Cougar Split Two Matches to End CSU VB Invite; Dela Cruz Named All-Tourney

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CHICAGO – Chicago State volleyball concluded the second day of its invitational today at the Jacoby Dickens Center with a split as it fell to Wright State by a 3-0 (21-25, 22-25, 23-25) margin before ending the weekend with a 3-2 (27-25, 20-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13) victory over Southeast Missouri State.
 
Junior Lauryn Dela Cruz (Provo, Utah/Timpview) paced the Cougars in the Wright State match with 21 kills, while fellow classmate Carmen Carvajal (Lugo, Spain/I.E.S Lucus Augusti) {15 digs, 11 kills} and freshman Lacee Adams (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) {27 assists, 13 digs } each recorded double-doubles.
 
Sophomore Megan Klavitter (Fenton, Mich./Linden) posted 25 digs for the Green and White.
 
Maddie Lohmeier and Katie Klusman led Wright State (6-7) with 33 assists and 14 kills, respectively.
 
The back and fourth Southeast Missouri match saw Dela Cruz set a new season high with 31 kills and added 22 digs for another double-double. Carvajal finished with 19 kills, while senior Paige Eyring (Mesa, Ariz./Mesa) added 14 kills and Adams dished out a match-best 56 assists.
 
The Redhawks (5-9) were paced by Krista Gearring's double-double 25 kills and 15 digs.
 
Dela Cruz was named to the all-tournament team along with Gearring, Louisiana's Stacey Reilly, Frankie Stribling of Eastern Michigan and Megan Hopkins from Wright State. The tournament MVP was Lohmeier after helping WSU capture the tournament title with a 3-0 record.
 
Up next for the Cougars is a matchup against CSU Bakersfield on Thursday night in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams at the JDC with a start time of 7 p.m.