Volleyball Splits the Day

San Bernardino, CA-

Cowgirls vs Cal. State San Marcos.

Sadly it was another loss for the Cowgirls this afternoon against CSU-SM (1-3)

Bringing NMHU to (1-2) and CSU-SM to (2-3).

Cowgirls did well the first set (25-22). Towards the end of the set the girls had a 7 point streak bringing them from 18 to 25.

Cowgirls also did well the 2^nd set (25-17) with a few point streaks, the biggest being 4.

It was a close 3^rd set but our girls fell behind two points (28-30).

The 4^th set went to our girls (25-20)

Cowgirls vs. Cal. State Easy Bay

The second match of the day went much better for your Cowgirls as they wont he match 3-1.

In the first set, the Cowgirls came out on all cylinders.  The Cowgirls scored 16 of the first 21-point in the game.  The Cowgirls cruised to a 25-13 set win.
 
The Pioneers made the second set more difficult for the Cowgirls. The Pioneers were leading 6-5 when the Cowgirls went on a 4-point run started by a kill from Makeda Pelle, who ended the match with 2 kills. After some back and forth scoring  the Pioneers went on 5-point run, including 2 errors from the Cowgirls., that tied the game at 15.  The Cowgirls went onto win the set 25-22.
 
The Pioneers came together in the 3^rd set.  The Pioneers won 10 of the first 15 points. The Cowgirl's tried to come back with a couple 3 point runs but the set fell through their hands by a score of 25-22
 
The Cowgirls and Pioneers played another tight set that went back and forth.  The longest point streak between the two teams lasted just 3 points.  The score never got more than 3 point apart at any point in the set.  The Cowgirls won the match 25-23 which gave them the match.

Stat leaders for the Cowgirls against East Bay:
 
Kills:    Shayli Schulz-18
            Andrea Nunez-14
            Tianna Matthews-11
 
Digs:    Miranda Arredondo-14
            Andrea Nunez-9
            Shayli Schulz-8


Thoughts from Coach Bryan Crawford:

"Today was a challenging day for the team. We struggled to get all of the players on the same page executing the same game plan. Several players stepped up to keep the team competitive. Talise Babbitt was very strong offensively throughout the two matches today. The 2nd match of the day was a strong attacking game for many of the girls, but we struggled defensively. Tomorrow we hope to piece those 2 aspects of our game together (offense & defense) in the same match!"

 
The Cowgirls will play their last game in California  against Cal Poly Pomona tomorrow at 11 am. Live stats will be available.