the set.

 

Up Next

The Gators close out the tournament with a match against Lubbock Christian on Saturday, September 14 at 3:00 pm. Live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch on the FloNetwork.