CARSON, CALIF. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (4-19, 3-12 CCAA) dropped a four-set decision (21-25, 17-25, 25-19, 22-25) to Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-13, 5-10 CCAA) on Thursday evening at the Torodome.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Nelia Trower – 15 kills | .714 clip | 6 blocks
- Blayne Seligmiller – 9 kills | 1 block | 7 digs
- Kassie Cooley – 6 kills | 5 blocks | 1 solo block
- Juliana Tindall – 6 kills | .417 hitting percentage | 3 blocks
- Blair Keith – 37 assists | 14 digs | 2 aces
- Annika Blas-Cedeno – 3 aces | 13 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Set 1: CSUSM kept pace early, tying the score at 18-all after a kill by Blayne Seligmiller and a block from Neila Trower and Kassie Cooley. However, CSUDH closed the set on a 7-3 run, capped by a kill from Ava Hurry to take the opener 25-21.
- Set 2: The Toros jumped out to a 12-6 lead behind strong serving from Jaiden Mojica and a balanced attack. CSUSM rallied late with kills from Trower and Seligmiller, but CSUDH held on for a 25-17 win.
- Set 3: The Cougars responded with their best set of the night, using a 7-0 run fueled by three consecutive service aces from Annika Blas-Cedeno to take control. Trower and Seligmiller combined for nine kills as CSUSM took the set 25-19.
- Set 4: CSUSM led 14-13 after a kill by Cooley, but the Toros surged ahead with a 6-2 run. Despite late kills from Trower and Seligmiller, the Toros closed out the match with a 25-22 win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM outblocked the Toros, 10-8.
- Dominguez Hills led in kills (56-45), aces (13-5) and digs (66-55).
- Trower recorded a career-best 15 kills.
- CSUSM leads the all-time series over the Toros, 12-8.
- The Cougars split the season series with CSUDH this season after defeating the Toros in four sets in San Marcos on Oct. 16.
UP NEXT
CSUSM returns home to The Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 8 to host Chico State at 1 p.m..
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