SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (5-15, 3-10 CCAA) completed its first CCAA season series sweep with a four-set victory (25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-20) over visiting Cal Poly Humboldt (7-14, 3-10 CCAA) on Friday night in The Sports Center.
CSUSM 3 – HUMBOLDT 1 (25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-20)
TOP PERFORMERS
Danille McCasland – 13 kills | 9 digs | 1 block
Gracie Zaitz – 29 assists | 7 digs | 2 aces
Isabelle Bakken – 12 kills | .522 clip | 4 blocks | 2 assists
Addison Kranz – 11 kills | 2 blocks | 5 digs
Jackie Phillips – 23 digs | 4 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUSM came out strong, never trailing in the first set to capture a 25-21 opening-set victory behind a .310 hitting percentage (15k, 2e, 42ta).
- In the second set, the Cougars built on to their success with a .435 clip to snag a 25-16 win to go up 2-0 in the match.
- CSUSM held the lead in the third set until four unanswered points by the Lumberjacks put them up 19-17. The Cougars battled back to make it 20-19 Humboldt before a 5-2 run gave the Jacks the win at 25-21 to force a fourth set.
- The Cougars went up 21-14 on an ace by McCasland in the fourth set. Humboldt crawled back in the set to make it 22-17 before the Cougars clinched the match with a kill by Kranz to give CSUSM a 25-20 win.
QUICK HITS
- The Cougars won the battle of blocks at 8-2.
- CSUSM's .304 hitting percentage was its second highest of the season.
- Humboldt's Awelina Fakalata led all hitters with 15 kills.
- Bakken's .522 clip was her best of the season and her zero-kills performance was her first at CSUSM with more than 20 attempts.
- CSUSM extends its win streak over Humboldt to 10 games and is now 10-2 in the all-time series.
- Earlier this season, the Cougars defeated the Lumberjacks in four sets (25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22) in Arcata.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue its final homestand on Saturday, Nov. 2 against Sonoma State at 1 p.m.
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