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Junior Megan Klavitter recorded a career-best 32 digs tonight against Colgate
0
Chicago State CSU 0-1
3
Winner California CAL 1-0
Chicago State CSU
0-1
0
Final
3
California CAL
1-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Chicago State CSU 23 15 18 (0)
California CAL 25 25 25 (3)
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Winner COLGATE COLGATE 2-0
2
Chicago State CSU 0-2
Winner
COLGATE COLGATE
2-0
3
Final
2
Chicago State CSU
0-2
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
COLGATE COLGATE 23 25 20 25 15 (3)
Chicago State CSU 25 18 25 15 12 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Volleyball Drops Two to Open Cal Molten Classic

BERKELEY, Calif. – The Chicago State volleyball team opened its 2018 season here today at the Cal Molten Classic, hosted by California at Haas Pavilion. CSU fell to the host Golden Bears, 3-0, in its first match of the day then dropped a 3-2 decision to Colgate in the nightcap.
 
Down 21-12 in the first set, the Green and White bounced back with an 11-3 scoring run to pull within a point at 24-23 before the Golden Bears posted a kill to close the set. Cal then sealed the victory after claiming the last two sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-18.
 
Junior Megan Klavitter (Fenton, Mich./Linden) led CSU with a match-leading 17 digs while sophomore Lacee Adams (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) dished out 15 assists. Three players recorded seven kills in the contest for the Cougars in senior Gabby Pearl (Farmer City, IL/Blue Ridge), and juniors Beatriz Palmieri (Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil/Professora Carlina Cacapava de Mello) and Kirah Williams-Shephard (Toronto, Canada/L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute).
 
Isabel Potter and Bailee Huizenga paced Cal with match highs of 17 assists and 13 kills, respectively.
 
In the second match of the day, the Raiders took a 10-5 lead on a CSU attack error before the Cougars went on a 18-11 drive to capture a 23-21 on a kill by senior Lauryn Dela Cruz (Provo, Utah/Timpview). After Colgate tied the score at 23 apiece, Dela Cruz recorded another kill and Adams posted a service ace have the Green and White a 1-0 advantage.
 
The second set saw Colgate open with a 7-1 lead, but Chicago State tied the set at 12-12 on a kill from Dela Cruz which capped an 11-5 run. The Raiders finished the set by scoring 13 of the final 19 points played to send the match into intermission tied at 1-1.
 
Seven ties and three lead changes dictated the third set before the Cougars broke a 17-17 tie with a quick 8-3 scoring run to post a 2-1 advantage.
 
Colgate began the fourth set with a 11-3 lead thanks to a kill from Jaelah Hutchinson then CSU recorded a 14-6 scoring run that sliced its deficit 17-15 which ended a kill by junior Alexandria Cliff (Manitowoc, Wis./Roncalli). The Raiders bounced back with eight unanswered points to close the set and send the match to a deciding fifth set.
 
CSU started the fifth set with a 3-1 advantage thanks to a Dela Cruz kill and a service ace from junior Beatriz Palmieri (Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil/Professora Carlina Cacapava de Mello). A quick 7-4 run helped the Raiders even the score at 8-8 on a Cougar hitting error, but Williams-Shephard and Palmieri each posted a kill to help the Green and White regain the lead at 10-8. Colgate responded by scoring seven of the set's final nine points to win the match which included Alli Lowe posting kills on the last two points.
 
Klavitter produced a career-high 32 digs to lead CSU while four Cougars also recorded double-doubles in the match. Dela Cruz produced a match-high 19 kills and 15 digs, Adams produced 29 assists and 10 digs, senior Ludmila Bomfim (Belo-Horizonte Minas Gerais, Brazil/Escola Estadual Pedro II) tallied career highs of 22 assists and 10 digs, and Palmieri finished the match with 12 kills and 10 digs.
 
Lowe tied with match high honors with 19 kills to pace Colgate (2-0).
 
The Cougars (0-2) close out the tournament tomorrow afternoon against Rutgers (0-2) with the first serve set for 1 p.m.
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