POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (9-9, 5-4 CCAA) saw its five-match winning streak come to an end Thursday evening with a straight-set loss to No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona (15-3, 7-1 CCAA) by scores of 23-25, 9-25 and 15-25 at Kellogg Arena.
CSUSM 0 – CPP 3 (23-25, 9-25, 15-25)
TOP PERFORMERS
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 7 kills | .462 hitting percentage
Addison Kranz – 5 kills | .417 hitting percentage | 1 dig
Jules Tindall – 4 kills | .333 hitting percentage | 3 blocks
Blayne Seligmiller – 5 kills | 3 digs | 1 block
Blair Keith – 22 assists | 7 digs | 1 kill
Annika Blas-Cedeno – 10 digs | 2 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUSM hit .366 with 17 kills and only two errors in a tightly contested opening set. The Cougars fought back from a 20-17 deficit and tied the score at 21-all on consecutive Kranz kills. The Broncos responded with three straight points and held off CSUSM for a 25-23 win.
- CPP scored the first four points of the second set and extended its advantage to 9-2. The Broncos maintained control throughout the frame and used a late 6-0 run to earn a 25-9 victory.
- The third set was tied at 10-all before CPP scored five consecutive points. CSUSM answered with three straight points to cut the deficit to 15-13, but the Broncos responded with a 4-0 run and went on to close the match with a 25-15 win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM recorded 17 kills and hit .366 in the opening set.
- Livingston-Jones and Kranz combined for 12 kills with only one error on 25 attempts for a .440 hitting percentage.
- Tindall contributed to each of the Cougars' three blocks.
- Blas-Cedeno's 10 digs were a team high.
- CPP led in kills (48-32), assists (47-27), service aces (4-0), blocks (6-3) and digs (53-35).
- The loss snapped CSUSM's five-match winning streak, its longest since 2023.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue its four-match road trip at Cal State LA at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Cal State LA Gymnasium.
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