SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (6-8, 4-2 CCAA) recorded its first sweep of 2023, taking down Stanislaus State (6-8, 1-5 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in The Sports Center.
 
CSUSM 3 – STAN 0 (28-26, 25-23, 27-25)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Trinity Barr – 14 kills | .406 clip | 4 digs | 3 aces | 2 blocks
Alyssa Gurrola – 9 kills | .467 clip | 4 blocks
Tori Goff – 39 assists | 8 digs | 1 ace
Mia Christensen – 13 digs | 2 aces
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Waiving off three consecutive Warrior set points, the Cougars captured the opening set on their second attempt for a 28-26 victory.
• The Cougars took their momentum into the second set, jumping out to an 11-7 lead. The Warriors came storming back to take a 21-18 lead before CSUSM recorded six unanswered points for their set point. The Cougars went up 2-0 in the match with a 25-23 second-set win.
• For the third consecutive set, the Cougars posted a come-from-behind set victory after putting together an 11-5 run to capture a 27-25 win to record the sweep.  

QUICK HITS

• Barr's .406 clip is her second highest of the season after making a season-low one error on 32 attempts while recording 14 kills.
• The sweep against the Warriors is CSUSM's first at home and is the second in the 12-match history.
• CSUSM holds an 8-4 lead in the all-time series against Stan State.
• In the three-set match, there were 26 tie scores and 16 lead changes.   
• With the win, CSUSM moved up to fourth in the CCAA standings with a 4-2 record. 
   

Listen to Head Coach Andrea Leonard talk about team's drive and determination in tonight's sweep over Stan State. #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/k145YQLVd3

— CSUSM Volleyball (@CSUSMVolleyball) October 1, 2023

"Anything is Possible"
- Senior outside hitter Trinity Barr.
Listen to the full interview here! pic.twitter.com/70FrwWsuyu

— CSUSM Volleyball (@CSUSMVolleyball) October 1, 2023

UP NEXT
CSUSM will begin a three-match road trip next week with its first stop at No. 12 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.