CSUN Drops 3-1 Decision on the Road at Long Beach State

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Junior Aeryn Owens matched her career-high with 30 kills but the Long Beach State 49ers held off CSUN in four sets (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21) Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid.

CSUN (12-15, 6-9 Big West) had a sizable 61-45 advantage in kills as Owens and senior Rachel Diaz combined for 40 of the Matadors' 61 kills. Owens hit an impressive .390 on 59 attacks as Lauren Conati registered 49 assists.

Led by senior Katie Sato's match-high 23 digs, CSUN had 60 team digs to 47 for Long Beach but the 49ers win the battle at the net with 13.0 team blocks to the Matadors' 7.0. Sato's total was her best total since posting a career-high 26 digs against Pepperdine on Sept. 1.

The hosts, who out-hit CSUN .270-.222, also out-aced the Matadors 7-3. CSUN committed 14 service errors

The Matadors bolted out to a 10-2 lead in set one and then held on after the 49ers closed to within 18-16. After an Owens kill set CSUN up with set point, Long Beach saved one set point before Nickeisha Williams connected sending the Matadors to the 25-22 win.

CSUN then hit .189 in dropping the second set but hit .400 without a single hitting error in set three, but lost 25-21. Set four went to the hosts by the same 25-21 score as the Matadors came away empty in the Walter Pyramid for the fourth straight match.

Hailey Harward led Long Beach (10-19, 7-9) with 15 kills on .438 hitting.

CSUN closes the 2017 season Tuesday as the Matadors travel to UC Riverside for a 7 p.m. first serve.

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CSUN Drops 3-1 Decision on the Road at Long Beach State

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Team Stats

Aeryn Owens

Rachel Diaz

Morgan Salone

Nickeisha Williams

Players Mentioned

Lauren Conati

Rachel Diaz

Katie Sato