California State University at Northridge
Concordia-Irvine
Matadors Split a Pair vs. Concordia, Long Beach State
3/31/2016 12:38:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
The Matadors (2-9) opened the day in impressive fashion, taking all five pairs from visiting Concordia. The CSUN duo of Rachel Gam and Kristey Markle picked up the Matadors' first win of the day after sweeping Kyra Auten and Tristan Seif 21-13, 21-13. CSUN then claimed the No. 2 pair in the first wave as Julie Haake and Maddie Leiphardt topped Marissa Boyd and Amber Rose, 21-14, 23-21.
The Matadors continued to roll in the second wave of matches as Aeryn Owens and Erin Indermill clinched the win for CSUN by sweeping Maddy Deters and Livia Zolezzi 21-18, 21-18. The final two contests went the distance as Nada Dragovic and Kamden Maas rebounded after dropping the first set 21-13 in the No. 3 pair. The Matador duo won the second set handily 21-8 and then won the decidive third set 15-11.
In the final contest on center court, CSUN's Lauren Conati and Katie Sato held off the Eagles' Rachel Flynn and Kaila Ames in three sets, 21-15, 19-21, 15-10.
In the middle match, the 49ers defeated Concordia, 4-1.
Haake and Leiphardt picked up their second win of the day and the Matadors' lone tally against Long Beach State. In the No. 1 pair, the CSUN duo swept Morea Wagner and Zoyia Konstantopoulou by the identical scores of 21-16, 21-16.
The visiting 49ers took the first point in the No. 4 pair as Mykah Wilson and Ciana Wagner swept Dragovic and Maas, 21-10, 21-15. After dropping the first set 21-11, Conati and Sato won the second set 21-18 at No. 2 before Rachel Nieto and Nele Barber took the deciding set 15-8.
Long Beach then clinched the win in the No. 3 match as Samantha Thomas and Kobi Pekich handled Gam and Markle, 21-14, 21-17. The 49ers picked up their fourth win in the No. 5 pair as Ariana Garner and Peyton Grahovac swept Stork and Pinkney, 21-18, 21-8. The final contest of the day went to CSUN behind Haake and Leiphardt who improved to 3-8 on the season.
"Overall I thought it was a great day," said CSUN head coach Jeff Stork. "We had two different types of teams here in Concordia and Long Beach. The wind became a factor later in the day and Long Beach did a better job with the wind than we did. There were some tight sets that could have gone either way had we handled the win a little better, but t was a typical beach day as far as the weather goes."Â Â Â
CSUN heads back out on the road this weekend as the Matadors take on Cal Poly, San Francisco and Santa Clara Saturday in Santa Cruz.
Records: CSUN (2-8), Concordia (0-5)
No. 1 - Lauren Conati/Katie Sato (CSUN) d. Rachel Flynn/Kaila Ames (CU); 21-15, 19-21, 15-10
No. 2Â - Julie Haake/Maddie Leiphardt (CSUN) d. Marissa Boyd/Amber Rose (CU);Â 21-14, 23-21
No. 3 - Nada Dragovic/Kamden Maas (CSUN) d. Logan Grove/Kailey Dudevoir (CU); 13-21, 21-8, 15-11
No. 4Â - Rachel Gam/Kristey Markle (CSUN) d. Kyra Auten/Tristan Seif (CU); 21-13, 21-13
No. 5 - Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN) d. Maddy Deters/Olivia Zolezzi (CU); 21-18, 21-18
Order of finish: 4,2,5*,3,1
EXT - Nicolette Stork/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN) d. Ellie Ladensack/Eric Anthony (CU); 21-6, 22-20
Records: CSUN (2-9), No. 7 Long Beach State (7-6)
No. 1Â - Julie Haake/Maddie Leiphardt (CSUN) d. Morea Wagner/Zoyia Konstantopoulou (LBSU); 21-16, 21-16
No. 2 - Rachel Nieto/Nele Barber (LBSU) d. Lauren Conati/Katie Sato (CSUN); 21-11, 18-21, 15-8
No. 3 - Samantha Thomas/Kobi Pekich (LBSU) d. Rachel Gam/Kristey Markle (CSUN); 21-14, 21-17
No. 4Â - Mykah Wilson/Ciana Wagner (LBSU) d. Nada Dragovic/Kamden Maas (CSUN); 21-10, 21-15
No. 5 - Ariana Garner/Peyton Grahovac (LBSU) d. Nicoletta Stork/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN); 21-18, 21-8
Order of finish: 4,2,3*,5,1
EXT - Megan Kruidhof/Hannah Henriksen (LBSU) d. Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN); 15-21, 21-19, 15-11
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