TURLOCK — The Stanislaus State volleyball team established a new program best Saturday night — and it came during a match against one of the best teams in the CCAA.
In a battle for CCAA North supremacy, Stan State out-lasted Sonoma State, in five thrilling sets for the 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-11.
This means Stan State IS now one of those best teams in the CCAA as they now share the top spot with Chico State in the standings. Sonoma State had entered the night with 12-3, 4-1 records after four-match winning streak.
Program's Best Start
The Warriors are off to the program's best start at 10-4. The 2015 team started out 9-4 but didn't get its 10
th win until match No. 15. That team then went 12-5.
Top Performances of the Night
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Jordon Wilson was part of nine blocks on the night with a solo and eight assisted blocks. She also had eight kills.
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Sierra Adams pounded away 13 kills (.367) with six blocks.
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Yisel Perez also had 13 kills (.225).
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Kiara Erving had seven kills and four blocks.
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Eyriana Eatmon led four players in double-digits in digs with 17. She also had 22 assists.
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Krista Hernandez picked up 16 digs,
Mary June Ubag 13 and
Macky Morris 10.
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Breanna Cannon dished 23 assists with nine digs.
Another Great Night Blocking
For the third time this week, the Warriors out-blocked their opponents. Saturday night, the Warriors had 16 team blocks (28 total blocks) to Sonoma State's 10 team (17 total) blocks. The 16 team blocks is a season-high.
Postgame Interviews with Eyriana Eatmon and Yisel Perez
See-Saw Tight Battle
The match saw a total of 44 tie scores and 25 lead changes. The biggest lead any team had was five points when Stan State lead at 12-7 after starting the set 4-0.
Quote from head coach Mallori Gibson-Rossi
"I am extremely proud of the heart we showed. Sonoma is a great team and we battled with them tonight. Everyone took accountability and made changes to help us get this win. The maturity and leadership on the court has improved a lot. It's allowed us to compete under pressure situations and has given us the ability to make adjustments mid-match."
Up Next
It will be a light week next week as the Warriors play just once — on the road, at Cal State Monterey Bay (5-10, 1-7 CCAA) on Friday at 5 p.m.
