(Irvine, Calif. - Sept. 11, 2026) - The Trailblazers opened the UC Irvine Invitational on Friday afternoon with a sweep over San Jose State at the Bren Events Center.
Utah Tech (4-3) completed their second sweep of the season taking down the Spartans, 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 as the Trailblazers hit a season-best .379 as a team.
Just one match after setting a new career high with 17 kills last Sunday against Loyola Marymount, senior outside hitter
Tessa Treanor set a new career high on Friday totaling 20 kills while hitting a season-best .500 & added six digs.
Senior opposite hitter
Nana Asiata tallied 12 kills while senior setter
Marley Roe notched her fourth straight double-double leading the team with 22 assists and added 12 digs.
Juniors
Sydney Reese &
Shaylee Dahle each notched three blocks apiece and senior libero
Mya Laufiso led the way defensively with 13 digs.
How It Happened
Getting out to a slow start in the opening set, San Jose State (4-3) led 13-6 in the early going.
A kill by Treanor started a 3-0 run to pull within four (13-9) and the Spartans continued to lead by four at 20-16 after a service ace.
A kill by Reese and blocks by Treanor &
Lusia Langi pulled the Trailblazers within two (20-18) and SJSU led 22-19 after a kill.
The Trailblazers responded finishing out the set with a 6-1 run with a kill by Langi getting the run started. Five kills & a service ace by Treanor completed the comeback win in the set for UT.
Hitting .455 in the second set, UT overcame an early 9-7 lead by the Spartans to go on an 8-2 run to take a 15-11 lead after a kill by Dahle.
A 6-3 run for the Trailblazers extended their lead to 21-14 after a kill by Treanor and the set ended on a 4-1 run by the Trailblazers.
After another slow start to the third set with the Spartans leading 7-5, the Trailblazers went ahead 10-9 after a kill by Treanor.
With ties at points 10 through 15 in the set, three straight points by the Trailblazers pushed UT in the lead 18-15 after a service ace by
Kaleinani Watson.
The Spartans pulled to within a point (19-18), but a 6-2 run by UT wrapped up the set with the final two points coming on a kill by Treanor and a Spartan attack error.
Numbers to Know
- The Trailblazers topped their previous season high in hitting percentage of .365 against Oregon State on Aug. 28.
- Utah Tech led the Spartans in kills (55-37), hitting percentage (.379-.231), digs (40-30) & assists (50-35) with SJSU leading the way in service aces (5-3) & blocks (6-5).
- The Trailblazers have reached double figures in blocks assists in six of seven matches this season after finishing with 10 on Friday.
Up Next
The Trailblazers close out the UC Irvine Invitational on Saturday afternoon against UC Irvine (1-5) at 2 p.m.
