FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball dropped its home opener Thursday night, falling to CSUN in straight sets (16-25, 15-25, 14-25) at Titan Gym. The Titans move to 6-11 overall and 1-4 in Big West play. 

The Titans opened the match with kills from Marisa Nakata, who served as an outside hitter for the night, and Ketesia Hall. Together, the duo combined for seven of Fullerton's 10 kills in the first set, while Kahea Carvalho assisted in five successful Titan attacks. CSUN rallied to take control and win the set, 25-16. 

Nakata remained a key player in the second set for the Titans, finding a 4-3 lead on a kill set up by Carvalho. CSUN answered with a 7-0 run to take a 8-5 lead over the Titans. Two more lengthy runs by the Matadors extended their advantage to 15-6 before Sarah Schubert recorded a kill. Nakata and Hall added six more kills in an effort to battle from behind, however, CSUN closed out the second set with a 25-15 win on an attack error by the Titans. 

The Titans found some momentum from the service line with Devin Hicks recording two service aces and Carissa Wiles adding a pair of kills off the bench in the third set. CSUN sailed to a 25-14 set win to secure a 3-0 match victory over the Titans. 

As a team, the Titan recorded 30 kills on .118 hitting compared to CSUN's 40 kills on .347 hitting. Nakata led the Titans with a career-high 11 kills on .276 hitting for the match, while Hall followed with nine kills and a .292 attack percentage. Defensively, Mia Feldhaus posted a team-high 11 digs. 

The Titans return to Titan Gym on Saturday against Cal State Bakersfield. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. 


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