Utah State University Athletics

Aggies Defeat San Jose State In Three Sets

Women's Volleyball 10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Oct. 1, 2009

LOGAN, Utah - Junior middle blocker Katie Astle (Sandy, Utah) recorded six kills and hit .667 (6-0-9) overall to help Utah State defeat San Jose State 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-14) here Thursday night in a Western Athletic Conference match. USU improves to 9-6 overall and 1-2 in the WAC with the win, while SJSU falls to 0-13 on the season and 0-3 in league play with the loss.

Sophomore outside hitter Liz McArthur (St. George, Utah) had a team-high nine kills for Utah State, while sophomore opposite side hitter Emily Kortsen (Hollister, Calif.) finished the match with seven kills and 10 digs. Junior libero Christine Morrill (Neola, Utah) had a team-high 13 digs for USU to go along with two service aces.

Taylor Japhet had 14 kills and seven digs to lead San Jose State.

Kortsen and McArthur each had three kills in the first set as USU hit .133 (8-4-3) and SJSU hit .114 (13-9-35). USU also had three service aces in the first set as compared to four service errors for the Spartans.

Utah State rallied for the two-point win in the second set as it trailed 16-11 before going on a 12-3 run en route to the 26-24 win. In the second set, the Aggies hit .096 (13-8-52) and the Spartans hit .164 (14-5-55). SJSU had three more service errors in the second set as compared to one service ace and one service error for USU.

In the third and final set, Utah State raced out to an 11-3 lead and never looked back as it hit .296 (10-2-27) and held San Jose State to a .129 (12-8-31) hitting percentage. SJSU had three more service errors in the third set, while USU had two service aces and no errors. Astle led the Aggies with three kills in the final set.

Utah State finished the match by hitting .156 (31-14-109), while San Jose State hit .140 (39-22-121). USU also had six more service ace (6-0) and eight fewer service errors (10-2) in the match, while the Spartans had nine more digs (55-46).

Utah State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 3 when it hosts Boise State in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 7 p.m.

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