SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (0-1) dropped a four-set decision (19-25, 25-16, 15-25, 14-25) to No. 4 MSU Denver (1-0) on Thursday night in the Cougar Classic opener in The Sports Center.
 
CSUSM 1 – No. 4 MSUD 3 (19-25, 25-16, 15-25, 14-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Turner – 16 assists | 13 digs
Sofia Hedqvist – 10 kills
Trinity Barr – 9 kills | 4 digs
Mia Christensen – 10 digs
Kelli Miechowicz – 4 kills | .500 clip

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The match started off very tight until the nine-point mark when the Roadrunners rattled off five consecutive points.
• The Cougars were able to close the gap to within three points four times before MSUD concluded the first set at 25-19.
• In the second set, the Cougars took a 6-4 lead on a Kiora Ridgeway ace.
• CSUSM recorded five unanswered points to take a 19-12 lead before capping it off at 25-16 on a MSUD error to even the match at 1-1.
• The Cougars racked up a .448 clip with 15 kills on 29 attempts and only two errors in the second set.
• The Roadrunners wasted no time in the third set, jumping out to a 6-1 lead before cruising to a 25-15 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
• MSUD tallied 13 kills, five blocks and three aces in the fourth set to claim a 25-14 win and season opener victory.

 
QUICK HITS

• The Cougars fall to 0-1 on the year while the Roadrunners move up to 1-0.
• This marks the first time CSUSM has opened its season against a nationally-ranked team since playing an NCAA Division II schedule for the first time in 2015.
• This was the first meeting between these two teams.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will play a twinbill tomorrow, taking on Concordia University Irvine at noon before facing Saginaw Valley State at 5 p.m. in The Sports Center.