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Montana UM 2-9
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Winner CSU Bakersfield CSUB 5-6
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CSU Bakersfield CSUB
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Montana UM 18 25 17 24 (1)
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 25 19 25 26 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

CSUB Holds Off Montana To Remain Perfect At Home

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Pushed to the edge by a motivated squad from Montana, the CSU Bakersfield volleyball fended off a rally from the Grizzlies and earned a four-set victory on Friday night. The Roadrunners' offense continued to find production up and down the lineup as CSUB improved to 2-0 in the Icardo Center this season.

CSUB cruised to a convincing, 25-18 victory in the first set, but Montana battled back to tie the match up at 1-1 with a 25-19 victory in Set 2. The `Runners pushed back to win the third set 25-17, setting up a dramatic final game. Both teams pushed their foes to the brink, but Bakersfield came out victorious in Set 4, 26-24.


 
The `Runners and Grizzlies were neck and neck most of the match. With CSUB leading 18-15 in Set 1, Bakersfield used a 5-0 run to open up some space. The `Runners went on to win the set 25-18. Sophomore Desiree Sukhov had four kills while the well-balanced CSUB offense featured five `Runners with two kills or more.

The Grizzlies turned things around in the second set. From a 9-9 tie, Montana went on a 9-2 run to get some breathing room. The `Runners pushed back, but Montana finished off the set with a 25-19 victory.

Another battle waged in Set 3, but a small run put CSUB ahead 15-12 at the media timeout. The set remained close with six ties in the game, but CSUB won nine of the final 12 points to take a 25-17 set victory.

The fourth set proved to be the tightest of the match. CSUB jumped out to a 5-2 lead, but Montana battled back to tie the score at 11-11. Trailing 18-14, the `Runners put together an 8-2 streak to go ahead ahead 22-20. Bakersfield had a pair of match point opportunities, but the Grizzlies battled back to make the score 24-24.

Senior Mattison DeGarmo set the `Runners up with another match point with a kill from freshman Leisa Elisaia. On the final point of the match, CSUB's Briannah Mariner and DeGarmo rejected Montana's leading hitter on the night, Alexis Urbach. The block earned CSUB a 26-24 win in Set 4 and clinched the match, 3-1.

Mariner, a senior outside hitter, reset her career-high with 15 kills on Friday night while posting five blocks. DeGarmo, a middle blocker from Castle Rock, Colo., posted a season-high 13 kills. Sukhov added 12 kills, two aces, four digs, and two blocks.

Redshirt junior Sidney Wicks recorded a season-high 30 assists for CSUB while Elisaia added 18 of her own. Redshirt freshman Brooke Boiseau had 10 kills and eight blocks, helping CSUB out-block Montana 11-7 on the night.

CSUB (5-6) will return to the Icardo Center on Saturday evening to close out the Roadrunner Classic with one final match. The `Runners will face off against South Dakota (6-4), which suffered a 3-0 defeat on Friday at the hands of UC Santa Barbara. First serve for Saturday's match is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
~GoRunners.com~
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