BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The #4 San Francisco State volleyball team concluded their weekend with a 3-1 loss to Western Washington (17-25, 25-16, 23-25, 16-25)
 

By The Numbers

 
 

• Grace Witcher was named to the All-Tournament Team after finishing the weekend averaging 2.81 kills/set, 3.25 digs/set and landing 12 service aces.
• Witcher had a team-high 14 kills followed by 13 from Alana Larson and Tamiya Wilson.
• Wilson added three more service aces to bring her career total to 114, seventh most in program history.
• The Gators finished with 18 errors and 10 service errors.

 

How It Happened

 


Western Washington opened set one up 5-2. Wilson and Larson each landed kills to come within one of the lead but a service error stopped the run. Down by two, Western Washington went on a 6-1 run to lead 14-8 and never look back. The Gators used a 7-0 run during set two to take an 18-14 lead. Lindsey Olsen had a pair of kills and assisted on a pair of blocks during the run. They put together another run at the end of the set, highlighted by an ace from Larson to close it out.

Down by five in set three, Witcher landed three kills as part of a 6-0 run to tie the set up 23-23. Larson's attack was blocked on the next rally and a Gator error ended the set. The Gators found themselves in a hole down 8-1 in set four. Errors helped the Gators come back within three. Trailing by two, the Gators went on a 5-1 run to take their first lead of the set up 13-12. But Western Washington responded with a 9-1 run to put the Gators come back out of reach.

 

Up Next

 


The Gators host the Gator classic from Sept 11-13. Their first home match will be Sept 11 at 6 pm. Live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_vb and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.