SAN JOSE, Calif. — The night couldn't have taken a more sharp turn for Colorado State on Thursday, and in the end, it never regained control of the wheel.
Rolling in taking a 2-0 lead on San Jose State on the road, the Rams first lost freshman opposite hitter Olivia Nicholson to what could be a concussion, then dropped three straight sets to the host Spartans in a 16-25, 14-25, 27-25, 25-22, 15-11 loss, the first in conference play for Colorado State (13-6, 7-1 MW) to end an eight-match losing streak.
Nicholson had nine kills on 15 swings and was hitting .