SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (6-15, 4-10 CCAA) posted a five-set victory (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 15-8) over Sonoma State (9-11, 6-8 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in The Sports Center.

CSUSM 3 – SSU 2 (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 15-8)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Danille McCasland – 14 kills | 11 digs | 4 aces | 1 block
Isabelle Bakken – 13 kills | 4 digs
Kelli Miechowicz – 5 kills | 8 blocks
Jackie Phillips – 17 digs | 3 assists | 4 aces

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams battled in the opening set until the Seawolves scored five unanswered points to go up 18-15. SSU finished with a 25-21 win.
• CSUSM recovered from a 7-3 deficit with two aces and a kill by McCasland in addition to a Zaitz overpass kill to even it at 7-all. The Cougars went on to take the second set at 25-22 to even the match at 1-1.
• The third set was all CSUSM with only one lead change and three ties. The Cougars finished the set with a .344 clip (14k, 3e, 32ta) to go up 2-1 with a 25-20 victory.
• The Seawolves powered back to take the fourth set at 25-20 to even the match once again and force a fifth set.
• The Cougars went up 3-0 early and finished with four of their 10 blocks on the night to clinch the match victory with a 15-8 fifth-set win.  
   

QUICK HITS

• McCasland notched her third double-double of the season with 14 kills and 11 digs.
• The Cougars ended the match with an advantage in blocks (10-7), aces (9-6), hitting percentage (.206-.176) and digs (72-71).
• The Cougars are 6-5 in the all-time series against the Seawolves and are 5-2 when playing at home.
• This was CSUSM's first set of back-to-back wins this season as the Cougars' defeated Cal Poly Humboldt in four-sets on Friday, Nov. 1.
   

UP NEXT
The Cougars will play their final two home matches of the season in The Sports Center next weekend beginning on Friday against Cal State Dominguez Hills at 5 p.m.