SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team dropped a three-set CCAA match (17-25, 20-25, 20-25) to No. 4 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday night in The Sports Center.
 
CSUSB 3 - CSUSM 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-20)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Stephanie Adams – nine kills | nine digs | one ace
Kassy Doering – eight kills | three digs | two blocks
Kiora Ridgeway - .455 clip | three blocks
Madison Turner – 29 assists | eight digs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Down 4-0 early in the opening set, the Cougars closed the gap to 5-3 on an ace by Adams.
• CSUSM stayed close with the Coyotes until the 18-17 mark when CSUSB rattled off seven unanswered points to take the first set at 25-17.
• The Coyotes pulled away in the second set at the 9-7 mark with a 9-3 run.
• CSUSB cruised to a 25-20 win in the second set to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The Cougars took a 3-1 lead in the third set on a Doering tip over the block.
• A Ridgeway solo block made it an 8-6 game with CSUSB leading.                                                                         
• Adam's kill to the far corner evened the game at 10-all.
• A shoot kill by Doering gave CSUSM a 12-11 lead in the third set.
• The teams traded leads until the 15-all mark when CSUSB went on a roll to take the third set at 25-20 to clinch the sweep.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM falls to 12-9 overall and 9-6 in CCAA play.
• CSUSB moves up to 19-3 on the season and remains undefeated at 14-0 in conference play.
• The Coyotes now hold a 11-1 lead in the all-time series against the Cougars and are 5-1 when playing on CSUSM's home court.
• CSUSB's Alexa Cardoza, the 2019 NCAA Division II Player of the Year, finished the night with 18 kills and a .400 hitting percentage.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will host Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m for their final home game of 2021. Prior to the game, CSUSM will honor its two seniors – Grecia Cordero-Barr and Kassy Doering.