Aug. 26, 2006
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State rebounded from an opening-day loss Friday evening to defeat Hofstra, 3-0 (30-28, 30-24, 30-16) in Saturday's first match at the Aztec Invitational in Peterson Gym. The victory evened the Aztecs' record at 1-1 while the Pride fell to 0-2.
Three SDSU players finished in double figures in kills led by senior Melanie Greene with 15. Fellow senior Audra Dent contributed 12 while freshman Stephanie Darnall had 11.
After struggling offensively the previous night, SDSU hit .325 for the match. Dent hit .500 while Greene had a .394 attack percentage. Hofstra hit .238 as a team led by eight kills apiece from Beverly Rivera and Lauren Engle.
Aztec libero Aime Cordeiro followed up her 30-dig performance of Friday night with a 12-dig effort over the three games to lead all players in that category.
In the opening game of the match, the teams stayed within a point of each other until the score was 15-15. At that point, SDSU rattled off four straight points, eventually increasing its advantage to six at 23-17. Hofstra fought back to close within a point (24-23), but couldn't quite catch up as Audra Dent registered the final kill of the contest to give the Aztecs the win. Dent finished with six kills in the game.
Game two saw San Diego State trail late (20-21), before rallying for five straight points to take a lead it would not relinquish. Melanie Greene recorded the final two kills of the game to close it out while Dent and Darnall had six apiece during the contest.
The third game was all Aztecs as the home side never trailed after taking an early 2-1 lead. SDSU hit .515 for in the contest led by six kills from Greene.
San Diego State continues play at the 2006 Aztec Invitational when it faces University of San Diego Saturday night at 7:00 pm. In Peterson Gym.