Coming off a tough 3-1 loss at home to La Sierra, #15-ranked Cal State San Marcos volleyball got right back on track Friday night with a straight-sets win on the road over Arizona Christian.

The Cougars improve to 23-7 in their first season.

15 service errors smudged what was otherwise an excellent stat line for the Cougars for the match.  CSUSM out-hit the home team 44-29, with Taylor DeGraaf and Lindsey Mitchell tied for the team lead with 12 kills apiece.  Libero Nichole May anchored a stout-as-usual defense, leading the team with 10 digs and also adding two service aces to her team-best mark.  Setter Alyssa Foster led the team with 33 assists and added 6 digs of her own.

The cougars took the first set with relative ease 25-19.  ACU bounced back and competed hard for the second set, at one point cutting the lead to 23-22, but DeGraaf closed it down with back-to-back kills to win in 25-22 for the visitors.  The third set would be academic, with CSUSM taking a big lead early and winning 25-15.

The Cougars will stay in Arizona for two matches tomorrow, taking on the University of Dallas and Embry-Riddle.