SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (3-11, 1-6 CCAA) dropped a five-set match to Cal State Monterey Bay (3-11, 2-5 CCAA) on Friday night in The Sports Center.

CSUSM 2 – CSUMB 3 (24-26, 25-23, 25-16, 18-25, 13-15)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Addison Kranz – 23 kills | 9 digs | 4 blocks
Danielle McCasland – 9 kills | 16 digs | 7 aces
Jessica Thomas – 15 kills
Isabelle Bakken – 8 kills | .412 clip | 3 blocks
Jackie Phillips – 23 digs | 4 assists | 3 aces

HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM went up 15-9 in the first set before the Otters rallied with ten unanswered points. The Cougars came back to even the set at 23-all and waived off two set points before Monterey Bay took the set at 26-24.
• Once again, the Cougars took a big lead at 18-12 yet was able to hold on to take a 25-23 second-set win to even the match at 1-1.
• Behind a .412 attack percentage, CSUSM dominated the third set that resulted in a 25-16 win to go up 2-1 in the match.
• The Otters went up 7-0 in the fourth set, forcing the Cougars to play catch-up the entire set. Despite McCasland recording five aces in the set, CSUSM fell 25-18 which forced a fifth set.
• The Cougars came out hot in the fifth set by taking a 10-5 lead that was capped by a Bakken kill. CSUMB responded with a 10-3 run to clinch the match with a 15-13 win.
   

QUICK HITS

• Despite the loss, CSUSM remains on top in the all-time series against the Otters at 6-5.
• Kranz finished with a career-best 23 kills while McCasland tallied a career-high five aces in the match.
• CSUSM tallied a season-best 64 kills and 61 assists in the match.
• Monterey Bay's Jackie Wahl finished with 21 kills and 19 digs.

UP NEXT
The Cougars host Cal State East Bay on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. in The Sports Center.