CSUB 3, Lamar 0<\/p>\n
Da Cruz served two aces as CSUB opened the first set with four straight points, but the frame featured 11 ties. Lamar reached set point leading 24-22 before the `Runners saved two set points and scored three straight to move ahead 25-24. After Lamar tied again, CSUB won the final two rallies to seal the opening set, 27-25.<\/p>\n
CSUB never trailed in the second. The `Runners opened 3-0 and later used a 4-0 run to stretch a 13-9 advantage to 17-9. Lamar trimmed the margin to 23-19 late, but CSUB claimed the final two points, clinching the set on a Yanik-Bacchin block.<\/p>\n
Lamar built an 11-6 lead in the third before CSUB scored seven of the next nine points to tie the set at 13. The `Runners later led 21-17, but Lamar answered with four straight to draw even. CSUB closed the match with four unanswered points, including a Da Cruz ace and a block by Bacchin and Jordyn Waite-Ward<\/a>, while Lamar hit .024 with 11 attack errors in the set.<\/p>\n CSUB 1, North Texas 3<\/p>\n Coming off a 2025 season with a 21-9 record, North Texas built a 24-17 lead in the first set, but the `Runners reeled off eight unanswered points. Nele Broszat<\/a> served the final seven points of the surge, while Lima delivered five kills, turning seven North Texas set points into a 25-24 CSUB lead. After the score reached 28-28, the Mean Green won the final two rallies to clinch the marathon opening set.<\/p>\n North Texas opened the second set with five straight points. CSUB answered with a 5-0 run to trim a 9-2 deficit to 9-7, but the Mean Green later scored six straight to build a 23-12 advantage and went on to win the set.<\/p>\n