Spartans Soar Past Air ForceSpartans Soar Past Air Force

Spartans Soar Past Air Force

Box Score

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Tatiana Robinson hit a team-best .684 as the San José State volleyball team swept Air Force, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-23) Saturday afternoon in a Mountain West match inside Spartan Gym.

  • Robinson led the team with 14 kills on 19 attempts and only one hitting error. She also contributed four blocks and four digs.
  • Naima Foster added 11 kills for the Spartans as she hit .355 on the day with 31 attempts and no hitting errors.
  • Fatimah Hall had another long stat line with 33 assists, eight digs, two service aces, two block assists and a kill.
  • Morgan Graves added nine kills, four digs and two blocks.
  • Ava Hewitt-Smith led the Spartans in blocking for the seventh consecutive match with eight total blocks, four solo and four assists.
  • Talita dos Santos Gonçalves led the defense with 18 digs and added three assists.
  • The Spartans (8-9, 3-3) outblocked Air Force, 12-6.
  • San José State fell behind 6-0 in the first set and slowly chipped away at the Falcon lead before taking he lead for good at 17-16 on a Hewitt-Smith and Graves block and won 25-23 on a block by Alyssa Bjork and Hall.
  • The Spartans won the second set 25-16 on a Graves kill.
  • The third set featured runs by both teams, first by SJSU, who jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Air Force used a 6-2 run later in the set to tie the match at 10-10.
  • The Falcons led 22-17 before SJSU tied the match at 23-23 and won 25-23 on a Robinson and Hewitt-Smith block.

UP NEXT – The Spartans go on the road for a match at Boise State on Thursday, October 16 at 6 pm MT/5 pm PT. The team returns for a home match next Saturday, October 18, against Fresno State. First serve is set for 1 p.m., inside Spartan Gym. The match can also be seen on NBC Sports Bay Area and the Mountain West Network.

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