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Photo by: Jeff Golden
Matadors Claim Second Big West Win, 3-2 at UC Davis
9/24/2016 9:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
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NORTHRIDGE, CA - For the second straight season, the CSUN women's volleyball team opened conference play with wins over UC Irvine and UC Davis after the Matadors knocked off the Aggies in five sets Saturday night at the Pavilion on Davis.
CSUN, which also won in five in Irvine on Thursday, improves to 6-8 overall and 2-0 in the Big West with the win. The Matadors have now won a season-high three straight matches heading into their home opener Friday against UC Santa Barbara.
Aeryn Owens and Julie Haake combined for 39 of CSUN's 61 kills in the match as Owens pounded a career-high 24 on .357 hitting.
Owens took 64 swings in Thursday's win at UC Irvine and was called on for 56 attacks Saturday, committing just four hitting errors. The sophomore from Rancho Cucamonga also scooped up a career-high 17 digs for her second consecutive double-double.
Haake connected at a .351 clip on 37 swings and Melissa Eaglin chipped in eight kills on 10 errorless attacks. Junior setter Lauren Conati handed out 51 assists to go with nine digs as the Matadors hit a season-high .312 (61-11-160) as a team.
After the two teams battled to a 10-10 tie in the opening set, the hosts rolled off an 8-2 run to open up an 18-12 lead. After a Haake kill cut the Aggie lead to 21-15, UC Davis closed the set on a 4-1 run to claim the set 25-16.
CSUN got off to a solid start in set two as an Owens kill, followed by a Morgan Salone-Nada Dragovic block gave the Matadors an 11-6 lead. Salone and Dragovic teamed up again on a block and CSUN led 15-8 before extending the lead to 19-12 on a Conati kill.
The third set was also tight as the two teams forged a 19-19 tie when the Matadors rallied for the final six points, the last coming on a Dragovic kill, to take the frame 25-19.
UC Davis then out-hit CSUN .325 to .250 in winning the fourth set going away 25-18.
The Matadors bolted to a 3-0 lead in the fifth and would never trail. Eaglin's kill gave CSUN a 6-2 lead before another Haake kill extended the lead to 9-4. The leading by four at 12-8, the Aggies used a 3-1 run to pull within 13-11. Another Haake kill gave the Matadors set point at 14-11 when the hosts saved two set points before Haake's final kill gave CSUN the 15-13 win.
Lauren Matias led UC Davis (7-8, 0-2 Big West) with 17 kills on .262 hitting.
After 14 straight road matches, the Matadors finally open the 2016 home schedule this Friday, Sept 30 as CSUN hosts UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
CSUN
UCD
Kills
61
71
Errors
11
25
Attempts
160
178
Hitting %
.313
.258
Points
73.0
88.0
Assists
57
66
Aces
5
10
Blocks
7.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
24
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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