Oct. 1, 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San Diego State will wrap up its current conference road swing with a match against Air Force tonight at 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 PT) in Clune Arena in Colorado Springs.
The Falcons enter the day with an overall record of 9-7 and they are 0-3 in Mountain West play. Included in that mark is a four-set loss to Nevada at home on Thursday.
Air Force's top offensive players include Elizabeth Pennington (3.97 kps) and Abigail Miksch (3.90 kps). The duo has accounted for over 60 percent of the Falcons' kills this season.
San Diego State, meanwhile, comes into tonight's contest with a record of 9-7 (1-1 MW) after dropping a three-set decision at Boise State this past Thursday. SDSU has won five of its last seven contests and has fallen in back-to-back matches only once this season.
Sophomore Alexandra Psoma is the Aztecs' kill leader with a mark of 3.08 per set. That figure improves to 3.5- kills per set in Mountain West play.
Deja Harris is averaging 2.68 kills per set and has a league-leading .403 hitting percentage.
Libero Devyn Pritchard leads the team with a mark of 3.41 digs per set while senior Emma Fuzie is the squad's leading blocker at 1.08 per set.
Following tonight's match, San Diego State will return home to prepare for the visit of Fresno state for a contest next Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6:00 p.m. on Aztec Court.