SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The 2022 season opened for the Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team with two matches at the Cal State San Marcos Cougar Classic on Friday.
The Cardinals fell to No. 4 MSU-Denver in three sets (25-17, 25-21, 25-15) in the opener before topping the host team, CSUSM in four sets (23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22).
The split starts the season 1-1 for the Cardinals.
Against MSU-Denver:
- SVSU was led by Rylee Zimmer with 11 kills, six digs, and two total blocks.
- Peyton Gerstacker recorded 22 assists and six digs.
- Madison Thompson added eight kills.
- The Cardinals finished with .066 hitting percentage.
- Rylee Hladky led MSU-Denver with 11 kills, while Mikayla McClinton added nine kills.
- MSU-Denver finished with .272 hitting percentage.
Against Cal State San Marcos:
- Thompson led the SVSU offense with 13 kills.
- Zimmer finished with 12 kills, and a team-high 18 digs, to go along with six total blocks.
- Gerstacker recorded 44 assists, nine digs, and four kills.
- Sarah Veale and Makaylah Roberts each added nine kills.
- Kelsey Vittitow finished with 13 digs, while Elizabeth Bruschuk added 11.
- The Cardinals closed the match with a .197 hitting percentage.
- Sofia Hedqvist led CSUSM with 13 kills.
The Cardinals close play in California with two matches on Saturday starting against Biola University at 3 pm EST on Saturday.
