SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (7-8, 3-3 CCAA) earned its third consecutive victory Saturday evening, sweeping Cal Poly Humboldt (7-7, 2-4 CCAA) by scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-14 at The Sports Center.
CSUSM 3 – CAL POLY HUMBOLDT 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
TOP PERFORMERS
Addison Kranz – 17 kills | 1 block
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 8 kills | .467 hitting percentage | 3 blocks
Kassie Cooley – 4 kills | .571 hitting percentage | 3 blocks
Blair Keith – 33 assists | 3 kills | .500 hitting percentage | 3 digs
Annika Blas-Cedeno – 16 digs | 4 aces | 2 assists
McKenna Kehoe – 16 digs | 2 assists | 1 ace
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the opening set was tied at 9-all, CSUSM produced five consecutive points to take a 14-9 lead. Blas-Cedeno served three aces during the run, and the Cougars maintained control the rest of the way for a 25-18 victory.
- CSUSM scored the first four points of the second set and extended its lead to 10-3. The Lumberjacks battled back and pulled within one at 23-22, but consecutive kills by Kranz and Blayne Seligmiller gave the Cougars a 25-22 win.
- Trailing 8-3 in the third, CSUSM answered with a 9-1 run to move ahead 12-9. The Cougars later scored 11 of 12 points to build a 24-11 advantage before completing the sweep with a 25-14 victory.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM led in kills (43-25), assists (41-24), service aces (9-3) and digs (48-36).
- The Cougars hit .243 while holding the Lumberjacks to a .121 hitting percentage.
- CSUSM recorded 15 kills and hit a match-best .367 in the third set.
- Addison Kranz led the Cougars with 17 kills.Â
- Blas-Cedeno and Kehoe combined for 32 of the Cougars' 48 digs.
- The victory was CSUSM's fifth sweep of the season and its second in as many matches.
- The Cougars extended their winning streak against Cal Poly Humboldt to 13 matches and improved to 13-2 in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will host Menlo at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at The Sports Center. The matchup will be the fifth contest of the Cougars' six-match homestand.
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