SAN DIEGO – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (1-6) fell in four sets (15-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-25) to Concordia University Irvine in the Cougars' final match of Point Loma's Seaside Invitational in San Diego.
 
CSUSM 1 – CUI 3 (15-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Trinity Barr – 15 kills | .438 clip | 12 digs
Gwynnie Wentzel – 6 kills | 1 block
Kiora Ridgeway – 4 kills | 4 blocks | 6 digs
Kylie Bartel – 19 assists | 5 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After CUI jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening set, the Cougars knotted it at 9-all on a Wentzel kill. The Golden Eagles responded with a 16-6 run to clinch a 25-15 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
• CSUSM put together an 8-2 run to take an 18-10 lead in the second set that began with a Kaylie Stewart kill. A CUI serving error gave CSUSM a 25-20 second set win to even the match at 1-1.
• Barr tallied six of her 15 kills in the second set.
• The third set featured seven tied scores and two lead changes. Four unanswered points gave CUI a 20-14 lead, but the Cougars rallied back to cut the gap to 21-18. The Golden Eagles registered three of their five blocks for the final three points to record a 25-18 third set win.
• CUI's Kirra Schulz tallied six of the Golden Eagles' 11 kills to win the match in four sets with a 25-15 final set victory.
   

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM and CUI are 1-1 this season while the Golden Eagles hold a 2-0 advantage when playing on a neutral court.
• Barr recorded her third double-double of the season with her 15 kills and 12 digs.
• CUI outblocked CSUSM 12-5 in the contest and recorded more kills (44-39).

UP NEXT
The Cougars will begin CCAA play next Thursday, Sept. 8 when they travel to Rohnert Park to take on the Sonoma State Seawolves at 5 p.m.