SAN FRANCISCO, Calif-  The Sonoma State volleyball team came from a two-set deficit on Saturday night to defeat San Francisco State in five at Main Gymnasium in San Francisco.  The victory gives the Seawolves (20-5, 12-4 CCAA) 20 wins for the first time since 2001.  The Gators drop their sixth straight to go to 11-14, 4-12 CCAA on the season.

The Seawolves defeated the Gators by scores of 24-26, 18-25, 25-15, 25-22, 15-9 to earn the milestone victory.  They entered this weekend's play ranked sixth in the latest NCAA regional rankings.

Sonoma looked headed for a victory in set one, leading 24-21 before a service error led the way to two Gator service aces.  SF State would close out the set with a kill and then another ace.

With the momentum firmly in their corner, the Gators got out to a 13-5 lead in set two and cruised to the win, leaving the Seawolves a huge hole to climb out of.

Fortunately, the Seawolves were up to the task.  The Seawolves blitzed to an early lead in the third set, then finished on a 16-9 kick to take the point. 

In set four, the Seawolves again found themselves up big early, at 11-3.  While the Gators would pull to within one at 20-19, the Seawolves were solid down the stretch, securing the victory and setting up a decisive fifth set. 

Tied at nine in the fifth, consecutive kills by Lindsay Brown and Marianne Fox sparked a 6-0 Seawolf run that gave the team their clinching points. 

The Seawolves got 20 kills from senior Kristy Sather and 12 from freshman Brooke Moore.  Brown had 42 assists and Taylor Krenwinkel was tops with 25 digs. 

Beth Perkins led the Gators with 15 kills.

The Seawolves return home next weekend to host two CCAA heavyweights in Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona.

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