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Sather Leads Seawolves Past No. 22 Chico State

Kristy Sather led the Seawolves with 22 kills on Friday night
ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  The Sonoma State volleyball team continued their incredible run on Friday night with a resounding 3-0 sweep of No. 22 Chico State at Seawolf Gym.  The win, the seventh in their last eight games, lifts the Seawolves to 12-12, 8-7 CCAA.  The Wildcats drop to 16-9, 9-6 CCAA.

On their current 7-1 stretch, the Seawolves have beaten four teams ranked in the nation's top 26 and their lone loss was to the No. 2 team in the nation.  Friday's result also snapped a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

The Seawolves jumped all over Chico from the start, pounding out a 30-25 win in game one.  Game two was a bit tighter as the Wildcats rallied to make it close in a 30-28 SSU victory.  SSU rolled in game three, beating the 'Cats by a 30-19 score.

Kristy Sather was phenomenal on Friday night, hitting .378 with a game-high 22 kills.  Her kills pushed her over the 300 barrier for the season, making her the first Seawolf to get to that mark since Erin Manly in 2004.

Lindsay Brown also reached a milestone with her 1,000th assist of the season.  She becomes the third player in school history, and first since 2001, to reach the millenium mark.  Brown had 35 assists on Friday night.

Gillian Heydorff and Kelly Smiland each had 11 kills to pace Chico State.  Amanda Ley had 35 assists.

SSU hit .308 for the night, compared to just .164 for Chico State.  SSU also had a 9-7 advantage in service aces.

The Seawolves will close out their home season on Saturday night when they host Cal State Stanislaus.

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