OGDEN, Utah -- Despite a career-high 35 digs from Caty Cordano, and limiting Weber State to a .188 hitting percentage, Sacramento State fell on the road to the Wildcats, 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21), on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Gym.

Two days after Weber State narrowly inched out a 3-2 win on Thursday, it was much of the same today. In that five setter on Thursday, there were three sets decided by two points. Add another pair of two-point sets today, Weber State and Sacramento State combined for five two-point sets out of nine frames played.

Unfortunately for the Hornets, both matches did not go their way against the Big Sky Conference's best team. The Wildcats remain unbeaten this season (10-0 overall, 10-0 in league) while the Hornets are now 5-5 both overall and in conference play.

How the final three sets finished
2nd set - Trailing, 23-21, Hornets closed on a 4-0 run to take the 2nd set, 25-23.
3rd set - Hornets had a 21-19 lead after a successful coach's challenge, but Wildcats closed on a 6-2 run.
4th set - Tied at 19-19, Weber State, once again, closed on a 6-2 run to take the set and match.

Cordano was brilliant all afternoon as her 35 digs are tied for the 11th best mark in the program's Div. I era (1991-pres.). The sophomore libero also had 31 digs on Thursday night, and combined for 66 digs over nine sets against Weber State, good for an average of 7.33 digs per set.

Sacramento State had 14.0 team blocks and limited Weber State to 27 errors in 176 attacks (.188 hitting percentage). However, Sacramento State hit .177 and had 12 less kills than the Wildcats (60-48) and 24 less digs (97-73). Four Sacramento State players had at least six blocks, and three of those players posted season or career highs. Freshman Kalani Hayes had six blocks, junior Sarah Falk had five kills and a career-best seven blocks, and freshmen Caitlin Volkmann (6) and Karlee Soderberg (6) also posted season bests in stuffs.

As has been the case all season, Hornet freshmen accounted for four of the team's top five marks in kills. Senior Macey Hayden led the team with 11 kills to go along with 12 digs, while Volkmann had 10 kills and freshman Bridgette Smith had nine kills and eight digs. Hayes (7) and Soderberg (5) combined for 12 kills, and setters Ashtin Olin (22) and McKenna Smith (17) combined for 39 assists.

After tallying 23 kills on Thursday night, Weber State outside hitter Rylin Adams had another 20 kills today to go with 15 digs.

Sacramento State, which has not played at home since Valentine's Day, will now embark upon a season-long four-match homestand. That begins next week with matchups against Eastern Washington on both Saturday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.). The following week, the Hornets will take on Portland State twice.