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[Sacramento State Athletics @hornetsports]

Congrats to Bridgette Smith of @SacStateVB - the Female Student-Athlete of the Year!

Other nominees:
Ava Fitzgerald (t&f)
Kaylee Godwin (row)
Emma Morgenthaler (gym)
Izzy Palmatier (soc)
Sneha Sharan (golf)
Benthe Versteeg (bb)
Reese Walker (ten)

Story: https://t.co/QqlxHeJOki

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Congratulations to @bridgettesmithh who signed a professional contract to play for one of the top clubs in Finland! During her career as a Hornet, Smith was an All-American, Big Sky MVP, Big Sky Tourney MVP and 4-time 1st team all-conference selection #StingersUp

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

8 days left until the season opener! ⏰🏐

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

@NAUTrackFieldXC @NAUAthletics @Nico__Young__ @jamieloera1 @EWUWBB @EWUAthletics @bvigen @MSUBobcats_FB @MSUBobcats @BigSkyFB @weberstate @WeberStateMBB @UNC_Bears @UNC_BearsMBB Program of the Year

@hornetsports

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Smith with the 🔨

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

ACE 🎯

The nation’s best serving team keeps it rolling in the NCAA tournament

#ExperienceElevated

[Kirsten Moran-Kellar @kirstenlizmoran]

Rising above: Bridgette Smith’s historic run with Sac State volleyball✍️https://t.co/fJbP3P21Fa 🏐 @SacStateVB @bridgettesmithh

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Smith's 79 aces are most in the 60-year history of Hornet Volleyball!

• Broke Allison Espinosa (1987) record of 75
• 17 more aces than any Div. I-era Hornet (1991-pres)
• 79 aces are currently 2nd in the nation
• Most aces by a Big Sky player in 35 years

#StingersUp

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Hornets will play at Stanford on Friday at 7 pm in 1st round of the NCAA Tournament! First trip to the Dance since 2007 #StingersUp

[AvidVolley @AvidVolley]

BRIDGETTE SMITH 🤯🤯🤯🤯

Smith went off for 30k (.464), 13 digs, and 4 aces as @SacStateVB claimed the Big Sky title 🏆 in a five set battle over Northern Colorado 🔥

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

The champs! #StingersUp🏆

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

HORNETS WIN IT‼️

#BigSkyVB tourney champs for the first time since 2007

#ExperienceElevated

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Smith was unreal during the tournament!

• Big Sky Tournament MVP
• Career-high 30 kills in tonight's championship match
• Most kills by a Hornet since 2019
• Tournament avg: 5.67 kps, .308 hit%, 2.50 dps
• 10 aces over 3 matches
• 17+ kills in every match

#StingersUp

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

Party like it’s 2007 🎉

@SacStateVB defended their home nest and won their first Big Sky tourney 🏆 in 17 years

NCAAs 🔜

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

FIRES EXCHANGED 🔥

#ExperienceElevated

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

Congrats to our #BigSkyVB Players of the Week 👏

#ExperienceElevated

[Big Sky Conference @BigSkyConf]

Bridgette Smith with 25 kills on the night 🫢

#ExperienceElevated

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

Bridgette Smith is one of 4⃣ seniors honored this week!

• 5th-year senior
• 131 matches, 127 starts
• All-American & Big Sky MVP in '23
• 4-time all-league
• 8-time all-tourney
• 3-time captain
• 1,725 kills - 4th most in school history
• Graduate this spring (Biology)

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

After missing 3 matches to injury, middle blocker Karlie Spohn came back in a major way in tonight's win, posting career highs in kills (8) and hitting percentage (.533) #StingersUp

[Sacramento State Volleyball @SacStateVB]

HORNETS WIN! Beat Montana State on the road, 3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16)

• Improve to 17-10, 10-4 Big Sky
• Tied for 2nd place
• Volkmann 19 kills, 14 digs
• Smith 14 kills, 10 digs
• Doorn 31 ast, 15 digs
• Tisko 12 kills, .417
• Gartin 7 blk
• Ampi 16 digs