TURLOCK - Energy levels were high at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena on Saturday night as the Stanislaus State volleyball team terminated a losing streak with Alana Wilson-Reid leading the Warriors to their first victory of 2017 over Chico State in four sets. 

Stan State left everything out on the court against the Wildcats, defeating Chico State 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, and 26-24. Adding their first win to their record, the Warriors are now 1-15 and 1-7 in conference while the Wildcats fell to 8-10, 2-6 in the CCAA.

WIlson-Reid played an outstanding match, dominating in the middle and leading the team in both kills and blocks. She totaled 15 kills (.500) in the front row without making a single error, and accounted for over half of the Warriors total blocks with six blocks. Sierra Adams added 12 more Warrior kills and outside hitters Rachel Klopfer and Yisel Perez each had 11 kills. Breanna Cannon facilitated the Warriors' offense with 41 assists. 

Assisting with front row defense, Adams had four blocks on the right side. In the back row, Klopfer and libero Kaitlyn Iwamoto shared the lead with 16 digs, and Sara Schell tallied 13 digs as a defensive specialist. 

Stan State came out with an intention to win, battling with their rival from the very start. In the first set the Warriors out-hit the Wildcats 19 kills (.262) to seven kills (.103), and totaled 18 digs to Chico State's 14. Slowly inching their way to the finish line as the service possession traded back and forth, the Warriors impressively managed to prevent Chico State from ever acquiring the lead. A six-point run (21-15) gave Stan State the push to take set one. 

In the fatal set two the Warriors softened offensively, allowing the Wildcats to lead in kills 16-14. Coming back with fight after the intermission, Stan State took a 5-3 lead on Chico State. After falling behind mid-set, the Warriors tied the match at 21-21 and only allowed one Chico point before taking the win. 

Set four raised the energy levels in Fitzpatrick Arena with more than 400 in attendance as the Warriors went on a nine-point run to take a 19-10 lead. The Wildcats slowly inched their way closer to tying the score and pushing the set into extra points, but were unable to steal a match-point before Stan State took home with victory. 

For the Wildcats, Olivia Mediano, Bekah Boyle, and Kelley Jacome led the offense with 12 kills apiece. Setters McKenna Carroll and Nicole Desrochers split time running Chico State's offense, Carroll totaling 23 assits and Desrochers with 21 assists. On defense libero Tristen Thompson led the match with 24 digs.

Stan State will be back at home next Tuesday for another CCAA matchup against Sonoma State at 6 p.m. at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena.