ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The San Francisco State volleyball team opened its season at the Central Washington University Invitational. They took a 3-0 loss (18-25, 20-25, 17-25) to host school RV CWU to start the weekend.
- SF State opened last season against Central Washington and fell 3-1.
- Aidan Goodrich was the team leader in kills but only recorded nine.
- The Wildcats had a .313 hitting percentage and held the Gators to .165.
- The Gators only had five service aces and recorded 14 service errors.
- Savanna FauntLeRoy and Melanie Hewlett split setting duties. FauntLeRoy led the way with 13 assists.
Central Washinton opened set one up with a 4-0 run before the Gators were able to get on the board. A service ace handed the ball back to the Wildcats and Central Washington slowly increased its lead through the set. The Gators called a timeout down 16-9 and were able to come within four. Ultimately the deficit was too much to overcome.
The Gators and Wildcats went back and forth through the start of set two. Goodrich landed two of the five kills and Grace Witcher and FauntLeRoy each had an ace. A 7-2 run by Central Washington saw the Wildcats to start to pull away. Three different players recorded kills to get the Gators back within two down 20-18. The Wildcats recorded the next five points to shut the door on a comeback.
After starting the third set neck and neck, the Wildcats went on a 7-0 to take a sizable lead. Errors from Central Washington kept SF State in it but the Gators could not get enough going offensively to come back in the third set.
The Gators return to the court to face its highest ranking opponent of the weekend, #15 Simon Fraser, on August 28 at 4 p.m. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com
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