Will Garcia

Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 0-1,0-0 CCAA

Fresno Pacific FPU 2-0,0-0 PacWest

Cal St. San Marcos CSSM

0-1,0-0 CCAA

Final

Sep. 03, 2021

Fresno Pacific FPU

2-0,0-0 PacWest

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM	25	23	25	(0)
Fresno Pacific FPU	27	25	27	(3)

Stanislaus St. StStan 1-1,0-0 CCAA

Fresno Pacific FPU 2-1,0-0 PacWest

Stanislaus St. StStan

1-1,0-0 CCAA

Final

Sep. 03, 2021

Fresno Pacific FPU

2-1,0-0 PacWest

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Stanislaus St. StStan	21	14	26	25	15	(3)
Fresno Pacific FPU	25	25	24	22	11	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/3/2021 8:38:00 PM

Sunbirds Knock Off San Marcos, Fall to Stanislaus State

Next Match:

vs. Chico State

9/4/2021 | 2 P.M.

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 04 (Sat) / 2 P.M.

vs. Chico State

History

Recap
Roster

FRESNO, Calif. – The FPU volleyball team continued opening weekend with two matches against CSU San Marcos and Stanislaus State inside the Special Events Center. The Sunbirds swept the Cougars 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 27-25) before falling to the Warriors 3-2 (21-25, 14-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-11).

QUOTABLE
"Today was a lot of fun getting to host host 2 matches in the NorCal Classic and play some excellent CCAA teams. We learned a lot and we're excited to play tomorrow." - head coach Shasta Millhollin.

GAME 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Sunbirds led the Cougars 11-10 before exploding for a 7-3 run putting them up 18-13.
CSUSM scratched back to take a late 25-24 lead before a ball-handling error opened the door for back-to-back aces from Catie Speas that secured the 27-25 set win for the Sunbirds.
A kill from Lauren Wamsley gave FPU an early 7-5 lead in the second set.
San Marcos put together a 9-3 run, lifting their lead to 14-10.
The Blue & Orange trailed 19-14 when Corinne Acosta had kills that started and ended an 11-4 run that gave the Sunbirds a 25-23 set win.
CSUSM controlled the opening stages of the third set, going up 10-5.
FPU answered with a 10-3 run that gave the home team a 15-13.
Late in the third set, the Sunbirds trailed 24-23 when Catie Speas started a late 5-1 run, capped by consecutive kills from Wamsley sealed the set 27-25 and the match 3-0 for the 'Birds.

STATS FROM THE MATCH:

Acosta tied for a match-high 11 kills on an incredible .455 hitting percentage. She added 15 digs for a strong double-double.
Wamsley continued to impress, matching Acosta's 11 kills.
Chantel Montayre tied Acosta with a team-high 15 digs.
Speas led everyone with four service aces.
As a team, the Sunbirds hit .269 while holding the Cougars to a .209 hitting percentage.

BEYOND THE BOX

The Cougars were selected as the third-best team in the CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

GAME 2
HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Sunbirds trailed the Warriors 9-4 before Wamsley had a kill that started a 15-1 run.
Acosta closed out the set with a kill off an assist from Lauren Ornbaun.
Anastassiya Barakhouyeva had a kill that capped an 8-3 FPU run that opened the second set.
Izzy Bandy had a kill that extended the 'Birds lead to 21-12.
Kaiessa Sounart had a kill that lifted the Blue & Orange to a 25-14 second set win.
The Sunbirds were a point away from completing the sweep when they led 24-22, but the Warriors pieced together a 4-0 to take the third set 26-24.
FPU opened the fourth set by gaining an early 12-8 lead.
Once again, Stanislaus State closed the gap and used a 4-0 run to take the set, this time by a score of 25-22.
In the finale set, the 'Birds trailed 9-5 before storming back to cut the deficit to just two.
That was as close as they'd get, as the Warriors would score the final two points they needed to take the set 15-11.

STATS FROM THE MATCH:

Acosta led all scorers with 18 kills, while adding 18 digs for her third double-double in as many matches.
Ogas was excellent, hammering home 16 kills on an amazing .444 hitting percentage.
Barakhoyeva ran the offense well, dishing out 28 assists while racking up 16 digs.
Montayre led the 'Birds with 29 digs.
Defensively, the Sunbirds held the Warriors to a .163 hitting percentage for the match.

UP NEXT:

FPU hits the road for the first time this season, playing two matches in Hayward, Calif. The first match is against Chico State at 2 p.m. and is followed by a match against Cal State East Bay at 5:30 p.m.

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