SAN MARCOS – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team kept its home winning streak alive with a sweep over Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday night at The Sports Center.
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CSUSM 3 – CPP 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
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TOP PERFORMERS
Maddy Newcombe – .471 | 12 kills | 4 blocks | 3 aces
Olive Aguilar – .389 | 10 kills | 7 digs
Kassy Doering – .400 | 5 kills
Aleese Wheaton – 19 assists | 4 aces
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars found themselves trailing 6-1 in the opening set but bounced back with a 12-1 run for a 13-7 lead. CSUSM snagged a 25-21 victory to take a 1-0 lead.
- In the second set, both teams traded leads early before Newcombe and Aguilar posted a pair of kills each to propel CSUSM up 14-10. The Broncos closed the gap to one point twice late, but CSUSM prevailed with a 25-23 second set win to take a 2-0 lead.
- It was all CSUSM in the third set as the Cougars posted a .429 attack percentage with 14 kills on 28 attempts and only two errors.
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QUICK HITS
- CSUSM improves to 8-5 overall and 2-2 in CCAA while the Broncos fall to 4-7, 2-2.
- The Cougars extended their home winning streak to six games, the longest season-opening streak in program history.
- CSUSM dominated in the kills category, tallying 45 to the Broncos' 28.
- The Cougars held CPP's Jazminn Parrish, who ranks fifth in the CCAA in kills per set (3.51), to only five kills.
- CSUSM posted its best hitting percentage of the season, recording a .306 clip with 45 kills on 98 attempts and making 15 errors.
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UP NEXT
The Cougars play their first of two midweek games on Tuesday, traveling to Cal State LA. First serve is at 7 p.m.
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