By Anthony Lucido — Reporter
San Jose State women’s volleyball (18-8, 12-4 MW) came out on top 3-1 against Boise State (20-9, 9-7 MW) in its home game on Saturday.
The Spartans held the match on senior day and recognized the seniors libero Sarah Smevog and outside hitter Haylee Nelson during the opening ceremony.
The first set started with swift action from the Broncos going 4-0 and SJSU trailing behind slowly.
Despite the early upset, the Spartans kept their composure, smiling and encouraging each other.
Slowly but surely, SJSU began to catch up to Boise and on the seventh point 7-7 things began to lighten up.
The Spartans’ graduate student middle blocker Ryann Thomison went in for a save, blocking a shot and sending the ball thundering back to the Broncos.
The block sent SJSU family, friends and ducks alike into a thunderous cheer.
The Spartans followed closely behind Boise, only losing the first set by two points 26-24.
The Broncos had us in the first set but SJSU turned it around, sending not only the thunder but lightning to the court.
SJSU overcame an evenly matched opponent 3-1, winning sets two 25-19, three 25-22 and four 25-12 with overwhelming margins.
The Spartans made 14 more points than Boise with an overall kill score of 61and a hitting percentage of 26.2%.
Sophomore outside hitter Letizia Cammillucci shined for SJSU with 20 kills and a hitting percentage of 39%.
Graduate outside hitter Latahevai Lousi and Nelson were also notable for having double-digit kills, with Lousi having 11 kills and Nelson having 13.
The Spartans will be going on the road headed to Las Vegas, NV, in its second to last game against UNLV on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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