SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team fought hard but ended up dropping a three-set decision to No. 6 nationally-ranked Lewis University on Friday night in The Sports Center.
 
No. 6 Lewis 3 – CSUSM 0 (21-25, 20-25, 23-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Micah Hébert – 10 kills| .409 hitting percentage
Maddy Newcombe – 9 kills | 14 digs | 2 aces
Aleese Wheaton – 19 assists | 12 digs
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the teams passed the double-digit mark in the first set, neither team took a larger lead than two points until Lewis went on a 5-1 run to close out the opening set.
• The Flyers jumped out early with the Cougars playing catch-up the entire second set. CSUSM cut the gap to 21-20 before Lewis scored four unanswered points.  
• The Cougars kept the third frame close until Lewis went on a run to take a 19-13 lead. CSUSM answered with 10-5 run of its own to close the game at 24-23 before a Cougar error concluded the match.

 
QUICK HITS

• Faith Fortuné tallied four blocks, putting her on top of the CCAA leaderboard with a season total of 14 blocks.
• Maddy Newcombe narrowly missed out on getting her third double-double of the season, finishing with nine kills and 14 digs. 

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM closes out the 2018 Cougar Classic on Saturday night against No. 8 nationally-ranked Nebraska-Kearney. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. For tickets and information, visit www.CSUSMCougars.com/2018CougarClassic