SAN DIEGO – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (1-5) dropped a pair of matches on Friday in Point Loma's Seaside Invitational. The Cougars fell in four sets by scores of 18-25, 25-14, 17-25 and 22-25 to Simon Fraser (3-4) in the morning before being swept by host Point Loma (4-2) by scores of 18-25, 16-25 and 20-25.
 
MATCH 1: CSUSM 1 – SFU 3 (18-25, 25-14, 17-25, 22-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Trinity Barr – 18 kills | .319 clip | 13 digs | 2 block assists
Kelsy Rasmussen – 11 kills | 4 digs | 1 block assist
Kiora Ridgeway – 7 kills | .375 clip | 4 total blocks
Madison Turner – 38 assists | 12 digs | 2 aces

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SFU led a majority of the first set, taking a quick 10-4 lead to begin the match. The Cougars closed the gap to 11-9 on a solo block by Ridgeway followed by a kill from the middle blocker.
• Simon Fraser recorded a 25-18 win in the opening set after making only four hitting errors while CSUSM registered 10.
• The Cougars found their rhythm in the second set, putting together a 13-2 run that included seven unanswered points to take a 20-10 lead capped by a Turner kill.
• Barr recorded six of her 18 kills in the second set to guide CSUSM to a 25-14 victory to even the match at 1-1.
• SFU's offense exploded in the third set with a .400 clip (15k, 3e, 30ta).
• The third set showed only one lead change with SFU reclaiming the match lead at 2-1 with a 25-17 win.
• CSUSM led the entire first part of the fourth set – the largest lead coming at 10-5 on a SFU hitting error.
• Simon Fraser rallied back to even the set at 16-all. At 20-20, Brooke Dexter tallied a pair of kills to give SFU a two-point lead. SFU claimed the match with a 25-22 fourth-set victory.

QUICK HITS

• This was the first-ever match between CSUSM and Simon Fraser.
• Barr recorded her second double-double of the season with her 18 kills and 13 digs.
• Barr's 18 kills are the third most in a four-set match of her collegiate career.
• Turner has registered double-doubles in assists and digs in four of the first five matches.
• CSUSM recorded 51 kills to SFU's 48 in the match with assists and aces finishing in a stalemate at 45 and five, respectively. Simon Fraser tallied nine blocks to CSUSM's six.

 
MATCH 2: CSUSM 0 – PLNU 3 (18-25, 16-25, 20-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsy Rasmussen – 9 kills | 1 block assist
Trinity Barr – 6 kills | 8 digs
Kiora Ridgeway – 3 kills | 3 block assists
Mia Christensen – 11 digs | 2 assists

HOW IT HAPPENED

• PLNU gradually built its lead in the first set, taking it to 16-10 on a Torina Hommes ace.  
• The Sea Lions took the opening set 25-18 after tallying a .355 clip and four aces.  
• CSUSM found itself down early at 7-2 before closing the gap to 12-8 on a block by Madison Turner and Ridgeway.
• PLNU took a 2-0 lead in the match after claiming a 25-16 win in set two.
• CSUSM battled it out in the third set, forcing five tie scores and two lead changes, before PLNU once again pulled away to take a 25-20 third set win and complete the sweep.

 
QUICK HITS

• Gwynnie Wentzel registered a career-high six kills and a .500 clip.  
• CSUSM is now 1-2 when playing in the Golden Gymnasium and 2-7 overall against the Sea Lions.
• The Cougars recorded just one ace to PLNU's nine in the match.
   

UP NEXT
CSUSM will close out the Seaside Invitational tomorrow against Concordia University Irvine at 2:30 p.m. in Golden Gymnasium.