LA JOLLA — The CCAA South Division is a pretty strong division for women's volleyball and the Warriors experienced that this week as Stanislaus State dropped a four-set match at UC San Diego Saturday night.
In front of a homecoming crowd of more than 800, with the match on ESPN3, the host Tritons were challenged by the surging Warriors before UCSD prevailed.
The Warriors once again battled in a tough environment in the RIMAC Arena before dipping their records to 11-6, 6-4 in the CCAA. UC San Diego improved to 13-6, 7-4 CCAA.
Top Warrior Performers
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Sierra Adams led the team with 14 kill with an impressive .407 attacking percentage (14-3-27). It was her four consecutive 10-kills match and her fourth straight match where she hit .367 or better.
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Macky Morris smacked 13 kills, her first double-digit match since Sept. 14 (10 matches).
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Yisel Perez had nine kills and five blocks.
• Libero
Krista Hernandez recorded 15 digs.
• Eyiana Eatmon had 28 assists and seven digs.
Team Stats
• The Warriors had 17 total blocks (9 team blocks).
• Stan State hit .310 in the impressive third set win, but was just .031 in the fourth set
Key Moments in the Match
• The Warriors held several leads in the second set until UC San Diego went on a 6-0 run for a 22-13 lead.
• A see-saw battle ensued in the third set, but the Warriors used a 10-2 run to build a 14-10 lead. UCSD did manage to make it a tight set with several tied scores late until kills by
Kiara Erving and
Sierra Adams made it 26-24, advantage Stan State.
• The Tritons took control of the fourth set early, going out on a 10-2 lead and extended it to 14-4. The Warriors were able to gain momentum.
Quote from Coach Mallori Gibson-Rossi
"Unfortunately, we struggled to find a rhythm in our team offense. Sierra and Macky were able to score but we needed a couple more offensive threats to balance it out. Defensively, we showed a lot of heart and resiliency which was led by Mya. She brought a lot of energy and passion to the court and it made a big impact on the team."
Up Next
The Warriors will be home for the next two matches against CCAA South teams. They will host Cal State L.A. (12-5, 8-1 CCAA) next Friday and Cal State Dominguez Hills (10-6, 3-6 CCCAA) next Saturday. Both contests are at 7 p.m.
