SAN JOSE, Calif.—Three Spartans recorded double-digit kills, led by Zuzana Kosíková with 15, as the San José State volleyball team fought until the last point against UTEP in a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 27-25) loss inside Spartan Gym Thursday evening in a Mountain West match.
- Kosíková recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 15 kills and 13 digs.
- Lolohea Fonua hit .292 for the match with 12 kills on 24 attempts and only five errors, while Morgan Graves added 11 kills.
- Fatimah Hall had her seventh double-double of the season with 26 assists and 10 digs.
- Orian Drore was the Spartan to record double-digit digs with 11.
- Ava Hewitt-Smith led the Spartan blocking attack with three solo blocks and a block assist. She now has 57 solo blocks in her Spartan career, eight away from sixth place on the SJSU career list.
- The Spartans hit .321 in the first set and .370 in the second set.
- SJSU won the second set by taking a 24-23 lead on a Hewitt-Smith solo block and winning on a Darvas ace.
- In the fourth, the Spartans had set point at 24-23, but back-to-back hitting errors and a Miner ace gave UTEP the victory.
UP NEXT – The Spartans and Miners play again Friday at 6 p.m., inside Spartan Gym. Admission is free. Fans can also watch on MW+.
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