Cal State Fullerton senior outside hitter Lauren Goins smashed a match-high
16 kills and the Titans served up 14 aces on the night as host Fullerton
opened the 2004 Four Points Sheraton Titan Classic with a 3-0 (30-13,
30-21, 30-14) victory over Providence College on Friday night at Titan
Gym.
The Titans improved to 4-1 overall on the season while the Friars fell
to 1-5 overall.
Three Titans had four aces on the night as Carley Dial, Sarah Morrison,
and Jenna Carney all contributed from the service line. Morrison served
the Titans to seven consecutive points in game one while Carney took over
in games two and three, serving five consecutive points in game two to
reach game point and then serving 15 of the Titans' final 16 points in
game three.
Fullerton hit .286 for the match – including a .370 clip in game
one. Providence, on the other hand, hit -.011 for the match.
The Friars were led by Ayana Cadres' 10 kills.
The Titans were also strong at the net, outblocking Providence 15-8, including
nine blocks by senior Tiffany Dolven – three of those solo blocks.
In earlier action... San Jose State had four players with 10 or more kills as the Spartans
rebounded from a 2-1 deficit to down Idaho State in five games by the
scores of 28-30, 30-24, 29-31, 30-18, 17-15.
SJSU improved to 4-0 overall on the season while Idaho State fell to 2-5.
Sarah Christensen led San Jose State with 21 kills and 14 digs. Carrie
Nash (16 kills, 18 digs), Dana Rudd (15 kills), and Jennifer Senftleben
(14 kills) also contributed mightily to the comeback.
The Bengals were led by Nikki Randall's match-high 24 kills and 13 digs.
Ali Gorny added 21 kills and 15 digs in the loss for Idaho State.
Tournament action continues on Saturday with four matches beginning at
10 a.m. Cal State Fullerton will meet San Jose State in the first match
of the day and will meet Idaho State in the night cap at 7:30 p.m.
