Fresno State Athletics
Thursday, September 5
Fresno, CA
4:30 PM PT
Fresno State
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CSU Bakersfield
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CSU Bakersfield
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25
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Fresno State
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‘Dogs downed by CSU Bakersfield in home opener
9/5/2019 10:38:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State claimed the first set against CSU Bakersfield but the Roadrunners came back to win the next three and claim a 3-1 (17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23) victory over the Bulldogs in the first match of the Fresno State Invitational Thursday afternoon.
Fresno State (2-2) dropped its first home match of the season for the first time since 2014. CSU Bakersfield (1-3), which had two tough five set losses last week, tallied 17 blocks on Thursday to hold the Bulldogs, who entered the match hitting .201 this season, to a .019 hitting percentage on the night with a negative hitting percentage in two of the four sets.
Senior setter Madelyn Halteman hit a milestone on Thursday as she became just the fifth player in program history to record 3,000 career assists. Her 13th assist of the night, which came early in the second set, got her to 3,000 and she finished the night with 35 assists and 13 digs for her first double-double of the year while also registering a team-high four blocks
Playing against her former team for the first time, Desiree Sukhov led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and had 12 digs for her second double-double of the season. She was the only Bulldog with double-digit kills as Amilya Thompson and Savanah Smith each had eight kills with Thompson adding 13 digs.
How it Happened
The Bulldogs came out strong with a decisive victory in the first set. The home team took a massive 10-1 lead to start the set and led by as many as 10 points at 15-5 and again at 20-10. CSU Bakersfield did make a late push, cutting its deficit to 21-15, but the 'Dogs held the Roadrunners to a -.029 hitting percentage in the set and closed it out 25-17.
The momentum the 'Runners built in the late stages of the first set carried over to the second set as they used a 7-1 run to turn a 6-6 tie into a 13-7 advantage. CSUB had four blocks in the set but the Bulldogs also committed seven other attack errors, hitting -.105 for the set with nine kills and 13 errors. Despite the struggles the 'Dogs trailed by just a point at 19-18 late but the Roadrunners closed the set on a 6-1 run, scoring the last four points to even the match.
CSU Bakersfield never trailed in the third set, using an 8-1 run to build a quick 12-4 lead. The visitors hit a match-best .270 in the set with 15 kills and just five errors. Fresno State had a 11-4 spurt to get back within a 16-15 deficit and trailed by just two points at 22-20 late in the set before CSUB closed it out strong again with three straight points on two kills and a block.
The Roadrunners posted six of their 17 blocks on the night in the fourth set to hold Fresno State to just 11 kills and 12 attack errors in the period. CSUB hit just .057 itself in the set and there were 10 ties and eight lead changes in the period. Fresno State had an early 9-4 lead before The Roadrunners pulled ahead. Sukhov had a kill to tie the set at 22-22 but CSUB scored three of the next four points with a kill from Milica Vukobrat ending the night.
Notes
Fresno State plays twice on Friday, taking on CSUN at 10 a.m. and facing Santa Clara at 7 p.m. with two neutral site matches in between. See the full schedule in Tournament Central.
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley"" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
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Fresno State (2-2) dropped its first home match of the season for the first time since 2014. CSU Bakersfield (1-3), which had two tough five set losses last week, tallied 17 blocks on Thursday to hold the Bulldogs, who entered the match hitting .201 this season, to a .019 hitting percentage on the night with a negative hitting percentage in two of the four sets.
Senior setter Madelyn Halteman hit a milestone on Thursday as she became just the fifth player in program history to record 3,000 career assists. Her 13th assist of the night, which came early in the second set, got her to 3,000 and she finished the night with 35 assists and 13 digs for her first double-double of the year while also registering a team-high four blocks
Playing against her former team for the first time, Desiree Sukhov led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and had 12 digs for her second double-double of the season. She was the only Bulldog with double-digit kills as Amilya Thompson and Savanah Smith each had eight kills with Thompson adding 13 digs.
How it Happened
The Bulldogs came out strong with a decisive victory in the first set. The home team took a massive 10-1 lead to start the set and led by as many as 10 points at 15-5 and again at 20-10. CSU Bakersfield did make a late push, cutting its deficit to 21-15, but the 'Dogs held the Roadrunners to a -.029 hitting percentage in the set and closed it out 25-17.
The momentum the 'Runners built in the late stages of the first set carried over to the second set as they used a 7-1 run to turn a 6-6 tie into a 13-7 advantage. CSUB had four blocks in the set but the Bulldogs also committed seven other attack errors, hitting -.105 for the set with nine kills and 13 errors. Despite the struggles the 'Dogs trailed by just a point at 19-18 late but the Roadrunners closed the set on a 6-1 run, scoring the last four points to even the match.
CSU Bakersfield never trailed in the third set, using an 8-1 run to build a quick 12-4 lead. The visitors hit a match-best .270 in the set with 15 kills and just five errors. Fresno State had a 11-4 spurt to get back within a 16-15 deficit and trailed by just two points at 22-20 late in the set before CSUB closed it out strong again with three straight points on two kills and a block.
The Roadrunners posted six of their 17 blocks on the night in the fourth set to hold Fresno State to just 11 kills and 12 attack errors in the period. CSUB hit just .057 itself in the set and there were 10 ties and eight lead changes in the period. Fresno State had an early 9-4 lead before The Roadrunners pulled ahead. Sukhov had a kill to tie the set at 22-22 but CSUB scored three of the next four points with a kill from Milica Vukobrat ending the night.
Notes
- The 'Dogs lost to CSU Bakersfield at home for the first time since 2007. Fresno State had won each of the previous seven meetings between the Central Valley rivals in Fresno.
- The Bulldogs had a 7-4 edge in aces for the match and have had more aces than their opponent in all four matches this year.
- In Fresno State's first three matches of the season the team's opponents totaled just 21.0 blocks before CSU Bakersfield recorded 17.0 itself in one match on Thursday.
- Freshman Amaria Kelley made her Fresno State debut on Thursday. All 15 Bulldogs on the 2019 roster have now seen court time this season.
- In the second Fresno State Invitational match on Thursday, Santa Clara improved to 5-0 this season with a 3-1 (25-12, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17) victory over CSUN.
Fresno State plays twice on Friday, taking on CSUN at 10 a.m. and facing Santa Clara at 7 p.m. with two neutral site matches in between. See the full schedule in Tournament Central.
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley"" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:
Twitter: @FresnoStateVB
Instagram: FresnoStatevball
Facebook: FresnoStateVB
Team Stats
CSUB
FS
Kills
39
43
Errors
26
40
Attempts
143
159
Hitting %
.091
.019
Points
60.0
59.0
Assists
35
39
Aces
4
7
Blocks
17.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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