Coyote volleyball team dumps Humboldt State
Cal State San Bernardino used a right-left combination Friday night to sweep past
Jane Chafeh, the outside hitter on the left, and Jessica Granados, the right-side hitter, combined for 32 kills as the Coyotes won 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 to improve to 14-1 on the season and 6-1 in the CCAA.
The victory was not as easy as the score indicates. The score was tied seven times in set No. 3 and there were six lead changes before the Coyotes pulled away from a 17-17 deadlock to outscore Humboldt 8-1 down the stretch to close out the match.
In set one, the score was tied three times early before CSUSB forged a 14-9 lead only to have the Lumberjacks get back to within two at 15-13 and again at 19-17 and 20-18. However a service error and two bad sets gave CSUSB a 23-18 margin and Meghan Haas closed out the set with an ace.
In set two, CSUSB built a 15-10 lead but the Lumberjacks rallied to get within two at 20-18 on a service ace by Lynsey Adams. The Coyotes scored five of the next six points to close out the set on an ace by freshman Morgan Carty.
Humboldt State took an 11-10 lead in set three on a block by Toni Kroeker and Joliann Arzadon and led 15-13 on a kill by Kroeker. CSUSB tied the match at 15-all on a kill by Sara Rice. The set was tied again at 17-all on a Coyotes error but Chafeh's kill put CSUSB in front to stay at 18-17.
CSUSB setter Sara Hoffman (40 assists) scored on a dink and Haas followed with a service ace to make it 20-17. Kills by Chafey, Granados and Chafeh sandwiched around an HSU closed out the match.
Arzadon had a team-high seven kills and four block assists for HSU. Liz Shannon and Arzadon combined for 17 assists. Kroeker had a match-high five block assists. The Lumberjacks hit .145 for the match while CSUSB hit .255.
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