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Celebration
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CUI CUI 3-2,0-0 PacWest
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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 1-4,0-0 CCAA
CUI CUI
3-2,0-0 PacWest
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Final
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Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
1-4,0-0 CCAA
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
CUI CUI 23 25 12 18 (1)
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 25 23 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Cougars Take Down CUI in Four Sets in Cougar Classic Opener

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (1-4) recorded a four-set victory (25-23, 23-25, 25-12, 25-18) over Concordia University Irvine to kickoff the sixth-annual Cougar Classic on Thursday night in The Sports Center.
 
CSUSM 3 – CUI 1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-12, 25-18)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Sofia Hedqvist – 18 kills | .300 clip | 4 digs
Mackenzie Jennings – 13 kills | .357 clip | 5 blocks
Isabelle Jennings – 9 kills | .438 clip | 4 blocks
Trinity Barr – 10 kills | 6 digs | 2 block
Tori Goff – 47 assists | 14 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars took a quick 9-5 lead on a Bakken kill in the opening set, before the Golden Eagles rallied back to even the set at 10-all.
  • The teams took turns taking the lead with neither team taking a lead more than three points. Down 23-22, Goff served up an ace before kills by Jennings and Hedqvist secured the first set victory at 25-23.
  • The second set featured 10 ties and six lead changes with the set reaching the 23-all point once again, but this time CUI racked off the final two points to even the set at 1-1.
  • The Cougars came out on fire in the third set, taking a quick 6-1 lead on a solo block by Jennings. At 9-7, the Cougars went on a 16-3 run to clinch the third-set win at 25-12. CSUSM led wire-to-wire while hitting .550 with 12 kills on 20 attempts and one error in the set.
  • CSUSM found itself down 4-7 in the fourth set before rallying back to even the set at 17-all on a Jennings kill before taking its first lead of the set on a block by Barr and Bakken.
  • The Cougars ended the match on a 7-1 run to clinch the match victory.
 
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM is 4-1 against CUI since moving to NCAA Division II in 2017.
  • The Cougars are 4-10 overall against the Golden Eagles in the all-time series.
  • Hedqvist's 18 kills were one shy of her CSUSM career high which she set last season against CUI and matched later in the season against Cal State Monterey Bay.
  • CSUSM is 4-1 in the Cougar Classic opener.
  • Goff recorded her second double-double with 47 assists and 14 digs.
  • CSUSM's 14 aces are the second-most recorded in a four-set match in program history and tied for third overall. The Cougars tallied 17 aces against Southern Oregon in their inaugural season in 2011.
 
UP NEXT
On Friday, CSUSM will face St. Edward's University at 1 p.m. and Seattle Pacific at 6 p.m.
 
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