SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (9-12, 5-5 CCAA) won the first and third sets before falling 3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 8-15) to Cal State Monterey Bay (6-14, 4-6 CCAA) in a non-conference match on Saturday afternoon at the Otter Sports Center.
CSUSM 2 – CSUMB 3 (25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 8-15)
TOP PERFORMERS
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 15 kills | .565 hitting | 3 blocks
Blayne Seligmiller – 14 kills | .370 hitting | 2 blocks
Kassie Cooley – 11 kills | 1 dig
Blair Keith – 50 assists | 6 digs | 1 block
Annika Blas-Cedeno – 25 digs | 4 assists | 1 ace
McKenna Kehoe – 13 digs | 3 aces
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUSM opened a 10-3 advantage behind a 7-2 run that included three kills by Seligmiller and two by Livingston-Jones. The Otters rallied to tie the set at 18-all, but consecutive Cooley kills and a Kehoe ace highlighted a 4-0 response that put the Cougars ahead for good. Jules Tindall ended the 25-22 win with a kill.
- With the second set tied at 7-all, CSUSM scored five consecutive points behind two Kehoe aces and a Cooley kill. CSUMB answered with a 10-3 run to take a 17-15 lead before scoring the final three points of the set for a 25-20 victory.
- The Cougars broke a 6-6 tie with a 6-2 stretch and later used a 4-0 run to build a 16-10 advantage. Three consecutive Seligmiller kills pushed CSUSM's lead to 20-13 before the Cougars closed the set 25-16 to take a 2-1 match lead.
- CSUMB scored the first seven points of the fourth set. Trailing 20-14, the Cougars mounted a 4-0 run featuring kills by Tindall, Seligmiller and Cooley to pull within two. The Otters held off the rally and forced a fifth set with a 25-20 win.
- After the deciding set opened with a 2-2 tie, CSUMB used a 4-1 run to move ahead 6-3. The Otters later extended their advantage to 12-5 and finished the match with a 15-8 victory.
QUICK HITS
- Saturday's match did not count toward the CCAA standings.
- CSUSM finished with a 59-55 advantage in kills, while the teams recorded 67 digs apiece.
- The Cougars hit .359 with 19 kills in the opening set and .286 in the third.
- Livingston-Jones committed just two attacking errors on 23 attempts to post her match-best .565 hitting percentage.
- Blas-Cedeno's 25 digs tied her career high at CSUSM.Â
- Keith's 50 assists were the most by a player in the match.
- This was the teams' second meeting of the season. CSUSM earned a CCAA sweep over the Otters on Oct. 10 in San Marcos.
- CSUSM holds an 8-7 advantage in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
After concluding its four-match road trip, CSUSM will return to The Sports Center to begin a two-match homestand against Chapman at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
