Fort Collins, Colo.— The Spartan volleyball team had leads in sets two and three, but #14 Colorado State used runs to take back the sets and defeat San José State 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19) Thursday night in a Mountain West match at Moby Arena.
Haylee Nelson and Thaliana Grajeda led SJSU with six kills each. Nelson hit .312 for the match (6-1-16) and led the team with 10 digs. Grajeda added four digs and a team-best three block assists.
Fernanda Vido added four kills and a team-best two aces, while Sarah Smevog added nine digs and an ace.
Colorado State hit .312 for the match and outblocked the Spartans 9-5. The Rams now have an 18-match winning streak after improving to 19-1 overall and 9-0 atop the MW standings.
Set 1 – #14 Colorado State led from the first serve as the Spartans tied the set at 2-2 but could never take the lead. The Rams won the set 25-16, while hitting .326 (19-5-43), while San José State hit just .132 (9-4-38).
Set 2 – The Spartans jumped out to a 3-0 lead on back-to-back aces by Vido and led 16-12 on a Ram hitting error. Colorado State then used a 13-2 run to win the set 25-18.
Back-to-Back Aces by Fernanda Vido gives the Spartans the early lead in the second set. pic.twitter.com/9j9QJgxfYC
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) October 25, 2019
Set 3 – SJSU again jumped out to an early lead, taking a 5-2 advantage and forcing a timeout by Colorado State. The Rams tied the set at 7-7, but three consecutive Spartan points gave SJSU a 10-7 lead. The set was tied at 12-12 before four straight Ram kills gave Colorado State a 16-12 lead that the team did not relinquish en route to the 25-19 win.
San José State is now 7-13 overall and 2-7 in the MW. The team travels north to face Wyoming Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. PT.
#14 Colorado State def. San José State 3-0 (25-16, 25-18,
Kills – SJSU – Haylee Nelson, Thaliana Grajeda – 6; CSU – Paulina Hougaard-Jensen 12.
Records – San José State 7-13, 2-7; Colorado State 19-1, 9-0.
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