SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team collected its first victory over defending California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) regular season champion Sonoma State in program history on Friday night at The Sports Center. Final scores were 25-17, 14-25, 25-22 and 25-14.
 
The Cougars improve to 10-5 overall and 3-3 in CCAA action while the Seawolves fall to 5-8, 3-3 in conference play.
 
"Tonight's win was significant for us in two ways," said head coach Andrea Leonard. "We were able to bounce back after a loss on the road and execute our game plan to beat a very good program in Sonoma State.  The second thing was our persistence and ability to stay confident in the moment."

Senior Brooke Butler and sophomore Lauren Lee led the Cougar offense with 11 kills apiece. Freshman Aleese Wheaton dished out 39 assists and junior Samantha Flores registered 21 digs.
 
The Cougars out-blocked SSU 15-6 with sophomore Faith Fortune leading the way with eight blocks and freshman Maddy Newcombe and Lee chipping in seven blocks each. 

SSU's Rachel Andrews and Emily Papale each notched 13 kills.
 
CSUSM is back in action tomorrow night against San Francisco State at 7 p.m.