SEASIDE, Calif. - The San Francisco State volleyball team went five sets with Cal State Monterey Bay but fell 3-2 on the road (25-27, 25-21, 20-25, 25-13, 2-15).
- The Gators fall to 6-12 on the season and 5-6 in the CCAA. Monterey Bay improves to 4-14 and 3-8 in the CCAA.
- Aidan Goodrich led the Gators with 17 kills.
- While the Gators held the advantage in kills (63 to 51), they also had 29 attack errors compared to the Otter's 18.
- The Gators had 12 service errors and only served six aces.
The Gators reached set point at 24-23 with a kill from
Melanie Hewlett in the first set. The two teams exchanged kills on the next two rallies. The Gators had a pair of attack errors to give the Otters the lead and the Otters closed the door on the set with a kill. In a tight second set, the Gators broke away near the end. Tied at 20-20, they used a 5-1 run to close things out with three kills coming from
Grace Witcher.
After leading 14-13 in set three, the Gators saw their lead disappear after a 4-0 run by the Otters. The Gators would get within one of the lead but never reclaim it. SF State had a match best hitting percentage of .581 in set four to force a fifth set. The Gators could not get much going offensively in the fifth set, only landing one kill.
The Gators are back at home on October 25. They host Cal State East Bay at 5:00 pm. Live stats are available at
sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.
