BELMONT, Calif-  It wasn't easy, but the Sonoma State volleyball team picked up their sixth consecutive win on Tuesday evening with a five-set victory over Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont.  The Seawolves improve to 9-1 on the season, their best start since 2001.  The Argonauts drop to 1-13.

With nine wins in their first ten matches, the Seawolves have tied the best start in school history.  The 2001 team was also 9-1 after ten matches. 

Any thoughts of a simple Seawolf waltz were ended after Notre Dame de Namur took the first set, 28-26.  The Seawolves had to battle to avoid a two-set deficit.  Trailing 23-22, the Seawolves won the final three points to take set two, 25-23. 

After the Seawolves won the third set 25-21, the Argonauts pulled even with a 25-19 victory in the fourth by outscoring SSU 13-4 down the stretch. 

In the fifth set, the Seawolves scored five straight to turn a 2-2 tie into a 7-2 lead from which they would not look back.  SSU scored the final five points in the fifth set to win it, 15-7.

Rikki Buckshnis led the Seawolves' attack with 14 kills and a .361 hitting percentage.  Freshman Brooke Moore had a breakout game with 11 kills and Devin Scully started at setter in place of Lindsay Brown, posting 40 assists and 15 digs.

Christin Villamayor had a huge night for NDNU, finishing with 30 kills and a .346 hitting percentage.

The Seawolves face their stiffest test of the season on Thursday when they host Cal State L.A.

Box Score