After starting off the season on the road for the first time since the 2007 season, Fresno State will return to the Save Mart Center tonight and Saturday for their first home matchups of the season.
The Bulldogs (4-2) will host Sacramento State, Utah Valley and UC Davis in their third annual Fresno State Classic.
Fresno State will face a Sacramento State (3-3) team tonight that has been shut out twice this season. Hornet’s senior outside hitter Jessie Genger leads her team with 4.5 kills per set.
UC Davis (2-4) enters the tournament on a three-game losing streak after hosting last week’s Aggie Invitational.
Utah Valley’s (2-3) Lindsey Morell leads her team her team with 2.7 kills per set.
Fresno State enters this weekend’s tournament with back-to-back second place finishes at the Omni Hotels Colorado Tournament and in the El Paso Sports Commission Invite.
In those two out-of-state tournaments, Fresno State’s offense has led the opposition in kills and total attacks.
Junior outside hitters Marissa Brand and Korrin Wild lead the offense in kills with 86 and 67 kills, respectively. Sophomore libero Christina Lee’s 76 digs and 3.62 digs per set average lead the team.
The Bulldogs start conference play in the Mountain West on Sept. 20 when they travel to Boise State.
Tonight’s matchup against Sacramento State is set to start at 7 p.m. Admission for the two-day tournament will be free to Fresno State students.