SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team dropped a three-set match to No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament semifinals on Friday night at Coussoulis Arena.
 
CSUSB 3 – CSUSM 0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-19)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Olivia Aguilar – 11 kills | 7 digs | 1 ace
Grecia Cordero-Barr – 18 digs | 4 assists
Emily Vander Weide – 6 kills | .400 attack percentage | 6 digs | 2 aces
Aleese Wheaton – 21 assists | 9 digs | 1 ace
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM got out to a 5-4 lead against the Coyotes on a Micah Hébert cross-court kill.
• After CSUSB took a 13-7 lead, a 9-3 Cougar run evened the set at 16-all. The Coyotes responded with a run of their own to make it 20-16 CSUSB.
•  The Cougars dropped the opening set, 25-18, after hitting only .146 to CSUSB's .333.
• CSUSM came out hot in the second set, taking a quick 6-1 lead after a Hébert solo block.  
• Aguilar's ace, CSUSM's fourth of the set, put the Cougars up 21-14.
• An 11-3 run by the Coyotes handed them the 26-24 win and gave them a 2-0 lead in the match.
• Vander Weide crushed an overpass kill to put CSUSM up 7-6 in the third, but a 7-2 run gave the lead back to CSUSB at 13-9.
• Two consecutive Vander Weide kills cut the Coyotes' lead to four points (23-19), but CSUSB concluded the match with a pair of kills.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM falls to 16-11 while the Coyotes remain undefeated at 26-0.
• The Cougars' 16 wins this season are a program best in the NCAA era.
• CSUSM won the serving category, finishing with seven aces to CSUSB's five.
• The Cougars were outblocked 11-3 by the Coyotes.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will now wait to see if they will earn an at-large berth in the NCAA West Regional. The NCAA Division II Selection Show will air Monday, Nov. 26 at 4:30 p.m. PT on NCAA.com.