Box Score CHICO, Calif - The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (11-11, 9-5 CCAA) collected its fifth consecutive win with a four-set victory (25-17, 25-19, 25-27, 25-15) at Chico State (4-14, 1-13 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in Acker Gymnasium.
CSUSM 3 – CHICO 1 (25-17, 25-19, 25-27, 25-15)
TOP PERFORMERS
Trinity Barr - 20 kills | .390 clip | 9 digs | 4 aces | 1 block
Sofia Hedqvist - 19 kills | .378 clip | 2 blocks | 2 digs
Mia Christensen - 20 digs | 4 assists | 1 ace
Tori Goff - 52 assists | 8 digs | 3 aces
Isabelle Bakken- 7 kills | 6 blocks | 3 aces
Mackenzie Jennings - 8 kills | 5 blocks
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Behind a .478 clip, CSUSM took an early lead and cruised to a 25-17 first-set victory.
- The Cougars pulled away in the second set at the 13-12 mark on a Barr kill and never looked back for a 25-19 win.
- The third set saw nine tie scores and four lead changes. After one match point, CSUSM waved off a Wildcat set point before they forced a fourth set with a 27-25 win.
- CSUSM got control of the fourth set early and slowly pulled away to clinch the match win with a 25-15 victory.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM remains tied for fifth place with Sonoma State in the CCAA standings with a 9-5 record. With a loss to Sonoma State, Cal State East Bay drops two games back and sits in seventh place.
- The Cougars completed the series sweep over the Wildcats after also defeating them in The Sports Center in four sets on Sept. 29.
- CSUSM extended its win streak over Chico State to eight matches.
- The Cougars now hold a 10-3 lead in the all-time series and are 5-1 when playing in Acker Gymnasium.
- CSUSM's .331 attack percentage was the second highest of the season, ranking behind the Cougars' .346 performance against Concordia University Irvine on Sept. 7.
- With the victory, Head Coach Andrea Leonard is one win away from collecting her 300th career victory as a collegiate head coach.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-match road trip next weekend with a stop at Cal State LA on Nov. 3 at 5 p.m.
