FULLERTON, Calif.--- Cal State Fullerton is set to play its first match as a unit in 2017, as the Titans will take on LMU, Tuesday at 3 pm PT in a closed-door scrimmage inside Gersten Pavilion.
This will be Fullerton's fist chance to compete as a unit before it returns home for its Orange/Blue Scrimmage on Saturday at 1 pm PT. The Titans have a veteran led squad, as Fullerton returns 10 athletes from last year's team, including three seniors and six juniors.
Junior outside hitter Shimen Fayad returns after earning Big West Honorable Mention honors last season.
The native of Victoria, B.C., led the Titans and ranked ninth in the Big West averaging 3.17 kills per game. In addition, Fayad's 0.27 service aces per set led Fullerton and ranked eighth in the league.
She led Fullerton with 14 double-doubles during the season.
Fayad played in 104 of 106 sets during the year, and finished second on the squad with 302 digs while adding 63 blocks.
The Titans also sport a group of seven newcomers, who will look to inject life into a program already on the upswing under third year head coach Ashley Preston, producing a six-game improvement from a year ago.
LMU is coming off a 2016 season where the Lions finished 19-11 overall and 10-8 in the West Coast Conference.
Fullerton opens up the regular season with the Titan Tournament, where the Titans will host Fairleigh Dickinson, Drake and Bryant on August 25th and 26th. CSF will open up with Fairleigh Dickinson at 11 am PT.
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