Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, November 14
San Diego, CA
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San Diego State
11/14/2026 4:18:00 PM | Volleyball
Rams roll past Aztecs for 16th straight win, recording the ninth longest win streak in program history
SAN DIEGO — Colorado State volleyball defeated San Diego State 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23) Saturday on Aztec court at Peterson Gym. Saturday's match earned CSU their 16th consecutive win, the ninth longest win streak in program history. CSU hit .336 in the match, posting 53 kills and 18 blocks while holding San Diego State to a .192 hitting percentage. Kekua Richards executed a strong defensive performance, finishing with 12 blocks and tying for second most blocks in a four-set match in the modern scoring era.
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Set one was CSU's strongest of the match, opening with a Sofia Zabjek kill from Erin Debiec and a Karsyn Fetzer service ace to earn the Rams their first lead of the day. Consecutive block points by Zabjeck and Eve Wilson built upon an already established CSU lead, widening the margin to 13-7. San Diego State managed to keep things close, coming within 16-12, but four straight points from the Rams following San Diego attack errors, a Kekua Richards-Zabjek block and an Ella Stowell kill reestablish the Rams' lead. Halle Jameson, Maria Brun, and Abby Little each produced kills on the CSU side before a San Diego State attack error closed the set.
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CSU struggled early in set two, trailing 4-8 at one point. However, five unanswered points from the Rams yielded a 9-8 lead, later turning into a 16-16 tie as the teams exchanged points. The Rams broke open the second set with another five-point scoring run on Silvie Graetzer's serves, moving ahead 21-16. CSU closed the set on a San Diego State attack error, a Zabjek-Richards block, and a Richards block to win the set 25-18.
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The Rams opened the third set in positive fashion, with a Brun service ace and a Zabjek kill to begin the scoring. San Diego State surged ahead behind a strong offensive streak, but a Richards block tied the set 11-11. San Diego State continued to pull ahead through the middle of the set, but CSU responded with kills from Zabjek, Jameson, Wilson, Stowell and Richards. Though a Richards kill and San Diego State attack error brought the Rams within 22-21, San Diego State scored three of the four final points to take the set, 25-22. Â
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CSU trailed early in the fourth set, 7-5, but a series of Hayden Grimes serves yielded seven unanswered points for the Rams. Grimes' service ace shifted the momentum, and kills from Brun, Wilson, and Debiec, as well as a block by Brun and Wilson kept the momentum going. San Diego State answered with a scoring streak of their own, serving three consecutive service aces and notching a kill before Brun ended the run with a kill of her own to tie the set at 20-20. Stowell pushed the Rams back in front with key kills, and Richards delivered the Rams' final two kills to win the fourth and final set 25-23.
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CSU Top Performers
Kekua Richards: 11 kills on .375 hitting, 12 total blocks, including three solo blocks, 18.5 points
Erin Debiec: 45 assists, five digs, and four blocks
Eve Wilson: 10 kills on .450 hitting, six total blocks, including two solo blocks, 14.0 points
Maria Brun: 11 kills on .391 hitting, two service aces, six digs
Karsyn Fetzer: 15 digs, three assists, two service aces
Up Next: The Rams will return home to face Texas State on Tuesday for their final match of the regular season. First serve is set for 6:00 PM MT.
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Set one was CSU's strongest of the match, opening with a Sofia Zabjek kill from Erin Debiec and a Karsyn Fetzer service ace to earn the Rams their first lead of the day. Consecutive block points by Zabjeck and Eve Wilson built upon an already established CSU lead, widening the margin to 13-7. San Diego State managed to keep things close, coming within 16-12, but four straight points from the Rams following San Diego attack errors, a Kekua Richards-Zabjek block and an Ella Stowell kill reestablish the Rams' lead. Halle Jameson, Maria Brun, and Abby Little each produced kills on the CSU side before a San Diego State attack error closed the set.
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CSU struggled early in set two, trailing 4-8 at one point. However, five unanswered points from the Rams yielded a 9-8 lead, later turning into a 16-16 tie as the teams exchanged points. The Rams broke open the second set with another five-point scoring run on Silvie Graetzer's serves, moving ahead 21-16. CSU closed the set on a San Diego State attack error, a Zabjek-Richards block, and a Richards block to win the set 25-18.
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The Rams opened the third set in positive fashion, with a Brun service ace and a Zabjek kill to begin the scoring. San Diego State surged ahead behind a strong offensive streak, but a Richards block tied the set 11-11. San Diego State continued to pull ahead through the middle of the set, but CSU responded with kills from Zabjek, Jameson, Wilson, Stowell and Richards. Though a Richards kill and San Diego State attack error brought the Rams within 22-21, San Diego State scored three of the four final points to take the set, 25-22. Â
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CSU trailed early in the fourth set, 7-5, but a series of Hayden Grimes serves yielded seven unanswered points for the Rams. Grimes' service ace shifted the momentum, and kills from Brun, Wilson, and Debiec, as well as a block by Brun and Wilson kept the momentum going. San Diego State answered with a scoring streak of their own, serving three consecutive service aces and notching a kill before Brun ended the run with a kill of her own to tie the set at 20-20. Stowell pushed the Rams back in front with key kills, and Richards delivered the Rams' final two kills to win the fourth and final set 25-23.
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CSU Top Performers
Kekua Richards: 11 kills on .375 hitting, 12 total blocks, including three solo blocks, 18.5 points
Erin Debiec: 45 assists, five digs, and four blocks
Eve Wilson: 10 kills on .450 hitting, six total blocks, including two solo blocks, 14.0 points
Maria Brun: 11 kills on .391 hitting, two service aces, six digs
Karsyn Fetzer: 15 digs, three assists, two service aces
Up Next: The Rams will return home to face Texas State on Tuesday for their final match of the regular season. First serve is set for 6:00 PM MT.
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