SAN MARCOS, Calif. - The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (10-12, 5-5 CCAA) earned a 3-1 non-conference victory over Chapman (11-10, 6-6 SCIAC) on Thursday night at The Sports Center.
CSUSM 3 - CHAPMAN 1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-14, 25-19)
TOP PERFORMERS
Jules Tindall - 14 kills | .667 hitting | 4 blocks
Kassie Cooley - 10 kills | 5 digs | 1 block
Hazel Livingston-Jones - 9 kills | .533 hitting | 3 blocks
Ebony Lewis - 9 kills | .412 hitting | 7 digs | 2 blocks
Blair Keith - 48 assists | 6 aces | 6 digs | 2 blocks
Annika Blas-Cedeno - 21 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the opening set tied at 7-all, CSUSM used a 6-1 run to take a 13-8 lead. Chapman pulled within two at 17-15 before the Cougars scored six consecutive points behind two McKenna Kehoe aces to take control. Livingston-Jones closed the 25-18 win with a kill.
- Chapman built a 10-6 advantage in the second set, but CSUSM answered with three consecutive points to pull within one. The Cougars later erased a four-point deficit to tie the set at 16-all and again drew even at 18-all. The Panthers responded with a 6-1 run before finishing the set 25-21.
- CSUSM broke a 4-4 tie with five consecutive points, receiving kills from Cooley, Tindall and Blayne Seligmiller during the run. The Cougars later scored five straight points to extend their lead to 19-10, with Keith recording two aces during the stretch. Cooley ended the 25-14 victory with a kill.
- After the fourth set began with a 3-3 tie, Keith served the Cougars to six consecutive points and recorded two aces to give CSUSM a 9-3 advantage. Four Tindall kills highlighted another 5-0 run that extended the lead to 22-13. Chapman cut the deficit to four before a Cooley kill and Livingston-Jones block completed the 25-19 win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM finished with advantages in kills (57-36), assists (50-33), aces (10-3) and digs (48-34).
- The Cougars hit .270 for the match and posted a hitting percentage of .241 or better in all four sets.
- Tindall committed just two attacking errors on 18 attempts to finish with a match-best .667 hitting percentage.
- Livingston-Jones recorded nine kills with only one error on 15 attempts.
- Keith's six aces were twice as many as Chapman's team total.
- CSUSM limited Chapman to four kills and a .042 hitting percentage in the third set.
- The victory was CSUSM's sixth consecutive home win.
- The Cougars improved to 3-0 in the all-time series against the Panthers. Thursday marked the teams' first meeting since 2012.
UP NEXT
CSUSM concludes its two-match homestand with a CCAA matchup against No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Sports Center. Prior to the game, the Cougars will honor their three seniors –
Annika Blas-Cedeno, Adison Kranz and
Nelia Trower.Â
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