Oct. 16, 2003

Final Stats

LOGAN, Utah - Senior middle blocker Erin Cartwright-Davis (Hyrum, Utah) recorded a career-high 33 kills and a career-high 25 digs to lead Utah State's women's volleyball team to a five-game win (30-25, 23-30, 31-33, 30-24, 15-12) over Cal State Fullerton here Thursday night. With the win, Utah State improves to 11-7 overall and 4-4 in the Big West Conference, while Cal State Fullerton falls to 7-13 on the season and 1-7 in league play with the loss.

Cartwright-Davis led the Aggies in the opening game with eight kills as Utah State built a six-point lead at 17-11 en route to the five-point win. USU hit a blistering .370 in the opening game, while Cal State Fullerton hit .256. Despite nine kills from Cartwright-Davis in game two, the Titans rallied from a five-point deficit (11-16) to score 19 of the final 26 points to even the match at one game apiece as they hit .367 in the game.

In game three, Utah State had a comfortable 21-17 advantage before Cal State Fullerton scored three straight points to get back into the contest. Utah State extended its lead back to four at 29-25 before the Titans rattled off five straight points to take a 30-29 lead. Fullerton then scored three of the final five points to take a two games to one lead.

Utah State rebounded in game four behind five kills apiece from Cartwright-Davis and freshman opposite side hitter Mari Ruddick (Canyon Country, Calif.) to notch the six point win. In game five, Cal State Fullerton had an 8-7 advantage before USU finished the match with an 8-4 run to record the win.

Ruddick also had an outstanding night for Utah State, recording career-highs in kills (24) and digs (13), while hitting .444 in the match. Sophomore middle blocker Ingrid Roth (Barrington, Ill.) added 10 kills and six blocks and hit .500, while sophomore opposite side hitter Zuzana Cernianska (Prague, Czech Republic) added 15 kills and nine digs. Junior setter Andrea Delsigne (Mission Viejo, Calif.) also recorded a career-high on the night with 73 assists.

As a team, Utah State hit .239 overall, while Cal State Fullerton hit .203. USU also recorded 29 more kills (92-63) and 24 more digs (103-79) in the match, while the Titans had seven more team blocks (14-7).

Utah State will return to action Sat., Oct. 18 against UC Riverside in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 7 p.m.

UTAH STATE 3, CS Fullerton 2USU 30  23  31  30  15UI  25  30  33  24  12