Volleyball Suffers 3-0 Loss to Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Chicago State volleyball team faced off against Gonzaga University Tuesday night and suffered a 3-0 loss.

Yanlis Feliz put up 16 kills, while Berenice Almeyda tallied seven and Whitney Barnes added on five of their own.

Set One - Gonzaga 25, Chicago State 16

• The Cougars kicked off the set with a ferocious kill from Almeyda to take a lead
• Gonzaga answered back with a quick point, but the Cougars then went on a 3-0 run featuring a service ace by Feliz
• Later on, Gonzaga led, 11-10, but then went on a 5-0 run to extend the advantage
• Ultimately, the Bulldogs edged the Cougars and took the set win, 25-16

Set Two - Gonzaga 25, Chicago State 22

• The Cougars started off with a beautiful kill from Feliz
• Gonzaga then scored two consecutive points to re-take the lead
• Nonetheless, Chicago State answered back with a 3-0 run featuring kills by both Yunju Lee and Barnes
• Back-and-forth scoring led to an 11-11 tie, when suddenly the Bulldogs went on a 6-0 run to power ahead
• The Cougars held strong and mounted a short comeback but fell short, as the Bulldogs took another set win with a score of 25-22

Set Three - Gonzaga 25, Chicago State 17

• The Bulldogs began with a 2-0 run to take the early advantage
• The Cougars retaliated with a 6-0 run featuring a service ace and a kill from Feliz, as well as a pair of kills from Almeyda
• However, the Bulldogs bounced back and eventually led by two points at 14-12
• Gonzaga then unleashed a 6-0 run to take a 20-12 lead
• Eventually, the Bulldogs clinched the set win and completed a 3-0 sweep to take the win

The Cougars next face off against Utah Valley on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Orem, Utah.

About Chicago State

Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.

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