SAN JOSE, Calif. – Nevada volleyball dropped Thursday evening's match 3-2 to the San Jose Spartans at Spartan Gym, moving to 4-11 overall and 0-4 in Mountain West play.
 
Junior Sia Liilii reached 200 kills on the season during the first set of the match. Sophomore Gabby McLaughlin led the Pack with 16.5 points totaling 15 kills and nine digs. McLaughlin's 16.5 points helped her reach 500 career points. Sophomore Bella Snyder registered a hitting percentage of .533 with eight kills. Freshman Tehya Maeva recorded 27 assists and eight digs, while senior Jaclyn Sanchez registered 13 assists.
 
The Spartans (10-6, 1-2 MW) hold a 37-23 lead in the all-time series record while also having won the last seven matches between the squads. San Jose State started off Mountain West play last weekend losing to the UNLV Rebels 3-0 and to San Diego State 3-1. The Spartans currently rank in the top-75 across eight categories, their highest-ranking sitting at 20^th in kills with 750.  
 
A back-and-forth rally between the Spartans and the Pack kicked things off in the first set, putting both squads at 8-8 a piece. Maeva recorded her second service ace of the set to help Nevada go up 9-8 over San Jose State. A 3-0 run by the Spartans gave them the 15-13 lead at the media timeout after back-to-back kills by San Jose State's Mari Lawton and Letzia Cammillucci. The Spartans continued their momentum going on a 2-0 run to force the Pack to call timeout as they trailed by four 17-13. Two kills in a row for Nevada including an attack error by the Spartans allowed the Pack to come within one. San Jose State called a timeout after Nevada bounced back on a 3-0 run of their own to tie the set at 19-19 with a kill from Snyder and Clarke as well as a block assist for Clarke with Schwartz. The Pack continued their run, adding two more points to the board with back-to-back kills from Schwartz, going up 22-19. Nevada reached set point before securing the first set with a service ace from Clarke, winning 25-21.
 
Nevada jumped up 2-0 to start the second set after Liilii's third kill of the match followed by Clarke's second service ace. The Spartans then fired back, tying things up at 4-4 but the Pack didn't allow that to last very long. A 3-0 Nevada run with a kill and a service ace from McLaughlin extended their lead 9-5 over San Jose State. The Spartans came within one after a service error by the Pack before a kill from San Jose State's Brooke Bryant tied things up at 11-11. Nevada extended their lead 17-13 after three errors in a row were called on the Spartans, but San Jose State led through the four sequences in a row, tying things up once again at 17-17, forcing the Pack to call timeout. A 6-2 run for the Spartans allowed them to take the lead 23-21 after kills from Brooke Slusser and Bryant, the Pack calling timeout at the conclusion of the point. Nevada did not let up, retaking the lead 24-23 before San Jose State came back with a 2-0 run to take the lead and reach set point 25-24 once again. Two errors by the Spartans gave Nevada the lead again and their own set point, sitting at 26-25. Ultimately, San Jose State prevailed to win the second set after an attack error by Nevada's McLaughlin gave the Spartans the final point to tie the match 1-1.
 
San Jose State went on a 5-1 run to go up 10-5 before Nevada called timeout to start the third set. The Spartans reign continued, extending their lead by seven going up 16-9. The Pack tried to fight back, coming within four, but it was still all San Jose State putting up another point on the board from a Slusser kill. Two attack errors in a row from Nevada's Liilii allowed the Spartans to reach set point before closing the set out 25-17 and going up 2-1 on the match.
 
With hopes to keep the match alive, the Pack took the early lead in the fourth set, going up 5-3 over San Jose State. A 4-0 scoring run by the Spartans gave them a one-point advantage 11-9, their first lead of the set. Nevada answered back with a 6-0 scoring run, their longest run of the match to take back the lead 15-11 at the media timeout. San Jose State tried to cut their deficit scoring two points with back-to-back kills from Jiana Lawson and Nayeli Ti'a, but the Pack scored two more to lead by five, 19-14. The Spartans began to climb, sitting back within one at 22-21 before Nevada scored another point to go up by two. A kill by Bryant and a service ace resulted in the Pack calling timeout as the Spartans tied the set at 23-23. A 3-0 run brought San Jose State to the victory 26-24 to take the match 3-1 over the Pack.
 
Up Next:
The Wolf Pack continue their road slate, traveling to Logan, Utah Thursday, Oct. 5 to take on Utah State.