SAN FRANCISCO - The #23 San Francisco State volleyball team dropped a competitive set one 21-25 before rebounding for a 25-22 win in set two. But the Gators could not keep the momentum going and fell 13-25 and 15-25 in the next two sets.
- The Gators fall to 1-5 on the season while Tampa improves to 5-0.
- Tamiya Wilson led all players with 12 kills, giving her 1283 career kills. Four more will give her sole possession of the all-time record.
- Wilson also added three more aces to her career total to give her 120, good for fifth all-time. Grace Witcher led all players with five aces.
- Tampa dominated the Gators on the block, finishing with 15 blocks compared to the Gators' three.
- After finishing with only three errors the day before, the Gators had 25 errors.
A service error gave the Gators the serve back down 15-11 and started a 4-0 run that got them within a point. Tampa called a timeout and went on a 6-0 run out of the timeout, recording blocks on three straight rallies. Back-to-back aces from Wilson got the Gators within one late, but a couple of service errors stopped the momentum.
Up 16-10, Tampa score four unanswered points to be down by two and force a Gator time-out. Tampa tied it at 21 all, forcing the second Gator time-out.
Alana Larson made back-to-back kills and an error gave the Gators set point. Tampa landed a kill but Larson responded to close out the set.
Both sets three and four saw Tampa use late runs to put the match out of reach while limiting mistakes on their end. Tampa finished sets three and four with hitting percentages of .480 and .417 respectively.
The Gators close out the tournament on Saturday, Sept 13 at 6 pm against Fresno Pacific. Live stats are available at
sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.
