FULLERTON, Calif. — Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball fell to California Baptist in four sets (23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-25) Friday night. The Titans moved to 7-21 overall and 2-13 in Big West play.Â
Fullerton recorded 52 kills and a .139 hitting percentage compared to California Baptist's 55 kills and .191 hitting percentage. At the net, the Titans posted six blocks compared with the Lancers' 11 blocks.
Zariah Crosby contributed three of the team's six blocks, including two solo blocks, while
Kaia Herweg led the attack with a career-high 17 kills.Â
The Titans fell 25-23 in the opening set despite finding their most success on the attack with 17 kills and a .205 hitting percentage. Crosby led the Titans on the attack with six kills and a .625 hitting percentage. Fullerton used a 6-1 scoring run to take a 10-8 lead, highlighted by kills from
Sibley Oster,
Sofia Shine and Herweg.
Bella Risling added two kills for a 19-16 lead, but the Lancers scored three straight points to tie the set at 19-19. Crosby tallied two late kills to keep the Titans alive, 24-23, before California Baptist closed the set with a kill for a 1-0 match lead.Â
California Baptist won the second set, 25-23, taking a 2-0 match lead. Fullerton used a 7-2 scoring run, highlighted by consecutive service aces from
Hannah Hass, to take an 8-3 lead, but the Lancers responded with five straight points to even the set. Fullerton capitalized on 10 California Baptist attacking errors, pulling ahead to a 21-17 advantage, but the Lancers used a late 8-2 scoring run to seal the set win.Â
Fullerton defeated the Lancers, 25-21, to force a fourth set. Herweg added seven kills in the set, while
Parys Taylor,
Neeva Gaine, and Hass each added two kills. After trailing 19-13, the Titans used an 8-0 scoring run to take a 21-19 lead. Hass cut Fullerton's deficit to 19-17 during the run, recording her 300th career kill. Two kills from Herweg and a service ace from Oster pushed the Titans to set point, 24-20, before the Titans won the set on another Hass kill.Â
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The Lancers closed the match with a 25-15 win in the fourth set. Taylor, Shine, and Herweg added three kills apiece, while Crosby posted a solo block at the net to cut Fullerton's deficit to one at 5-4. However, the Lancers answered with a rally to take a 10-4 lead and continued to control the set. California Baptist jumped to a 21-12 advantage before closing the match with two kills and a service ace. Â
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The Titans return to action at Titan Gym against UC Riverside on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2:00 p.m. PT.Â
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