SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (9-8, 5-3 CCAA) closed its six-match homestand with its fifth consecutive victory Saturday afternoon, sweeping Cal State Monterey Bay (3-13, 3-5 CCAA) by scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-9 at The Sports Center.
CSUSM 3 – CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-9)
TOP PERFORMERS
Addison Kranz – 14 kills | .313 hitting percentage | 1 block
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 8 kills | .333 hitting percentage | 2 digs
Ebony Lewis – 8 kills | .273 hitting percentage | 5 digs | 2 aces
Blair Keith – 30 assists | 7 digs | 1 ace
McKenna Kehoe – 13 digs | 3 assists | 2 aces
Olivia Apelado – 3 aces | 4 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the opening set tied at 4-all, CSUSM scored seven consecutive points to take an 11-4 lead. The Otters later erased a five-point deficit to pull even at 19-all, but the Cougars responded by scoring six of the final eight points. Kranz delivered kills on the last two rallies to secure the 25-21 win.
- CSUSM opened the second set with four consecutive points before Cal State Monterey Bay rallied and eventually took a 16-12 lead. The Cougars fought back to move ahead 21-19 and, after the Otters tied the set at 21-all, closed on a 4-1 run. Kranz again supplied the final two kills in the 25-22 victory.
- The Cougars dominated the third set, building leads of 6-1 and 13-2. CSUSM hit .458 with 12 kills and only one error while holding the Otters to two kills and a -.346 hitting percentage. Kranz ended the match with a kill for the 25-9 victory.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM led in kills (39-28), assists (38-27), service aces (8-3) and digs (45-43).
- The Cougars committed only 10 attack errors while forcing 22 by the Otters.
- CSUSM hit .284 for the match and held Cal State Monterey Bay to a .058 hitting percentage.
- The Cougars' five-match winning streak is their longest since winning five consecutive matches from Oct. 14-28, 2023.
- CSUSM finished its six-match homestand with a 5-1 record.
- The victory was the Cougars' sixth sweep of the season.
- CSUSM improved to 8-6 in the all-time series and has won its last two meetings against the Otters.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will begin a four-match road trip at Cal Poly Pomona at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Kellogg Arena.
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