After concluding a first half of Mountain West Conference play with a four-set loss at home to UNLV, the Fresno State women’s volleyball is riding a three-game win streak into the final portion of the season.
Fresno State swept Nevada 3-0 on Tuesday night (25-23, 25-10, 25-16).
Nevada, Fresno State coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell’s alma mater, is currently in dead last in Mountain West standings. The Wolf Pack dropped to 4-19 overall this season and has only won one game in the Mountain West (San Diego State, 3-2)
In a competitive first set, the Bulldogs started off trailing by three. Wolf Pack middle blocker Tessa Lea’ea scored two kills to usher in a 4-1 lead.
After competing in a first set that featured seven score ties, the Bulldogs managed to gain separation after a tie at 14. An attack error by Nevada middle blocker Janelle Batista gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 lead for the first time in the set.
Fresno State scored the set point on a 25-23 first set win on a kill by junior right side blocker Megan Callahan.
Callahan and middle blocker Lauren Albertson led the offense with 10 kills apiece. Outside hitter Korrin wild contributed nine kills and 13 digs, and senior setter Barbara Alcantara led the team with 34 assists.
Overall, the team hit .345 of their attacks.
The final two sets were dominated by Fresno State’s fast and early starts.
The Bulldogs got off to a 12-4 lead in the second set through the hitting of Alberton and Callahan. The Bulldogs won 25-10 in a set that ended with an attack error by Nevada setter Taylor Rothfuss.
Wild hit three of her four service aces in the final set, a 26-16 win for the Bulldogs.
Tuesday’s loss extended Nevada’s losing streak to 10 games. The Wolf Pack dropped to 1-10 in the Mountain West.
Fresno State improves to 16-8 overall and 7-3 in the Mountain West.
The Bulldogs will host San Diego State on Saturday at noon. Fresno State lost to the Aztecs in five sets the first time they met in the season.