SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team took care of business on Thursday night in The Sports Center, recording a CCAA sweep (25-9, 25-19, 25-21 ) over Humboldt State.
CSUSM 3 - HSU 0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-21)
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsy Rasmussen – nine kills | four digs
Kiora Ridgeway – six kills | .455 clip
Stephanie Adams – six kills | .364 clip
Madison Turner – 25 assists | 11 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars wasted no time in the opening set, taking a quick 5-0 lead.
- CSUSM led wire-to-wire to claim a 25-9 first-set win.
- In the second set, HSU kept it close until the Cougars broke away at the 9-8 point to go on an 11-3 run and force a Jack timeout.
- The Jacks posted a small comeback with back-to-back aces to make it 22-17.
- CSUSM snagged a second-set victory at 25-19 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
- The Cougars hit an impressive .357 in the second set, tallying 14 kills on 28 attempts while making only four errors.
- HSU took its first lead of the entire match at 1-0 in the third set on a CSUSM ball handling error.
- A solo block by Ridgeway made it 5-1 CSUSM.
- The Jacks closed the gap to 19-16 before the Cougars rattled off four consecutive points.
- A kill by Rasmussen secured the match as CSUSM collected a 25-21 third-set win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM improves to 7-6 overall and 4-3 in CCAA action.
- HSU drops to 3-7 on the season and 2-5 in conference play.
- With the win, the Cougars extended their win streak over the Jacks to five consecutive matches.
- CSUSM leads the all-time series at 5-2 and are now 3-1 at home.
- The Cougars put together a .244 hitting percentage while holding the Jacks to a -.020 clip.
- Turner tallied her 10th double-double of the season, finishing the night with 25 assists and 11 digs.
UP NEXT
The Cougars are back in The Sports Center this Saturday when they host Sonoma State at 1 p.m.
