Box Score SACRAMENTO — Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball fell to Sacramento State (10-8, 5-2) in four sets (15-25, 16-25, 25-21, 19-25) Thursday night. The Titans moved to 6-14 overall and 1-6 in Big West play.
Fullerton recorded 34 kills with a .142 hitting percentage, as
Kaia Herweg led the attack individually with nine kills.
Hannah Hass tallied eight kills, while
Sofia Shine and
Zariah Crosby added six kills apiece. Crosby made a defensive impact, recording four solo blocks and six block assists for a career-high 10 total blocks.
The Titans fell 25-15 in the opening set. Fullerton recorded five kills with a .040 hitting percentage compared to Sacramento's 16 kills and .500 hitting percentage.
Bella Risling and Shine tallied two apiece, while Crosby added one. A block from Crosby and
Sibley Oster awarded the Titans their first lead of the match, 4-3, but the Hornets responded to take a 10-7 lead. Sacramento State controlled the remainder of the set, pushing to a 20-10 lead and closing the set on consecutive kills for a 1-0 match lead.
Sacramento State carried its momentum into the second set, defeating the Titans 25-16. The Hornets outhit the Titans .310 to .000 in the frame. Hass led the Titans with three kills, while Crosby recorded three solo blocks. Despite capitalizing on nine Sacramento State errors, the Titans fell into a 0-2 match deficit.
Fullerton responded with a 25-21 win in the third set. The Titans recorded 12 kills and a .259 hitting percentage compared to Sacramento State's nine kills and .000 hitting percentage. At the net, the Titans posted six block assists with Herweg and Crosby each recording a solo block. An early 5-0 run, featuring kills from Herweg and Taylor and a block assist by Crosby and Oster, pushed the Titans to a 7-2 advantage.
Oster then combined with Hass late in the set to take a 20-16 lead, but the Hornets used a three-point run to cut Fullerton's deficit to one, 20-19. Fullerton then sealed the set with consecutive kills from Herweg to force a fourth set.
Sacramento State closed the match with a 25-19 win over the Titans in the fourth set. Herweg and Crosby led the offense with three kills each, while Crosby added two block assists and her final solo block of the match. The Titans surpassed the Hornets, 6-5, using a four-point rally, but the Hornets answered with a 9-2 run to take a 14-8 lead. Fullerton brought the set within three, 23-19, on a block assist by Shine and Hass, but a kill and service ace from Sacramento State closed the match.
The Titans return to the court for their first-ever matchup against Utah Valley in Orem, Utah, on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. PT.
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