SAN FRANCISCO — The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (1-8, 0-1 CCAA) opened CCAA play Friday evening with a road loss to San Francisco State (2-6, 1-0 CCAA), falling in straight sets (13-25, 16-25, 17-25) at the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Addison Kranz – 7 kills | 3 digs
- Nelia Trower – 6 kills | 2.5 blocks
- Kassie Cooley – 5 kills | 1 ace | 1 block
- Shelby Jackson – 2 aces | 2 digs
- Makalin Goehring – 2 kills | 2.5 blocks
HOW IT HAPPENED
- SET 1 – SF State used a 12-0 run to break open a close start, winning 25-13 behind a .650 hitting percentage.
- SET 2 – CSUSM improved offensively, hitting .208 and tallying two blocks, but SF State's balanced attack led to a 25-16 win.
- SET 3 – The Cougars kept pace early and cut the deficit to 23-17 before SF State closed the match with two final points, taking the set 25-17.
QUICK HITS
- SF State finished with more kills (42-21), assists (37-21), and digs (36-24).
- Both teams recorded 4.0 total blocks.
- CSUSM hit .025 for the match, while SF State hit .337.
- The Cougars had a sideout percentage of 50% in Set 2, their highest of the match.
UP NEXT
CSUSM heads to Turlock on Saturday, Sept. 20, to face Stanislaus State in its second CCAA road match of the weekend. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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