{"id":454903,"date":"2026-09-05T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454903\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:46:11","slug":"volleyball-ends-west-coast-trip-with-loss-to-san-francisco-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454903\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball ends West Coast trip with loss to San Francisco State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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\"Purdue<\/p>\n

Next Match:<\/p>\n

at Purdue Northwest<\/p>\n

9\/11\/2026 | 5 PM ET<\/p>\n


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\"Purdue<\/p>\n


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HAYWARD, Calif. \u2013 The Northern Michigan volleyball team finished the Cal State East Bay Invitational with a 1-3 record, falling in straight sets to San Francisco State 21-25, 17-25, and 15-25 on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nine kills from Laynie Russell<\/a> and another seven from Olivia Ziemer<\/a>, both freshmen, paced the Northern attack, while Cece Huizingh<\/a> posted a match-high 25 digs as NMU’s libero. The Gators were led by Grace Witcher and Alana Larson with 12 kills apiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SFSU outhit NMU .313 to .109 and led in blocks 6-1.<\/p>\n

Now looking ahead to conference play, the Wildcats will look to bounce back after a 3-5 record in non-conference tournament action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How it Happened

\nThree straight kills from the Wildcats put them ahead 4-1, but the Gators battled back to take their first lead at 8-7. They tacked on five more in a row to stretch the lead to 13-8 and later forced NMU into its last timeout down 17-11.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Laynie Russell<\/a> helped shrink the gap with four kills in a stretch, but SFSU hung on for a 25-21 win to open the match. Russell posted five kills in the frame on six attempts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Good back-and-forth action opened the second set. The Gators pushed ahead, but NMU hung around and only trailed by one, 15-14, around the halfway point. SFSU would close strong, scoring 10 of the final 14 to win 25-18.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They carried that momentum into the third, leading 4-0 and later adding a 7-1 run to double up the Wildcats 14-7. They finished off the sweep with a 25-15 win in the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up Next

\nThe Wildcats will open GLIAC play next week, traveling to Purdue Northwest for a matchup on Friday, September 11.\u00a0

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