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Photo by: Freddie Lacey
Weber State falls in three sets to Sac State
10/13/2018 10:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Weber State volleyball took on Sacramento State in Sacramento, Calif. Saturday night and fell in three sets.
The score was close in the first set with neither team having more than a two point lead. Late in the set Weber State tied things up at 16-16 and then took a 19-17 lead. The Hornets had a 4-1 run to take a 21-20 lead and the Wildcats tied it back up at 22-22. The Hornets had back to back kills by Mikaela Nocetti to give Sac State the 25-23 first set victory.
Late in the second set, WSU trailed by only one with a 16-15 score. Sac State then went on a 9-1 run to down the Wildcats 25-16 in the second set.
A back and forth battle ensued in the third set. Weber State started the match off with a 4-2 lead, later Sac State tie everything up at 9-9. WSU pushed forward to a 15-13 lead and the Hornets continued on trend going on a 5-0 run for a 18-15 lead.
Tied at 18-18 in the third set, Sac State scored six unanswered points to take the set to game point. WSU's Sam Schiess had a power kill and Helena Khouri had a service ace to put off game point but ultimately Nocetti put down another kill to give the Hornets a 25-21 third set victory and an overall three set match win.
WSU was led by Andrea Hale who had 10 kills from 37 swings. Ashlyn Power had 26 assists to help out with the offensive efforts. ON the defensive side of the ball, Megan Gneiting led WSU with 15 digs and Power was not far behind with 10.
WSU is now 11-6 overall on the season and are 6-2 in BIg Sky Conference play. The Wildcats return home to host Northern Arizona on Thursday Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m.and Southern Utah Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1:00 p.m.
The score was close in the first set with neither team having more than a two point lead. Late in the set Weber State tied things up at 16-16 and then took a 19-17 lead. The Hornets had a 4-1 run to take a 21-20 lead and the Wildcats tied it back up at 22-22. The Hornets had back to back kills by Mikaela Nocetti to give Sac State the 25-23 first set victory.
Late in the second set, WSU trailed by only one with a 16-15 score. Sac State then went on a 9-1 run to down the Wildcats 25-16 in the second set.
A back and forth battle ensued in the third set. Weber State started the match off with a 4-2 lead, later Sac State tie everything up at 9-9. WSU pushed forward to a 15-13 lead and the Hornets continued on trend going on a 5-0 run for a 18-15 lead.
Tied at 18-18 in the third set, Sac State scored six unanswered points to take the set to game point. WSU's Sam Schiess had a power kill and Helena Khouri had a service ace to put off game point but ultimately Nocetti put down another kill to give the Hornets a 25-21 third set victory and an overall three set match win.
WSU was led by Andrea Hale who had 10 kills from 37 swings. Ashlyn Power had 26 assists to help out with the offensive efforts. ON the defensive side of the ball, Megan Gneiting led WSU with 15 digs and Power was not far behind with 10.
WSU is now 11-6 overall on the season and are 6-2 in BIg Sky Conference play. The Wildcats return home to host Northern Arizona on Thursday Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m.and Southern Utah Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
WSU
SAC
Kills
31
44
Errors
18
18
Attempts
113
120
Hitting %
.115
.217
Points
39.0
60.0
Assists
29
41
Aces
3
6
Blocks
5.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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