MERCED, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt volleyball captured the opening two sets and regrouped in the deciding frame to defeat UC Merced 3-2 Saturday night at Greg and Cathie Hostetler Court.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lumberjacks earned the victory by set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 16-25, 19-25 and 15-12, improving to 10-9 overall.
Humboldt opened the match with one of its strongest offensive sets of the night, recording 15 kills while hitting .375. The Lumberjacks followed with another 15 kills in the second frame to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
UC Merced responded by hitting .455 in the third set before taking the fourth to force a decisive fifth frame.
The Lumberjacks regained their efficiency when it mattered most, posting eight kills with only two errors for a .375 hitting percentage in the fifth set. Humboldt closed the match with a 15-12 victory to secure its second five-set win over UC Merced this season.
Addison Bookstaber led Humboldt with 18 kills on a .282 hitting percentage and added seven digs and three block assists.
Graysen Trupp followed with 16 kills, four digs and a service ace.
Phoebe Bland provided an efficient performance in the middle, recording seven kills on 10 attacks for a .500 hitting percentage while adding four block assists.
Tatyana Jennings contributed six kills, seven digs, two solo blocks and an ace.
Claire Crawford finished with 23 assists and a team-high 14 digs, while
Brielle Wilson added 21 assists, five digs and two aces.
Emma Fauth recorded nine digs and a match-high three service aces, and
Kendall Fenstermacher added 11 digs.
Humboldt finished with 59 kills, eight service aces, 67 digs and 10 total blocks. The Lumberjacks held UC Merced to six blocks and closed the match with a .216 hitting percentage.
UP NEXT
The Lumberjacks will continue their road trip Friday, Oct. 30, when they face Cal State Los Angeles at 5 p.m. inside the Cal State LA Gymnasium.
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