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CSU Bakersfield CSUB 2-4,0-0 Big West

Belmont BEL 1-6,0-0 MVC

CSU Bakersfield CSUB

2-4,0-0 Big West

Final

Sep. 03, 2022

Belmont BEL

1-6,0-0 MVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
CSU Bakersfield CSUB	25	20	25	25	(3)
Belmont BEL	23	25	12	22	(1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | September 03, 2022

CSUB Downs Belmont to Finish Weekend 2-1

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PULLMAN, Wash. – Behind a well-rounded offensive effort and strong play on the back line, the Roadrunner volleyball team closed out the Cougar Challenge with a 2-1 record after defeating Belmont 3-1 on Saturday. For their standout efforts, junior libero Paige Calvin and redshirt freshman Lizzie Binder earned All-Tournament honors.

Bakersfield won two of three matches this weekend, downing California Baptist 3-1 on Friday morning before dropping a four-set match against Washington State last night. Calvin averaged 4.2 digs per set on the back row over the tournament while Binder tallied 37 kills for a 3.1 kill per set average.

Quotes from Head Coach Giovana Melo

"I thought in the first set we were a little more focused on our serve and pass. I thought we lost a little focus in that skill in Set 2, especially our passing."
"The third set was the best we played. We served really well that game and we were pretty loose. It put Belmont in a hard situation and we were able to continuously side out."
"The exciting part of our team is that we really can expect anyone to come in and do a good job. I thought Naomi Chankoumi did a good job last night and today she performed again. We're still trying to figure out what we really are going to look like when the Big West matches start."

Notables

Senior outside hitter Hayley McCluskey tallied a match-high 16 kills.
Senior setter Laura De Pra recorded 41 assists.
Paige Calvin, a senior libero, posted 26 digs, just one shy of her career-high.
Middle blocker Hana Makonova added seven kills and six blocks.
CSUB hit .261 on the match while holding Belmont to a .098 clip.

Set 1 (CSUB, 25-23)

Belmont jumped out to a 10-2 lead.
CSUB responded with a 6-1 run and eventually tied the score at 16.
The `Runners edged the Bruins in the close set while holding Belmont to .000 hitting (nine kills, nine errors).
De Pra tallied 10 assists in the opening game.
Binder led all players with five kills.

Set 2 (Belmont, 25-20)

From a 15-12 advantage, an 8-2 run helped Belmont sprint away from the `Runners.
A late, 5-0 run helped CSUB pull within three points, but the Bruins sealed the deal.
McCluskey tallied five kills in the set for a total of seven to that point.
Makonova had five blocks through the first two sets.

Set 3 (CSUB, 25-12)

Bakersfield led 7-5 early on before going on a 13-3 run.
CSUB dominated the set, holding Belmont to .000 hitting once again.
Makonova chipped in four more kills while Chankoumi had three kills off the bench.

Set 4 (CSUB, 25-22)