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Zariah Crosby vs Long Beach State
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Cal St. Fullerton CSF 6-16,1-8 Big West
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Winner Long Beach St. LBSU 15-4,7-2 Big West
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
6-16,1-8 Big West
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Final
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Long Beach St. LBSU
15-4,7-2 Big West
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 19 15 13 (0)
Long Beach St. LBSU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Titans Fall to Long Beach State in Straight Sets

Zariah Crosby records six kills, three blocks, including one solo, in road loss

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball team fell to Long Beach State in straight sets (19-25, 15-25, 13-25) Friday night. The Titans moved to 6-16 overall and 1-8 in Big West play. 

Fullerton recorded 27 kills and a .093 hitting percentage compared with Long Beach State's 46 kills and .327 hitting percentage. The Titans found the most success in the opening set, hitting .194. Kaia Herweg led the Titans with seven kills, while Sofia Shine and Zariah Crosby contributed two each. Defensively, Crosby posted two block assists and a solo block, finishing with a team-high eight total points. 

The Titans dropped the opening set, 25-19. Herweg tallied four kills, while Crosby accounted for two of the team's four blocks. The teams battled through nine ties and two lead changes before The Beach utilized a four-point run to take a 14-10 advantage. The Beach extended its lead to 18-10 before Fullerton used a three-point rally to cut the deficit to 18-13. Two blocks from Crosby late in the set brought the Titans within four at 23-19, but Long Beach State closed out the set to take a 1-0 match lead. 
 

Long Beach State won the second set, 25-15. Crosby led Fullerton with three kills and a .333 hitting percentage. The Titans worked to an 8-5 lead behind kills from Shine and Herweg, but The Beach answered with seven straight kills to claim a 12-8 lead. Two late kills from Crosby brought the score to 23-14, but Fullerton could not stop The Beach from taking a 2-0 match lead. 

The Titans fell in the third set, 25-13. Neeva Gaine, Bella Risling, Herweg and Crosby each tallied two kills. Fullerton tied the set at 4-4 with a block assist from Herweg and Crosby. After committing eight errors, including four service errors, Fullerton struggled to defend The Beach. Long Beach State extended its lead to 15-7 with a four-point run before securing the match sweep on a 4-0 run that included a Fullerton service error and three consecutive kills. 
 

The crosstown rivalry between the Titans and The Beach continues at Titan Gym on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 2:02 p.m. 

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