The second set started off the opposite way as St. Mary's jumped out to a 6-3 lead. The Aztecs were unable to get closer than one point, which they did several times, until back-to-back kills by Shelton and Summer Nash tied the contest at 18-18. After the teams traded points, SDSU got kills from Steel and Nash to take the lead for good. A kill and a block by Hannasch plus a St. Mary's service error gave SDSU a 24-21 advantage and three shots at set point. The Gaels fought off two of those points, but Andrea Hannasch made not mistake in putting away the set-winning kill as the Aztecs grabbed the 25-23 win and went up 2-0 in the match.