SAN FRANCISCO - The RV San Francisco State volleyball team opened home conference action with a 3-1 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay. The Gators won the first set 25-20 before dropping a tight set two 26-24. SF State dominated the next two sets 25-13 and 25-16.
The win marks the 100th career victory for Head Coach
Matt Hoffman.
- The Gators improve to 7-3 and 2-1 in conference. The Otters fall to 1-9 and 0-3 in the CCAA
- Coach Hoffman becomes the second coach in program history to reach 100 wins.
- With two aces tonight, Brianna DeBoer now has 101 career aces and sits eight all-time. The Gators finished with nine aces on the night including five from Asia Arbaugh.
- Tamiya Wilson had a match-high 20 kills, followed by Izzy Isaak with 19 and Aidan Goodrich with 16.
- Kimberly DeBoer recorded 57, the most in a four-set match in the CCAA this season.
The Gators used a 6-1 run to create some early separation in set one and take a 10-6 lead. SF State did not allow the Otters to record a block or ace as they edged them out to take set one.
SF State trailed for the majority of set two but three straight kills tied things up at 23-23. Isaak landed a kill to tie the match again at 24-24 but her ensuing serve went into the next and the Otters landed a block to take the second set.
After a close set two loss, the Gators flipped the switch and dominated the third set, recording a blazing .533 hitting percentage in the set. The Gators recorded five aces in the set. Goodrich led the Gators with six kills in the third.
The Gators started the fourth set off slow but a 5-1 run put them on top 8-6 and they never looked back. Wilson led the way in the set with seven kills.
The Gators host their rivals across the Bay Cal State East Bay on September 28 at 1 pm. Live stats are available at
sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch on the FloNetwork.
