Oct. 3, 2015
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - San Diego State dropped a three-set decision to No. 20 Colorado State (25-18, 25-15, 25-21) in a Mountain West conference matchup on Aztec Court in Peterson Gym Saturday afternoon. The loss was the third in a row for SDSU, which saw its record drop to 4-12 overall and 1-3 in league play.
The Rams, meanwhile, won for the fifth straight time to improve to 11-3 overall and remain atop the conference standings at 4-0.
For the second straight match freshman Alexandra Psoma led the Aztecs (and all players) with 11 kills and also contributed three digs and a block. Junior Emma Fuzie had seven kills along with three blocks and also recorded SDSU's lone service ace of the match.
Senior middle blocker Kaja Sandberg and redshirt freshman Deja Harris registered four blocks apiece for the home side while defensive specialist Danielle Bolden had four kills from her position in the back row.
The first set saw Colorado State take the lead at 7-6 and maintain the advantage the remainder of the contest. Trailing 17-11, the Aztecs scored four straight points to get to within two, but after a timeout the Rams re-established control by notching four in a row and going on to the seven-point win. Psoma and Alexis Cage had three kills apiece to pace the SDSU attack.
In set number two, the Rams scored the opening three points and never looked back en route to the one-sided set win. The visitors put together runs of three points or more on four occasion over the middle portion of the set while the Aztecs were able to score back-to-back points only twice. Bolden led SDSU with four kills with each coming from the back row.
San Diego State started strong in the third set and built a 15-9 lead midway through the contest. Colorado State, however, slowly fought its way back into the set, eventually tying it up at 17-17. After the teams traded two points apiece to make it 19-all, the Rams scored two in a row to go up 21-19 and then won four of the ensuing six points to win the set and claim the match victory.
San Diego State will return to the road next week for a pair of Mountain West matches beginning with a contest at UNLV scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6:00 p.m. (PT) in Las Vegas.