ARCATA — After taking the first set with an impressive effort, Humboldt State was unable to maintain, dropping a 18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-17 decision to Cal Poly Pomona in Saturday's California Collegiate Athletic Association volleyball match.
The loss drops HSU to 0-10 on the season and 0-5 in league games while Cal Poly Pomona improved to 4-6 and 2-4 in conference.
Three Broncos paced CPP's attack with double-digit kills. Lindsey Poulos and Diana Lake each contributed 15, and Taylr Kreutziger added 10 kills. Kelly Bonja was the team's leader, defensively, with 16 digs, and Lake added 15 to a well-rounded effort.
Oceana Matsubu was the lone Lumberjack to dent double digits, putting away 12 kills on the evening. Freshman libero
Brooke Ferguson had 12 digs and
Ashley Neale had 10 for the Jacks. Alison Drobish led all players with four blocks, helping HSU out-block the Broncos, 6-3.
The Jacks travel for a midweek match against Sonoma State on Wednesday befor returning home for a pair of weekend CCAA matches. They'll face Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and San Francisco State on Saturday, both matches beginning at 7 p.m. in Lumberjack Arena.
Cal Poly Pomona def. Humboldt State 18-25,25-22,25-17,25-17 Cal Poly Pomona (4-6, 2-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - POULOS, Lindsey 15-0-2; LAKE, Diana 15-0-0; KREUTZIGER, Taylr 10-2-1; LAGMAY, Karissa 9-1-0; McNEESE, Kristin 9-0-2; COLIN, Katie 2-1-1; HALL, Kellie 2-0-0; DOERNER, Jessica 2-0-0; KIDD, Jamie 1-0-0; NORIEGA, Erin 0-1-0; Totals 65-5-3.0. (Assists) - COLIN, Katie 49. (Dig leaders) - BONJA, Kelly 16; LAKE, Diana 15; KREUTZIGER, Taylr 8 Humboldt State (0-10, 0-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - MATSUBU, Oceana 12-2-0; KROEKER, Toni 7-0-2; MANUEL, Taylor 5-1-2; ARZADON, Joliann 4-0-1; DROBISH, Allison 4-0-4; NEALE, Ashley 1-0-1; McCRAY, Tiffany 1-0-0; KOTAS, Bailey 1-0-0; EATON, Noel 0-0-1; 10 0-0-1; FERGUSON, Brooke 0-3-0; Totals 35-6-6.0. (Assists) - ARZADON, Joliann 26. (Dig leaders) - FERGUSON, Brooke 12; NEALE, Ashley 10; ARZADON, Joliann 9 Site: Arcata, Calif. (Lumberjack Arena)
