The Sacramento State volleyball team dropped the ball against 11th-ranked University of the Pacific of Stockton Wednesday evening at the Spanos Center.

The Tigers have won 10 of its recent 11 matches and kept the tradition going by swatting the Hornets in just three games, 30-25, 30-19 and 30-23.

The first game was tied at 10, but Pacific took control scoring nine points to the Hornets? one. The next seven points were served by the Tigers? Clarissa Bonner, who added three kills and seven assists to give her a .429 percentage for the night.

Although the Hornets fought back, they could only manage a hitting .095 percentage as Pacific led by at least four points for the remainder of the frame.

This was only the beginning.

Despite 11 kills each from Hornets’ freshman Sandra Bandimere, making her collegiate debut as a starter, and veteran senior Tasman Dwyer, Sac State suffered the Tigers? 13-4 rampage through the second game. With a 21-11 lead, Pacific kept the Hornets at least seven points away to take the set, dominating the match 2-0.

Sac State sophomore Kazmiera Imrie and junior Trina Book held the top hitting percentage for the night, .545 and .500, respectively, but could not give the Hornets a chance in the third game of the evening. Pacific’s Misty Swails and Jennifer Joines held the top hitting percentages for their team at .714 each while Jamie Hamm and Joines had 20 and 15 kills, respectively.

“(Hamm) just a solid player,” Sac State head coach Debby Colberg told the Stockton Record. “She’s technically sound with her floor skills. I don’t remember us hitting a lot of balls that were that hard to dig. I have great respect for her skills.”

The Tigers ran away with the third game early, doubling the score 12-6. Although Sac State closed in on Pacific’s lead to just three points, they were unable to overcome what has become a ritual between the teams. The Tigers took the match for the ninth-straight time during the last five years.

Pacific was able to outscore Sac State not only on the scoreboard, but also in kills (55-40), hitting percentage (.417-.171), assists (50-36), digs (51-34) and blocks (7.5-4.0). The .417 hitting percentage was the highest that the Hornets have allowed during this season.

The Tigers improved their record to 11-2 while Sac State dropped to 7-5.

Sac State has now lost two straight games, but is looking at the bigger picture with six victories in the past nine matches. This non-conference game does not affect the Hornets’ Big Sky Conference record of 1-1.

The Hornets will have their first home-conference match against Northern Arizona University on Saturday at 7 p.m.