SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (6-20, 5-13 CCAA) concluded its 2025 campaign with a sweep (25-13, 25-20, 25-23) over Cal State Monterey Bay (6-19, 5-13 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Addison Kranz – 16 kills | .302 | 3 blocks
- Blayne Seligmiller – 7 kills | .368 | 3 blocks
- Jules Tindall – 6 kills | .400 | 5 blocks
- Ebony Lewis – 7 kills | 13 digs | 2 blocks | 1 ace
- Blair Keith – 32 assists | 4 aces | 11 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Set 1: CSUSM jumped out to a 4-1 lead behind two aces from Blair Keith and never looked back, using a 10-1 run to go up 15-6. The Cougars hit .387 and closed the frame on an Ebony Lewis kill for a 25-13 win.
- Set 2: The teams traded points early with 11 ties before CSUSM broke a 17-17 deadlock on a kill by Lewis. A late 4-0 run capped by a Annika Blas-Cedeno ace pushed the Cougars ahead 23-18, and Seligmiller sealed it at 25-20.
- Set 3: CSUSM stormed out to an 8-1 lead with two aces from Keith and one from Shelby Jackson, but CSUMB rallied to tie it at 22-22. Kranz delivered the final blow with her 16th kill to clinch the sweep, 25-23.
QUICK HITS
- The Cougars outblocked the Otters, 10-7.
- CSUSM also held the edge in kills (44-40), assists (40-32) and digs (54-51).
- CSUSM posted eight aces to CSUMB's one.
- The Cougars hit over .300 in the first two sets (.387, .333).
- Blair Keith registered her fifth consecutive double-double, seventh of the season, with 39 assists and 15 digs.
- CSUSM leads the all-time series at 7-6 and is 5-2 when playing in The Sports Center.
- Prior to the game, CSUSM honored its one senior, Kylie Bartel.
- This was CSUSM's first sweep of the 2025 season.
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