Scoring Streaks Don't All Go For The SpartansScoring Streaks Don't All Go For The Spartans
Terrell Lloyd

Scoring Streaks Don't All Go For The Spartans

tiFresno, Calif.—For the third time this season Haylee Nelson recorded a double-double in a match, but the San José State volleyball team dropped a matinee match at Fresno State 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21) Thursday.
 
Nelson led all hitters with 11 kills and had 14 digs, her fourth consecutive match with double-digit digs. Three other Spartans had five or more kills – Latahevai Lousi and Whitney Barnes with sixth and Allyson Alden with five. Letizia Cammillucci made her Spartan debut in the third set and had a kill and a dig.
 
Mamie Keith Garard and Mia Schafer led the Spartan ace attack with two each and Sarah Smevog and Yazmin Pitpit each recorded one.


 
Set 1 – Fresno State took the early lead in the set at 9-7 before the Spartans scored seven consecutive points, six with Mia Schafer serving, to take a 14-9 lead. SJSU got kills from Barnes, Nelson and Alden and a Schafer service ace during that stretch. San Jose State held the team at 20-15 on a Fresno State service error before Fresno State scored 10 of the next 13 points to win the set 25-23.
 

Set 2 – The second set followed the footprint of the first as a set full of runs by both teams. The Spartans started the set with a 9-5 lead before Fresno State used a 7-2 run to take a 12-11 lead.  Trailing 15-14 and with Garard serving, San José State ripped off five consecutive points including two Garard aces to take the lead back at 19-15. The Bulldogs then tied the set at 20-20 and won 25-22.
 
Set 3 – This set had both teams battling for much of the set, with neither team taking more than a two-point lead. The set was tied at 13-13 before Fresno State used a four-point run to take a 17-13 lead and won the set 25-21.
 

 
The two teams will play again Friday night at the Save Mart Center. First serve is set for 6 p.m. Fans can follow live stats at www.sjsustats.com as there will be no video feed of the match.
 
Fresno State def. San Jose State 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21)
Kills – SJSU – Haylee Nelson 11. FS – Desiree Sukhov, Amaria Kelley, Savanah Smith 9.
Records – San José State 1-4, 1-4; Fresno State 2-1, 2-1.
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