POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team's strong comeback fell just short on Saturday night as the Cougars dropped a four-set match to Cal Poly Pomona at Kellogg Arena.
 
(RV) Cal Poly Pomona 3 - CSUSM 1 (25-10, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21)

TOP PREFORMERS
Kassy Doering – 8 kills | .389 attack percentage | 4 blocks
Grecia Cordero-Barr – 21 digs | 1 ace
Aleese Wheaton – 15 assists | 10 digs
Micah Hébert – 7 kills
Faith Fortuné – 7 Blocks 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Broncos came out hot in the opening set, going on an uncontested 10-point run at the 13-9 point and never looked back to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
• CPP hit .452 in the second set, making only three errors while collecting 17 kills.
• The Cougars came alive in the third set, racking up 13 kills and only making five errors while forcing the Broncos into committing 11 errors. CSUSM tallied five blocks in the set.
• In the fourth set, CSUSM battled to take a two-point lead on two different occasions, but the Broncos prevailed to take the set and the match.  

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM falls to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in CCAA play while CPP improves to 13-1, 6-0 in conference action.
• The Broncos are receiving votes in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• The Cougars out-blocked CPP 11-6 with five coming in the third set.

COMMENTS BY COACH LEONARD
"We had another battle tonight versus a top team and did not get the outcome we wanted. However, I am encouraged with our turnaround in the third set. We had players come off the bench and make plays to help us generate the determination we needed to compete. We will use this weekend to help us learn how to execute and compete better!"

UP NEXT
The Cougars return to The Sports Center on Tuesday, Sept. 25 to host Cal State Dominguez Hills. First serve is at 7 p.m.