Colorado State University Athletics

10/29/2026 11:53:00 PM | Volleyball
Colorado State extends its win streak with its eleventh straight victory
FRESNO, Calif. — Colorado State volleyball defeated Fresno State 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-15) in a dominant win Thursday. CSU hit .389 with 44 kills while holding Fresno St. to 32 kills and a .117 team hitting percentage.Â
Fresno State started set one strong, taking an early 8-4 lead following a strong offensive series. The Rams rallied to tie the set 10-10 behind back-to-back Sofia Zabjek kills, but again fell behind 12-10. The Rams answered with a 5-0 scoring run led by a Halle Jameson kill, two Fresno State errors, and finished with two Eve Wilson blocks. Fresno State cut the margin to 18-16, but the Rams bounced back with a joint block from Richards and Erin Debiec, a Richards kill, a service ace and a Richards-Zabjek block during a 4-1 stretch to take a 22-17 lead. Fresno State came within 23-20, but a Jameson kill and Wilson's block closed the set 25-20. The Rams finished the first frame with seven total team blocks, showing their prowess as the best blocking team in the country. Â
Looking to take back control, Fresno State began set two with a 4-1 lead. Undeterred, CSU scored five straight points fueled by kills from Jameson and Wilson, a Karsyn Fetzer ace and a block by Jameson and Wilson. Fresno State came back to tie the set at 7-7, but kills by Jameson, Stowell and Richards, along with Maria Brun's ace, helped the Rams build leads of 14-11, and later, 18-13. Fresno State narrowed the gap to 18-15 on consecutive Kiley Devery kills, but Wilson answered, beginning a seven-point series that would eventually close the set for a 25-15 Ram win. Â
The Rams created separation in set three with kills from Debiec and Wilson, and a Maria Brun service ace established a 5-2 lead. Fresno State brought the score within 9-8 before kills by Brun, Wilson and Zabjek, and Karsyn Fetzer's ace pushed the margin to 13-8. Fresno State responded with two points to bring the score to 13-10, only for Brun to strike again with a kill and six consecutive points for the Rams, including a Wilson block, a Hayden Grimes service ace, another Brun kill and Fresno State attack errors. Falling behind 20-10, Fresno State fought back twice with two-point runs, but Jameson stopped the scoring at 22-14 and added another kill. Brooke Holman put CSU at set point, and Jaedyn Riley closed the set 25-15 with a kill.Â
CSU Top PerformersÂ
- Halle Jameson: Seven kills, four digs, three total blocksÂ
- Eve Wilson: Nine kills, seven total blocks (three solo), 14 pointsÂ
- Erin Debiec: 30 assists, eight digs, four total blocks (one solo)Â
- Karsyn Fetzer: Ten digs, four assists, two service acesÂ
- Maria Brun: Seven kills, three service aces, eight digsÂ
As a team, the Rams have recorded at least six service aces in two consecutive matches.   Â
Up Next: The Rams will travel to Corvallis Saturday to face Oregon State, with first serve set for 1:00 PM. Â























