SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State volleyball team bounced back from a set one loss to beat Menlo College 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21).
- SF State moves to .500 for the first time this season with a 10-10 record. They improve to 6-4 in the CCAA, tied for fifth and only half a game out of fourth. Menlo College falls to 9-12 and eighth in the CCAA with a 5-6 conference record.
- After setting a career-high in kills the previous game, Alana Larson improved upon that with 20 kills. She also had a team-high 16 digs.
- Aidan Goodrcih also had a double-double with 11 kills and 14 digs.
- The Gators finished with a .297 hitting percentage.
- Sophia Terry posted 4.5 total blocks including three solo blocks.
- SF State had eight aces. Savanna FauntLeRoy and Grace Witcher each had two.
Errors to start set one killed any momentum the Gators tried to build offensively. The Gators found something during a 4-0 run that gave them a 13-9 lead. Menlo outscored the Gators 9-3 before they took a time-out. SF State could not get much going as the Oaks forced the Gators to side-out every time they got the serve back.
The Gators had their most efficient offensive performance in the second set and finished with a .560 percent hitting percentage and one attack error. The Gators led 12-11 and Menlo used both time-outs while the Gators pulled away with a 10-4 run. Larson had eight kills in the set.
A 3-0 start in set three gave the Gators a lead they would never let up. While the Oaks came within two of the Gators lead at 14-12, The Gators outscored the Oaks 11-3 to close out the set.
SF State led by as many as seven-points in set four. Menlo made things interesting with a comeback and cut the Gator lead to 21-20. The Gators only allowed one more kill to land as they took the final set.
The Gators host Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, October 31 at 3 p.m. for the final home match of the regular season. Prior to the match, the Gators will honor seniors Aidan Goodrich, Drew DeGuzman, Savanna FauntLeRoy and Grace Witcher. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can watch the action on FloCollege. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.
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