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Karl Anderson
0
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 4-7,1-3 CCAA
3
Winner Fresno Pacific FPU 11-0,3-0 CCAA
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
4-7,1-3 CCAA
0
Final
3
Fresno Pacific FPU
11-0,3-0 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 20 10 15 (0)
Fresno Pacific FPU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Cougars Drop Road Match to No. 4 FPU

FRESNO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (4-7, 1-3 CCAA) battled No. 4 Fresno Pacific (11-0, 3-0 CCAA) through a tightly contested opening set before falling in straight sets (20-25, 10-25, 15-25) Saturday afternoon at the Special Events Center.

CSUSM 0 – NO. 4 FPU 3 (20-25, 10-25, 15-25)

TOP PERFORMERS
Hazel Livingston-Jones – 7 kills | 2 digs | 1 block
Kassie Cooley – 7 kills | 1 dig | 1 block
Blayne Seligmiller – 6 kills |  2 digs
Jules Tindall – 2 kills | .500 hitting percentage | 3 digs | 2 aces
Blair Keith – 19 assists | 4 digs | 2 kills
Annika Blas-Cedeno – 7 digs | 2 assists
McKenna Kehoe – 5 digs | 1 assist

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM scored the first two points of the match before the Sunbirds responded with five consecutive points. The Cougars erased an 8-4 deficit with a 5-0 run to take a 9-8 lead and later went ahead 18-15.
  • FPU answered with four straight points to take a 19-18 advantage. Kills by Zoe Liebel twice pulled CSUSM even, including at 20-all, before the Sunbirds scored the final five points to take the opening set 25-20. The Cougars hit .278 and recorded 15 kills in the frame.
  • The teams traded points early in the second set before FPU used a 6-0 run to extend a 10-6 lead to 16-6. The Sunbirds held CSUSM to six kills in the frame and closed the set with five consecutive points for a 25-10 victory.
  • CSUSM opened the third set with a 3-0 run and later took a 9-8 lead on an Eleanor Brislen ace. FPU responded with three straight points and eventually built a 17-12 advantage.
  • Consecutive Cooley kills pulled the Cougars within two at 17-15, but the Sunbirds scored the final eight points to complete the sweep with a 25-15 win.

QUICK HITS
  • FPU led in kills (38-27), assists (29-24), service aces (8-3), digs (45-32) and blocks (4-2).
  • CSUSM hit .059 for the match, while the Sunbirds finished with a .318 hitting percentage.
  • The Cougars recorded 15 kills and hit .278 in the opening set.
  • CSUSM committed five attack errors in the first set compared with three by FPU.
  • Tindall's .500 hitting percentage was the best on the team.
  • Tindall recorded two of the Cougars' three service aces.
  • Livingston-Jones and Cooley tied for the team lead with seven kills apiece.
  • CSUSM leads the all-time series 4-2.

UP NEXT
CSUSM will return home for a rematch against No. 4 FPU at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, at The Sports Center.
 
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