Spartans Improve to 6-0 With Win at Santa ClaraSpartans Improve to 6-0 With Win at Santa Clara

Spartans Improve to 6-0 With Win at Santa Clara

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Three Spartans recorded double-doubles and the Spartans recorded a season-best 18 blocks as the San José State volleyball team stayed undefeated on the season with a 3-2 (25-13, 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11) win at Santa Clara Sunday inside the Leavey Center.

  • Nayeli Ti'a led all hitters with 14 kills and added 12 digs for her fourth consecutive double-double on the year.
  • Brooke Slusser recorded her second consecutive double-double with 39 assists and 10 kills.
  • Emma Testi had a season-best 10 blocks (1-9) and added nine kills as she hit .533 on the day.
  • She recorded double-digit blocks for the third consecutive match and is the first Spartan since 2016 to record 10 blocks in a match – Nandyala Gama vs. UNLV, 1/1/16.
  • Alessia Buffagni recorded 11 digs, her second match of year with double-figure digs.
  • The 18 blocks for SJSU are the most this season for the Spartans and the most in the Mountain West in match.
  • Brooke Bryant added six blocks, while Brooke Slusser and Jade Epps recorded five blocks each.
  • The Spartans are 6-0 on the season, the best start in school history since the 1990 team started with six consecutive wins.

UP NEXT – The Spartans open the home portion of the 2024 with matches against San Francisco on Thursday the 19th and Saint Mary’s on the 21st. Both matches begin at 5 p.m. inside Spartan Gym, located inside the YUH Complex on the corner of Fourth and San Carlos Streets.

 

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