TURLOCK, Calif. – After recording a five-set win last night in Chico, the Cal State San Marcos volleyball team fought a hard California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) match at Stanislaus State before falling in four sets at Fitzpatrick Arena on Saturday night.
 
Stanislaus State 3 - CSUSM 1 (25-12, 25-27, 26-24, 25-23)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Courtney Hulla – 18 kills | 13 digs
Olivia Aguilar – 10 kills | .368 attack percentage
Kassy Doering – 6 blocks | .375 attack percentage
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM struggled in the opening set while the Warriors shined with a .345 attack percentage. Stan State pulled away in the second half of the set to clinch the win at 25-12.
• In the second set, the Cougars took their first lead after the halfway mark at the 17-17 mark on a Taylor Dixon ace. CSUSM held on for a 27-25 win to even the match at 1-1. The Cougars tallied a .244 clip and recorded five blocks in the set.
• The Warriors take a 2-1 set lead with a 26-24 third set win, finishing on a 4-0 run to come from behind.
• CSUSM and Stan State traded leads throughout the fourth set before the Warriors finally earned the 25-23 set victory to clinch the match.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM drops to 9-11 overall and 5-7 in CCAA action while the Warriors improve to 13-7 on the season, 6-6 in conference play. 
• Hulla recorded her first double-double of the season with 18 kills and 13 digs.
• CSUSM's 11 blocks are the second-highest in a four-set match this season as the Cougars collected 12 blocks in  a 3-1 win against Cal State East Bay on Sept. 14.  

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars return home to The Sports Center next Friday, Oct. 19 to host Sonoma State at 7 p.m.