SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco State volleyball bolstered their postseason hopes with a 3-0 win (26-24, 25-22, 25-18) over Cal State LA.

 

By The Numbers

 
 

• The Gators improve to 8-13 on the season and 7-7 in the CCAA. With four games remaining, the Gators sit in sixth with the final spot in the CCAA tournament and are two games above the next teams. LA falls to 15-6 and 11-3 in the CCAA.
• Aidan Goodrich led all players with 17 kills
• Melanie Hewlett had a double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs.
• The Gators had 11 aces and held the Golden Eagles to four.
• SF State had a .308 hitting percentage.

How It Happened

 


Aces from Alana Larson, Grace Witcher and Tamiya Wilson helped the Gators build a 14-8 lead midway through the first set. LA chipped away at the lead and an ace tied things up for them 21-21. Goodrich had a pair of kills and Witcher landed a kill to get the Gators at set point up 24-23. LA tied the set up with a kill to extend it but a service error from the Golden Eagles gave the Gators the serve back and Wilson landed an ace to shut the door on the set.

Errors by LA opened the door for the Gators to take the lead in set two. LA called its first timeout when the Gators led 15-12 after a 5-0 run. The Golden Eagles came back to tie the set at 21-21 but Goodrich was key with three kills to take the set.

The Gators had their best offensive showing in the third set with a hitting percentage of .448. Goodrich had five kills while Larson and Witcher finished with four each.
 

Up Next

The Gators will play their final home game of the season on Nov 7 at 5 pm against Cal State Monterey Bay. Prior to the start of the match, the Gators will honor seniors Tamiya Wilson, Taylor Vales and Téa Bishop. Live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.