LOS ANGELES – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team pulled off a four-set California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) upset over No. 12 nationally-ranked Cal State L.A. on the road on Friday night.
CSUSM 3 – No. 12 CSULA 1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23)
TOP PERFORMERS
Courtney Hulla – 17 kills | .390 attack percentage | 5 digs
Micah Hébert – 9 kills | .364 attack percentage
Faith Fortuné – 7 blocks | 3 solo blocks
Haley Montgomery – 20 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars came out of the gate strong to take a 22-18 lead, but the Golden Eagles rallied back to snag a 25-23 opening set win.
- CSUSM evened the match at 1-1 behind a .410 attack percentage to take the second set at 25-17.
- With back-to-back kills by Fortuné and Aleese Wheaton, the Cougars broke a 10-10 tie and never looked back to take a 25-21 third set victory.
- CSUSM halted a late charge in the fourth set by the Golden Eagles, clinching the match with a Fortune-Hulla block at 25-23.
QUICK HITS
- The Cougars improve to 12-12 (8-8 CCAA) while CSULA falls to 20-4 (12-4 CCAA)
- With the win, CSUSM handed the Golden Eagles their first loss to an unranked team.
- The Cougars out-blocked CSULA, 10-5, in the contest.
- CSUSM hit .410 and .367 in the second and third sets, respectively, to finish with a .280 clip while holding CSULA to a .194 attack percentage.
- This is CSUSM volleyball's first win over a NCAA Division II nationally-ranked team. The Cougars have faced seven nationally-ranked teams this season.
- With one conference tournament spot remaining in the south, CSUSM holds a one-match lead over UC San Diego in the CCAA South Division.
UP NEXT
The Cougars wrap up their 2018 regular season tomorrow night at Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m.
