ST. GEORGE, Utah — The Chicago State women's volleyball team (14-7, 6-3 WAC) continued its historic season with a 3-0 sweep win over the Dixie State University Trailblazers.
With 14 wins, the Cougars have continued their scorching start, earning the program's most wins in the Division I era (which began in 1988).
Yanlis Feliz led the Cougars with 20 kills, her 30th consecutive match with 10 or more.
In the first set, an attack error by the Cougars gave the Trailblazers an early 1-0 lead, but the Cougars bounced back with a ferocious kill by none other than Feliz to tie it all up at 1-1.
The Cougars would ride on this early momentum and cruise their way to a highly dominant set win which was capped off by two continuous attacking errors by the trailblazers as the Cougars comfortably led 1-0 in sets overall with a set score of 25-16.
In the second set, the Trailblazers again came away with the first score after a stellar service ace by Lauren Mena, but the Cougars bounced back with a kill by Jaclyn Inclan.
The Cougars stayed on the attack but failed to gain any separation from Dixie State. This led to a 6-5 score with the Cougars only up one, when suddenly Ece Erol erupted with three stellar consecutive service aces, which helped the Cougars make a final push and closed out the set with another dominant kill from Nailah Jones and an identical dominant score as the first at 25-16.
A series sweep was then up for grabs heading into the third set, which the Cougars took the first point in and rode to dominate Dixie State with a final score of 25-18, sealing the series sweep off of an attack error by the Trailblazers at 3-0.
After Feliz's 20 kills, Jones registered 17 for the Cougars. Mesalina Severino also blocked two shots and posted a .667 hitting percentage.
The Cougars next face Utah Valley University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.
Follow the Cougars
For complete coverage of Chicago State University athletics, follow us on social media @ChiStateCougars (Twitter), @ChiStateCougars (Instagram), /ChiStateCougars (Facebook), or visit the official home of Chicago State athletics at GoCSUCougars.com.
