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Box Score<\/a> SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Nevada Volleyball kicked off the Sacramento State Invitational, Thursday, losing in a five-set battle (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 15-10) against Sacramento State.\u00a0<\/p>\n Set one was a tight battle between the Pack and the Hornets, with both teams trading runs prior to the first media timeout, with the better of the two a five to zero run from Nevada. Both teams traded defensively on the block late in the set, with the Hornets eventually running out the set 25-18.<\/p>\n The Wolf Pack attack shared kills early in the second set, leading 7-3 and then 15-11 at the media timeout off the back of a Ceren Sert<\/a> ace. Paige Thies<\/a> kept the Pack momentum flowing, leading the way to the 25-22 set two win, scoring five kills on the set.\u00a0<\/p>\n The beginning of set three was back and forth, with the teams deadlocked prior to a four to zero run from the Hornets, the Pack heading into the media timeout down 15-12. That deficit was held through the end of the set, with the Hornets eventually closing the set 25-18. Thies was again the highlight for the Pack, clocking five kills and an ace in the set.<\/p>\n The Pack showed grit early in set four rolling a seven to nothing run into a 15-4 scoreline at the media timeout. Madison Long<\/a> sparked the momentum for the Pack with three kills and two blocks up to that point. The Pack kept things rolling, taking the tie to a fifth set, taking set four 25-18.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Hornets got out to an early lead in the final set, up 7-4 and then 10-5 off the back of 5 kills from Victoria Marthaler. The Pack’s Kamryn Tifft<\/a>\u00a0put up a fight for the attack late in the set with two kills, however Nevada fell in the final set 15-10.\u00a0<\/p>\n Paige Thies<\/a> was once again the highlight for the Wolf Pack, earning a double double with 15 kills and 17 digs. Madison Long<\/a> led hitting percentage, hitting .667, clocking six kills off nine attacks. Kamryn Tifft<\/a> was next best, hitting .353, with six kills off 17 attacks. Keely Hummel<\/a> had 31 attacks, starting at setter. Ceren Sert<\/a> was the leader for blocks, totaling four for the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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