Spartans Fall In Five Sets to AztecsSpartans Fall In Five Sets to Aztecs

Spartans Fall In Five Sets to Aztecs

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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Mariana Buchanan came off the bench to record a team-best 11 kills as the San José State volleyball team fell 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-15, 10-15) in a hard-fought match against San Diego State in a Mountain West contest inside Spartan Gym.

  • Lolo Fonua and Learden Lee each recorded nine kills, while Morgan Graves and Naima Foster had six kills.
  • Lee hit .600 for the match with nine kills on 15 attempts and no errors.
  • Ava Hewitt-Smith led SJSU with five block assists to go with five kills.
  • Randilyn Reeves led the Spartan defense with 13 digs.
  • Fatimah Hall had 24 assists, while Clara Christensen added 17 assists and three aces to lead the team.
  • The two teams battled in the first two sets, with 17 tied scores in the first set, including 23-23, before the Aztecs won 25-23.
  • The two teams traded leads eight times, the final when SJSU took a 25-24 lead on an Aztec error and won on a Fonua kill.
  • After the Aztecs won 25-17 in the third set, San José State hit .414 in the fourth set. The team trailed 5-4, but used a 10-0 run to take a 14-5 lead on a Naima Foster kill. Christensen served 10 times during the run, recording two of her aces during the run. Hewitt-Smith sent the match to a fifth set with her fifth kill of the match.
  • The Spartans played in their sixth five-set match of the season and have a 4-2 record in those matches.

UP NEXT – The Spartans play their first road Mountain West matches next week, at Utah State on October 1st, and at Fresno State on the 4th. Both matches can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

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