Oct. 17, 2001
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's volleyball team fell to the No. 12 Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine, 3-1, in front of 845 fans at the Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl. The loss drops the Aztecs to 10-7 on the season while Hawai'i extends their winning streak to 11 and increase their record to 13-4.
Games one and two were all Wahine outhitting the Aztecs 34 to 26 and with 11 less errors than State, Hawai'i took games one and two 30-18 and 30-22, respectively. Game three seemed to tell a different story and for only the third time in the Wahine's 11-match winning streak an opponent took a game from their otherwise perfect record. The Aztecs took control in game three and took advantage of Hawai'i's 11 errors for a 30-23 win. Hawai'i seemed to take the loss in stride and bounced back for a 30-19 win in game four, taking the match.
The Aztecs finished with three players in double-digit kills. Sophomore Aspen McPartland came alive in the match with a season-high 15 kills while Zlatina Anguelova registered 11 kills. Senior Katie Magnuson added another double-double to her list with 14 kills and 10 digs bringing her season total to six.
The Wahine were led by sophomore Kim Willoughby's 32 kills and 25 digs. Maja Gustin was the only other player to finish the match in double-digit kills with 16.
State finished the match with 56 kills, seven total team blocks and a .226 hitting clip versus Hawai'i's 74 kills, eight total team blocks and a .404 hitting percentage.
The Aztecs continue their home stand with New Mexico at 7 p.m. on Friday and Air Force at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Peterson Gym.