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Matadors Drop Matches to No. 7 Pacific and No. 5 Long Beach State
3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - The CSUN Sand Volleyball team faced the daunting task of playing a pair of top-10 ranked opponents on the road and the Matadors were blanked by both Pacific and Long Beach Thursday afternoon.
CSUN opened with No. 7 Pacific and the Matadors fell in all five matches with the No. 1 match going extra points in each set. Casey Hinger and Kelcie Randazzo pushed the Tigers' No. 1 team of Lexi Elman and Kat Schulz before falling 22-20, 26-28, 16-14. Randazzo had 24 kills while Hinger hit .519 on 27 swings in the loss.
The remaining four matches all went to Pacific in straight sets as the Tigers' Megan Birch and Anne-Sophie Bauer defeated Mahina Haina and Katie Sato in the No. 2 match 21-14, 21-19. Julie Haake and Nicolette Pinkney fell to Mia Feiner and Gillian Howard in the No. 3 match 21-12, 21-15, Cieana Stinson and Stephanie Serna lost at No. 4 to Alicja Wilk and Kimmy Whitson 21-11, 21-19 and Nada Dragovic and Alia Casino lost to Taylor Poncetta and Andie Shelton, 21-16, 21-15 at No. 5.
Looking to salvage a split on the day, CSUN fell 5-0 to the fifth-ranked 49ers and dropped to 2-4 on the season.
Hinger and Randazzo again made things difficult for their opponent at No. 1 as the CSUN duo pushed Delainey Aigmer-Swesey and Chelsea Cabrajac to three sets before falling 20-22, 21-15, 15-9. Hinger had 18 kills and a pair of aces against the 49ers as the CSUN duo had their season record leveled at 3-3.
At No. 2, Haina and Sato fell in quick order to the LBSU duo of Tyler Jackson and Anete Brinke 21-10, 21-12. In the No. 3 match, Haake and Pinkney forced Bre Mackie and Jenelle Hudson to three sets after winning the opening set 21-14. Long Beach claimed the second set 21-18 before Haake and Pinkney came up just short in the final set 15-13. Haake had 16 kills and one ace for the Matadors while Pinkney had 11 kills and a pair of aces.
The hosts dominated the No. 4 and No. 5 matches as Andrea McHugh and Ciana Wagner handled Stinson and Serna 21-13, 21-7 and Rachel Nieto and Sammee Thomas swept Dragovic and Casino 21-17, 21-8.
The Matadors return home next Thursday, Mar. 19 as CSUN hosts CSU Bakersfield at the Matador Sand Volleyball Facility at 2 p.m.
No. 7 Pacific 5, CSUN 0 - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - Long Beach, Calif.
No. 1. Lexi Elman/Kat Schulz (PAC) def. Casey Hinger/Kelcie Randazzo (CSUN), 22-20, 26-28, 16-14
No. 2. Megan Birch/Anne-Sophie Bauer (PAC) def. Mahina Haina/Katie Sato (CSUN), 21-14, 21-19
No. 3. Mia Feiner/Gillian Howard (PAC) def. Julie Haake/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN), 21-12, 21-15
No. 4. Alicja Wilk/Kimmy Whitson (PAC) def. Cieana Stinson/Stephanie Serna (CSUN), 21-11, 21-19
No. 5. Taylor Poncetta/Andie Shelton (PAC) def. Nada Dragovic/Alia Casino (CSUN), 21-16, 21-15
Order of finish: 4,5,3,2,1
No. 5 Long Beach State 5, CSUN 0 - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - Long Beach, Calif.
No. 1. Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac (LBSU) def. Casey Hinger/Kelcie Randazzo (CSUN), 20-22, 21-15, 15-9
No. 2. Tyler Jackson/Anete Brinke (LBSU) def. Mahina Haina/Katie Sato (CSUN), 21-10, 21-12
No. 3. Bre Mackie/Jenelle Hudson (LBSU) def. Julie Haake/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN), 14-21, 21-18, 15-13
No. 4. Andrea McHugh/Ciana Wagner (LBSU) def. Cieana Stinson/Stephanie Serna (CSUN), 21-13, 21-7
No. 5. Rachel Nieto/Sammee Thomas (LBSU) def. Nada Dragovic/Alia Casino (CSUN), 21-17, 21-8
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