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Michael White
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Menlo Menlo 5-10,3-4 CCAA
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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 8-8,4-3 CCAA
Menlo Menlo
5-10,3-4 CCAA
1
Final
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Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
8-8,4-3 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Menlo Menlo 25 22 14 20 (1)
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 20 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Cougars Rally Past Oaks for Fourth Straight Win

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (8-8, 4-3 CCAA) overcame an opening-set loss to earn its fourth consecutive victory Friday evening, defeating Menlo (5-10, 3-4 CCAA) in four sets (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20) at The Sports Center. Addison Kranz tallied a match-high 20 kills, while the Cougars recorded 13 blocks and held the Oaks to a .088 hitting percentage.

CSUSM 3 – MENLO 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20)
TOP PERFORMERS
Addison Kranz – 20 kills | .300 hitting percentage | 4 blocks | 2 digs
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 8 kills | 7 blocks
Ebony Lewis – 9 kills | 11 digs | 1 ace
Jules Tindall – 4 kills | .308 hitting percentage | 5 blocks
Blair Keith – 38 assists | 14 digs | 2 blocks | 1 ace
McKenna Kehoe – 16 digs | 1 assist

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • With the opening set tied at 5-all, Menlo scored five consecutive points to take a 10-5 lead. CSUSM later used a 4-0 run to cut an eight-point deficit to 23-19, but the Oaks secured two of the final three points for a 25-20 win.
  • The Cougars trailed 12-7 in the second set before producing a 7-0 run to move ahead 14-12. Menlo pulled within one at 23-22, but CSUSM closed the set on consecutive Oaks errors to earn a 25-22 victory.
  • CSUSM raced out to an 8-1 advantage in the third and never looked back. The Cougars recorded 14 kills with only one error for a .464 hitting percentage and cruised to a 25-14 win.
  • After the fourth set was tied at 4-all, CSUSM scored three consecutive points and remained in front for the rest of the frame. Menlo cut the lead to 20-18 before the Cougars responded with four straight points. Livingston-Jones and Blayne Seligmiller teamed up for the match-clinching block in the 25-20 victory.

QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM finished with 13 blocks compared with Menlo's eight.
  • The Cougars held the Oaks to a .088 hitting percentage and forced 34 attack errors.
  • CSUSM hit a match-best .464 in the third set.
  • Kranz's 20 kills were the most by any player in the match.
  • Four Cougars recorded double-digit digs: Kehoe (16), Keith (14), Annika Blas-Cedeno (13) and Lewis (11).
  • CSUSM earned its fourth consecutive victory and evened the all-time series against Menlo at 1-1.

UP NEXT
CSUSM will close out its six-match homestand on Saturday, Oct. 10, against Cal State Monterey Bay at 2 p.m. at The Sports Center. 
 
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