SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (7-15, 5-10 CCAA) clinched its third consecutive win with a sweep (25-18, 25-15, 26-24) over Cal State Dominguez Hills (6-17, 3-12 CCAA) on Friday night in The Sports Center.
CSUSM 3 – CSUDH 0 (25-18, 25-15, 26-24)
TOP PERFORMERS
Isabelle Bakken – 11 kills | .625 clip | 2 blocks | 2 aces
Addison Kranz – 11 kills | 4 digs | 1 ace
Danielle McCasland – 8 kills | 3 blocks
Jackie Phillips – 12 digs | 3 assists | 2 aces
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars came out on fire in the opening set, putting together a .355 hitting percentage with 16 kills on 31 attempts and making only five errors to capture a 25-18 win.
- CSUSM led wire-to-wire in the second set with McCasland leading all hitters with four kills as the Cougars went up 2-0 with a 25-15 win.
- The Toros went up 6-3 in the third set before the Cougars put a rally together to even the set at 6-all on a Mya Galvan ace. The teams traded leads five times with 12 tie scores before rattling off three consecutive points capped by a block by Bakken and Jessica Thomas to complete the sweep with a 26-24 win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM is on its longest win streak of the season with three in a row.
- Isabelle Bakken and Addison Kranz each tallied a match-high 11 kills in the contest.
- CSUSM held the Toros to a .134 hitting percentage, 36 kills on 119 attempts and 20 errors.
- The Cougars are now 6-1 against the Toros in The Sports Center and 11-7 in the all-time series.
- This is CSUSM's sixth sweep over CSUDH in the program history.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will play their final home match of the season in The Sports Center tomorrow at 3 p.m. against Cal State LA. Twenty minutes prior to first serve, CSUSM will honor its nine seniors: Isabelle Bakken, Jada Blake, Mya Galvan, Alyssa Gurrola, Danielle McCasland, Kelli Miechowicz, Jackie Phillips, Jessica Thomas and Gracie Zaitz.
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