Bryant Ties Record As Spartans Sweep USFBryant Ties Record As Spartans Sweep USF

Bryant Ties Record As Spartans Sweep USF

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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Brooke Bryant tied the SJSU match hitting percentage record, and Nayeli Ti'a again led the Spartans in kills as the San José State volleyball team swept San Francisco, 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-14) in the team’s home opener Thursday evening inside Spartan Gym.

  • Bryant hit .923 for the match with 12 kills on 13 attempts and no hitting errors.
  • She tied the record set by Cristin Rossman, who had the exact same numbers in a non-conference match at Saint Mary’s on November 8, 1994.
  • Ti’a again led the Spartans in kills with 18 and hit .400 for the match (18-6-30).
  • She recorded her fifth consecutive double-double as she and Randilyn Reeves led the team with 10 digs each.
  • The Spartans, one of the top-10 teams in the country in blocking, had nine blocks in the three sets, led by Ti’a with four (1-3).
  • Mari Lawton had three blocks (1-2), while Bryant, Blaire Fleming and Emma Testi each had two, and Jade Epps had a block in the third set.
  • Blaire Fleming was the third Spartan in double-digit kills with 11 and hit .333 on the night (11-3-24).
  • SJSU also recorded seven service aces in the win, two each by Fleming and Test and one by Ti’a, Brooke Slusser and Katie O'Sullivan.
  • Slusser had 37 assists, five digs and four kills in the win.
  • The Spartans are now 7-0 on the season, the best start since the 1988 team started 11-0.
  • SJSU is one of 12 teams in Division I that are still undefeated on the season.

UP NEXT – The Spartans host Saint Mary’s this Saturday afternoon, beginning at 5 p.m., inside Spartan Gym in the team’s final non-conference match of the season.

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