{"id":475191,"date":"2026-09-25T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:54:42","slug":"spartans-open-mountain-west-play-at-air-force-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475191\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartans Open Mountain West Play at Air Force – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

USAFA, Colo.\u2014Zuzana Kos\u00edkov\u00e1<\/a> and Devon DeNecochea<\/a> each recorded seven kills to lead the San Jos\u00e9 State volleyball team as the Spartans opened Mountain West play with a 3-0 loss (25-16, 27-25, 25-15) at Air Force Thursday night at Cadet East Gym.<\/p>\n

DeNecochea hit .333 for the match with her seven kills on 15 attempts and only two errors. She also combined with Ava Hewitt-Smith<\/a> for a block.
\nKos\u00edkov\u00e1 added five digs to go with her seven kills.
\nMorgan Graves<\/a> and Naima Foster<\/a> each had six kills in the loss. Graves came up one dig short of her second double-double of the season with nine digs.
\nFoster teamed up with Hewitt-Smith for her only block of the match.
\nOrian Drore<\/a> led the Spartan defense with 10 digs on her birthday.
\nFatimah Hall<\/a> recorded 17 assists and three digs, while Hanna Darvas<\/a> added 14 assists and six digs.
\nThe Spartans had an early lead in set one, but Air Force took a 6-5 lead on a Hall service error and rolled to the 25-1 win.
\nSan Jos\u00e9 State jumped out to a 17-11 lead in set two as Hewitt-Smith recorded one of her three kills for point 17. The team tied the set at 25-25 on a Graves kill before the Falcons scored the final two sets for the 27-25 win.
\nAir Force jumped out early in the third set and never relinquished the lead in a 25-15 win.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT \u2013 The two teams meet again on Saturday the 26th, at 1 p.m. MT\/12 p.m. PT. Fans can watch on MW+.<\/p>\n

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