SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco State volleyball team hosted Cal State Monterey Bay for the final home for the 2025 season. The Gators brushed off a rough first set to take the next three and beatthe Otters 3-1 (9-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-18).

Before the start of the game, the Gators honored seniors Tamiya Wilson, Taylor Vales and Téa Bishop.

 

By The Numbers

 
 

• The Gators improve to 9-13 on the season and 8-7 in the CCAA. The Gators sit tied for sixth and all four teams below them have a 5-10 conference record. Monterey Bay drops to 6-16 and 5-10 in the CCAA.
• Grace Witcher led the Gators with 21 kills, 13 digs and four blocks. She also added an ace to improve to 49 aces on the season and seventh most in a single season.
• Lindsey Olsen had a career-high six blocks.
• Melanie Hewlett dished 41 assists.
• Gators held the Otters to a .137 attacking percentage.

How It Happened

 


The Gators could not figure it out to start the match and had several errors early in the first set. Down 18-9, the Otters went on a 7-0 run. The Gators and Otters played a close second set until a 8-0 run by the Gators to put them up 23-14. Six different Gators recorded a kill with Witcher, Goodrich and Wilson each recording three.

Trailing throughout the third set, the Gators went on a 4-1 run to come within one of the Otters and force a timeout down 19-18. The Gators went on another 4-1 run tied 20-20 with Witcher having a hand in all four points. The Otters landed a kill to extend the match but an attack error shut the door on a Otter comeback.

A 7-0 run down 7-6 gave the Gators a cushion. The Otters came within two of the Gator lead at 20-18 but the Gators had five straight kills with Witcher recording four of them.
 

Up Next

The Gators play their final three conference matches on the road. They travel to Merced to play UC Merced on November 8 at 5 pm. Live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.