2018 Volleyball News
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VOLLEYBALL WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT, REMAINS IN TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
October 20, 2018Senior outside hitter Mikaela Nocetti had a match-high 18 kills, and four Hornet starters hit better than .350 on the way to a three-set sweep (26-24, 29-27, 25-17) of Montana on Saturday afternoon at the Nest. -
VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS MONTANA STATE; NOW 46-6 ALL-TIME AGAINST THE BOBCATS
October 18, 2018Four Hornets hit at least .300, including Brie Gathright’s nine kills, five blocks and career-best .727 hitting percentage, as Sacramento State swept past Montana State (25-15, 25-22, 25-16) on Thursday evening at the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL CONCLUDES HOMESTAND THURSDAY VS MONTANA STATE, SATURDAY VS MONTANA
October 17, 2018Winners of three straight, Sacramento State (11-11, 6-2) wraps up its season-high tying four-game homestand this week against the Montana schools.
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NOCETTI NAMED BIG SKY VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
October 15, 2018After putting together a big week and helping lead Sacramento State to a pair of three-set home sweeps of Idaho State and Weber State, senior outside hitter Mikaela Nocetti’s was named the Big Sky Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week.
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VOLLEYBALL MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE AFTER SWEEP OF WEBER STATE
October 13, 2018Sacramento State received a match-high 18 kills from Mikaela Nocetti and statistically outplayed Weber State in every category on the way to a three-set sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-21) of the Wildcats on Saturday evening inside the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES TO ROLL, SWEEPS IDAHO STATE AT HOME
October 11, 2018Senior Mikaela Nocetti finished with 21 kills (two shy of her career high) to help lead Sacramento State to a three-set sweep (25-23, 25-21, 25-22) of Idaho State on Thursday evening at the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL OPENS 4-GAME HOMESTAND THIS WEEK VS IDAHO STATE AND WEBER STATE
October 10, 2018Sacramento State begins a season-high tying four-game homestand this week when the Hornets host Idaho State on Thursday and Weber State on Saturday. Both matchups will begin at 7 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL WINS AT EASTERN WASHINGTON, NOW 4-2 IN BIG SKY PLAY
October 06, 2018Sacramento State had a season-best 13 aces and limited Eastern Washington to a .046 hitting percentage on the way to a three-set sweep (25-22, 25-14, 25-11) of the Eagles on Saturday evening at Reese Court.
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VOLLEYBALL’S WINNING STREAK SNAPPED IN 3-1 LOSS AT IDAHO
October 04, 2018Sacramento State allowed its largest hitting percentage of the season (.343) and posted a season low in team blocks (5.0) on the way to a 3-1 loss at Idaho (25-12, 21-25, 25-18, 25-17) on Thursday evening at Memorial Gym.
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WINNERS OF THREE STRAIGHT, VOLLEYBALL BACK ON THE ROAD FOR A PAIR THIS WEEK
October 02, 2018Winners of three straight, Sacramento State will enter the third week of the Big Sky Conference portion of the season with an 8-10 overall record and 3-1 league mark.
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OLIN NAMED BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
October 01, 2018Ashtin Olin, a redshirt freshman setter, was named the Big Sky Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week after helping lead Sacramento State to a pair of conference home wins. That included a 3-1 victory over Southern Utah and a five-set win against Northern Arizona.
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VOLLEYBALL WINS THIRD STRAIGHT, BEATS NORTHERN ARIZONA IN FIVE SETS
September 29, 2018Sacramento State closed the fifth and final set on a 6-0 run, and finished off a 3-2 victory (18-25, 25-16, 25-18, 18-25, 15-8) over Northern Arizona in a Big Sky Conference volleyball matchup Saturday evening inside the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL’S MATCH TONIGHT VS SOUTHERN UTAH PUSHED BACK TO A 8:00 PM START
September 27, 2018Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s Sacramento State volleyball match against Southern Utah will start at 8 p.m. Originally, the two teams were supposed to play at 7 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL BEATS SOUTHERN UTAH, WINS 1,000TH MATCH IN PROGRAM HISTORY
September 27, 2018On a night when Sacramento State won for the 1,000th time in program history, it was the Hornets recording a season-best .341 hitting percentage on the way to a four-set win (25-13, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19) over Southern Utah on Thursday evening.
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VOLLEYBALL HOSTS A PAIR OF MATCHES; SEEKS 1,000TH WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY
September 26, 2018After splitting the first two Big Sky Conference matches of the season last week at the Montana schools, Sacramento State (6-10, 1-1) will play its first conference home matches of the season.
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VOLLEYBALL WINS AT MONTANA STATE; NOCETTI SECURES 1,000TH CAREER KILL
September 22, 2018Sacramento State had a season-high tying 15 blocks, and outside hitter Sarah Davis poured in a career-best 17 kills as the Hornets posted a four-set road win at Montana State (18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21) on Saturday evening at Shroyer Gym.
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VOLLEYBALL JUMPS OUT TO 2-0 LEAD, BUT FALLS AT MONTANA, 3-2, IN BIG SKY OPENER
September 20, 2018Sacramento State held a 2-0 lead in sets, and had an 18-15 advantage in the third, but Montana stormed back to win the third frame, and eventually the match, 3-2 (20-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 15-10), in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams on Thursday evening at the West Auxiliary Gym.
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VOLLEYBALL OPENS BIG SKY CONFERENCE PLAY THIS WEEK AT THE MONTANA SCHOOLS
September 18, 2018After playing in 14 non-league matches, Sacramento State (5-9) will finally begin its Big Sky Conference portion of the schedule this week. The Hornets will play on the road Thursday at Montana and Saturday at Montana State. Both matches will begin at 6 p.m. PDT.
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VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES TO PLAY WITHOUT A TRUE SETTER, FALLS IN THREE AT BOISE STATE
September 15, 2018Playing without a true setter for the third straight match, Sacramento State dropped its third straight. This time, the Hornets fell at Boise State (25-4, 25-22, 25-15), in the third and final round of the Boise State Volleyball Classic on Saturday afternoon at Bronco Gym.
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INJURY RAVAGED VOLLEYBALL PLAYS TOUGH, BUT FALLS TO PORTLAND
September 14, 2018Playing without the services of two injured setters, Sacramento State opened the first round of the Boise State Volleyball Classic with a 3-0 loss (25-16, 25-23, 25-18) to Portland on Friday afternoon at Bronco Gym.
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VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO 13TH-RANKED WASHINGTON
September 14, 2018Despite a match-best 16 kills from outside hitter Mikaela Nocetti, Sacramento State fell to 13th-ranked Washington, 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 28-26), in the second round of the Boise State Classic on Friday evening at Bronco Gym.
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VOLLEYBALL HEADS TO BOISE FOR MATCHES VS PORTLAND, WASHINGTON AND BOISE STATE
September 11, 2018Coming off a Sacramento State Invitational championship last weekend, the Hornets (5-6) will play their fourth tournament of the preseason at the Boise State Classic.
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SWINNEY NAMED BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
September 10, 2018Sophomore libero Paige Swinney has been named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Hornets to a 2-2 record last week, including a Sacramento State Invitational championship.
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VOLLEYBALL IMPROVES TO 2-0 AT SAC STATE INVITE AFTER 3-1 WIN OVER UC RIVERSIDE
September 08, 2018Mikaela Nocetti had a match-high 14 kills, Paige Swinney led all players with 23 digs and Lana Brown tacked on a match-best nine blocks to lead the Hornets to a 3-1 (17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-20) victory over UC Riverside in the second round of the Sacramento State Volleyball Invitational.
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VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN FIVE SETS TO SEATTLE, BUT WINS THE SACRAMENTO STATE INVITATIONAL
September 08, 2018In a fifth set that featured eight ties and neither team leading by more three points the entire way, it was Seattle that outlasted the Hornets, 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13) in the third and final round of the Sacramento State Volleyball Invitational on Saturday evening at the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL USES STRONG OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE EFFORT TO BEAT NEVADA, 3-1
September 07, 2018Sacramento State held large advantages in kills (57-41), hitting percentage (.257-.137), aces (11-4) and team blocks (13.0-8.0) on the way to a 3-1 victory over Nevada (23-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-17) in the first round of the Sacramento State Volleyball Invitational at the Nest.
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VOLLEYBALL HOSTS THE 4-TEAM SACRAMENTO STATE INVITE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
September 06, 2018The Hornets will host their second tournament of the young season when the team host the Sacramento State Invitational this Friday and Saturday at Colberg Court.
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VOLLEYBALL COMES UP JUST SHORT IN 3-1 HOME LOSS TO UC DAVIS
September 04, 2018UC Davis overcame a 22-21 deficit in the first set, and a 23-22 deficit in the second set, to eventually beat Sacramento State, 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 13-25, 25-14), in a non-conference volleyball matchup between the two rivals.
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VOLLEYBALL OVERCOMES LARGE DEFICITS IN TWO SETS TO SWEEP UC SANTA BARBARA
September 01, 2018Sacramento State overcame large deficits in both the second and third sets while saving a combined six set points to eventually sweep past UC Santa Barbara, 3-0 (25-23, 28-26, 27-25), in the second round of the Denver Volleyball Classic on Saturday morning at Hamilton Gymnasium.
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DENVER OUTLASTS VOLLEYBALL IN FIVE SETS, HORNETS FINISH TWO-DAY TOURNAMENT WITH A 2-1 RECORD
September 01, 2018Denver had 10 kills and hit .476 in the decisive fifth set on the way to a 3-2 victory (25-23, 18-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-9) over Sacramento State in the third and final round of the Denver Volleyball Classic on Saturday evening at Hamilton Gymnasium.
