LBSU
spikes competition in tourney
By Kandace Hsu
On-line Forty-Niner
 The
Long Beach State women’s volleyball team
improved to 6-0 after defeating both the
Colorado State University Rams and the University
of Wyoming Cowgirls at a three-team round
robin tournament in Fort Collins, Colo.
The fifth-ranked 49ers breezed past Wyoming
in three straight games, 30-15, 30-20, 30-26,
Friday night at Moby Arena.
LBSU senior Elisha Thomas had a solid night,
adding 12 kills, and had the team-high .786
attack percentage. Senior Brittany Hochevar
recorded 42 assists and 7 digs, while sophomore
Kessie Doering had 11 kills and 7 digs for
The Beach.
The Cowgirls Sara Maytorena posted a team-high
11 kills and Michele Rauter added nine kills.
The 49ers hit .385 and kept the Cowgirls
to a mere .046 hitting percentage with a
stifling defense.
In addition, freshman Robin Miramontes suffered
a knee injury in game three, which kept
her from returning. She was evaluated by
LBSU medical staff when the team returned
home Saturday, but her status remains unknown.
In Thursday night’s contest, the 49ers faced
No. 18-ranked Colorado State, who hosted
the tournament, and erased any home court
advantage by winning on the Rams’ own floor,
30-24, 30-26, 26-30, 30-23.
Hochevar exerted another stellar performance,
contributing 10 kills and 44 assists for
the night, as well as climbing her way higher
up The Beach’s record books. Hochevar, after
that match, had tallied 162 service aces
in her near four-year career and passed
former 49er Misty May for No. 2 all time
in career service aces.
Thomas hammered down 15 kills and a pair
of digs, while Miramontes added 11 kills
and three block assists. Miramontes also
had a team high .381 hitting percentage.
Colorado State freshman Andreya Downs led
the Rams with a match-high 17 kills and
six blocks, while Tess Rogers pounded 14
kills.
The 49ers hit just .199 for the evening,
while the Rams maintained a .190 hitting
percentage.
LBSU women’s volleyball action continues
as The Beach takes on the University of
San Diego at The Pyramid on Thursday at
7:30 p.m.
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