SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (6-5, 3-2 CCAA) kept its home winning streak alive on Friday night in The Sports Center by taking down Chico State in four sets (25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22).
 
CSUSM 3 – Chico State 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsy Rasmussen – 17 kills | .412 clip
Kassy Doering – 11 kills |.391 clip | eight total blocks
Stephanie Adams – 11 kills | .318 clip
Kiora Ridgeway – 9 kills | eight total blocks
Madison Turner – 42 assists | 12 digs
Grecia Cordero-Barr – 21 digs | two aces
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM got off to a slow start in the opening set, but a 7-1 run put the Cougars on top at 16-14 after a solo block by Rasmussen.
• Five unanswered points gave the Cougars the cushion they needed to make it 21-17.
• A solo block by Doering handed CSUSM the first set win at 25-17.
• CSUSM put together a .371 hitting percentage with 17 kills on 35 attempts and made only four errors while holding Chico State to a .176 clip (11k-5e-34ta) in the first set.
• The Cougars found themselves in a hole early in the second frame down 11-5 but responded to close the gap to 12-11 Chico.
• Another surge by the Wildcats gave them an 18-12 lead, which they extended to 24-16.
• CSUSM fought off five consecutive set points before Chico State was able to even the match at one set apiece with a 25-21 win.
• The third set consisted of nine ties and six lead changes with CSUSM recording 12 kills to Chico State's 11.
• CSUSM took control of the third set at the 19-all point, going on a 7-1 run that ended on a Doering kill.
• The fourth set was all CSUSM as the Cougars put together a .357 (13k-3e-28ta) hitting percentage.  
• After a bit of seesaw action to begin, the Cougars rattled off eight unanswered points to take a 12-6 lead.
• CSUSM held on to that lead with Chico right on its heels, closing the gap to 23-22 on an ace by Jane Mcnulty.
• After a Wildcat service error, Doering served up an ace to clinch the set at 25-22 and gave CSUSM the match victory.  

 
QUICK HITS

• The Cougars improve to 6-5 overall and 3-2 in CCAA action.
• Chico State drops to 5-8 for the season and 1-4 in conference play.
• CSUSM moves up to 5-3 in the all-time series and are now 3-1 at home against the Wildcats.
• This marks CSUSM's third consecutive win over Chico State.
• Cordero-Barr's 21 digs against Chico State raised her career total to 1,408, moving her within six from passing Taylor DeGraaf's CSUSM record of 1,413.
• Turner tallied her eighth double-double of the season after finishing with 42 assists and 12 digs.
• CSUSM notched a season-high 15 total blocks. The last time the Cougars tallied more than 14 total blocks was on Oct. 5, 2019, against Cal State Monterey Bay.

 

Head Coach Andrea Leonard recaps tonight's hard-fought #goCCAA victory over Chico State. #Back2BleedingBlue pic.twitter.com/MbOoBZ7wd9

— CSUSM Volleyball (@CSUSMVolleyball) October 2, 2021

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-match homestand tomorrow afternoon when they host Stanislaus State at 1 p.m.