HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (5-12, 4-6 CCAA) lost a three-set match to Cal State East Bay (13-4, 6-3 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Gymnasium.  
 
CSUSM 0 – CSUEB 3 (19-25, 21-25, 18-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kiora Ridgeway – 7 kills | 1 block
Trinity Barr – 8 kills | 10 digs | 2 blocks | 1 ace
Mia Christenson – 15 digs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set showed 14 ties and five lead changes with the Pioneers pulling away with six unanswered points to take a 22-17 lead before closing out the set at 25-19.
• CSUEB led wire-to-wire in the second set with CSUSM closing the gap at 15-14 on a block by Ridgeway and Sofia Hedqvist. CSUEB answered with a 4-0 run before registering a 25-21 second-set victory.
• CSUSM took a 3-0 lead in the third set capped by a Madison Turner ace before the Pioneers responded by tying it up at 3-all. Both teams tied the set three more times before the Pioneers took the lead for good that resulted in a 25-18 set win and a sweep in both match and season series.
   

QUICK HITS

• The Cougars are in eighth place in the CCAA standings, just one game behind San Francisco State and Sonoma State who are tied for sixth place.
• CSUSM's schedule ranks the 35th toughest among NCAA Division II teams this season.
• The Cougars outblocked CSUEB 7-6 with Gwynnie Wentzel recording three.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return home next week to begin a four-match homestand starting with a match-up against Cal State Monterey Bay on Thursday, Oct. 13.