ROHNERT PARK — (Oct. 4) Rallying from a two-game deficit, Humboldt State didn't quite have enough to pull out the victory in a 30-26, 30-18, 26-30, 26-30, 16-14 loss to Sonoma State in a California Collegiate Athletic Association volleyball match played Wednesday.
Humboldt State, which defeated Sonoma State in a match played in Arcata earlier this season, dropped to 6-9 overall and 3-8 in league matches and remained winless on the road. The Seawolves improved their record to 7-8 overall and 4-7 in the CCAA.
"On the road, we've had trouble finding that emotion that we need to be successful," HSU head coach Sue Woodstra said. "We were able to generate some emotion tonight in the last three games, so that's a positive, but we just didn't play clean enough."
HSU fell behind quickly in the opening game before pulling within two points at 28-26 before the Seawolves put the contest away. In the second game, the Seawolves quickly grabbed a 8-2 lead behind the serving of Sarah Illingworth, and the Lumberjacks were unable to recover from the deep hole.
Games three and four were both tightly contested, with the Jacks finishing off both games strong to even the match at 2-2.
Liz Shannon served an ace for the final point in the third game, and
Megahn Berndt served three straight points to help HSU recover from a late disadvantage in taking the fourth.
Humboldt State led by as many as three points in the fifth and deciding game, and the teams found themselves tied at 14-14 before a pair of ball handling errors by HSU sealed the win for SSU.
"At the end, just making a key play here or there would have made the difference," Woodstra said. "There weren't many points with clean endings. It was more of a scrappy type of game that they were able to win."
Katie Norkunas led the Lumberjacks with 14 kills, also posting a strong defensive match with 18 digs.
Lynsey Adams had 12 kills and
Maya Domoto led the Jacks with 28 digs.
Next up for the Lumberjacks is a CCAA home match against Cal State Monterey Bay scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in the East Gym.
Humboldt State vs Sonoma State (Oct 04, 2006 at Rohnert Park, CA)
Sonoma State def. Humboldt State 30-26,30-18,26-30,26-30,16-14
Humboldt State (6-9, 3-8 CCAA) (Kills-aces-blocks) - NORKUNAS, Katie 14-3-1; ADAMS, Lynsey 12-0-2; BRINEY, Mallory 11-0-1; SOLOMON, Olivia 10-0-2; LEE, Courtney 7-0-0; KINZER, Kristen 6-1-4; BERNDT, Megahn 3-1-2; WELLS, Danielle 2-0-1; SHANNON, Liz 1-2-0; JUCKSCH, Ashley 0-1-0; DOMOTO, Maya 0-4-0; Totals 66-12-8.0. (Assists) - SHANNON, Liz 29; JUCKSCH, Ashley 27. (Dig leaders) - DOMOTO, Maya 28; NORKUNAS, Katie 18; LEE, Courtney 9; JUCKSCH, Ashley 9; SHANNON, Liz 9
Sonoma State (7-8, 4-7 CCAA) (Kills-aces-blocks) - ILLINGWORTH, Sarah 12-1-6; FLETCHER, Michelle 12-0-2; JAGODA, Samantha 12-0-1; SAGAPOLU, Rachel 11-0-1; LeBEAU, Katie 10-0-4; MANTON, Rosie 4-1-1; WEBB, Lindsay 3-0-0; HARMS, Lillian 1-1-0; BROWN, Lindsay 0-3-0; MOORE, Megan 0-2-0; Totals 65-8-8.0. (Assists) - BROWN, Lindsay 28; MOORE, Megan 23. (Dig leaders) - HARMS, Lillian 25; MANTON, Rosie 19; LeBEAU, Katie 12; LEATHERBERRY, Kendal 8
Site: Rohnert Park, CA (Seawolf Gym)
Date: Oct 04, 2006 Attend: 133 Time: 2:05
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