After a near perfect start to their season on Friday<\/a>, the 49er women put on an impressive show against Missouri State (1-2) to remain perfect three games into the season, with a a 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-17 win on the second day of the Long Beach State Invitational.<\/p>\nCaitlin Ledoux added 10 kills and 18 digs to finish off a solid first weekend in a 49er uniform, while Cat Highmark had 12 kills and Nicole Vargas had her second double double of 48 assists and 11 digs. Iris Murray had 27 digs in a solid first weekend back from knee surgery, as the 49ers hit .389 in the final set and .203 for the match.<\/p>\n
Washington’s three straight kills closed out the match, at 23-15 in the fourth. LBSU built the lead from a assist at 15-12 and never looked back. A Highmark kill made it 20-15, before Washington took over to close it out. Washington and Highmark traded kills in game three to lead them to a 25-19 win. Highmark’s kills gave the 49ers a 21-17 and 23-18 advantage, while Washington’s kills made it 16-11 and 22-18.<\/p>\n
The 49ers evened the match at 25-20, as Highmark’s kill put the 49ers up 24-19 en route to the win. Ledoux scored a kill to give the 49ers a 21-18 lead as MSU was forced to use a timeout a play later, trailing by four. Eight straight points put the 49ers up 9-4 to start, before Highmark’s kill made it 16-12. MSU had closed to within 12-11 following their 11th block of the set.<\/p>\n
Missouri State won game one, 25-23, after the 49ers fought off four set points to close to within one on a Quincy Verdin kill. A slow start for the 49ers saw then trail 8-3 early, before Ledoux’s kill closed the gap to 17-14. LBSU hit just .093. The 49ers are next in action when they travel to Florida for three matches next weekend, beginning at Florida State on September 4.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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