Matadors Ousted from Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament

First Round
Cal Poly 5, CSU Bakersfield 0
Sacramento State 3, CSUN 2
Second Round
Hawai'i 4, Cal Poly 1
Long Beach State 4, Sacramento State 1
Consolation Bracket
CSU Bakersfield 3, Sacramento State 2 (Sacramento State eliminated)
Cal Poly 5, CSUN 0 (CSUN eliminated)

Championship Semifinal
Hawai'i 3, Long Beach State 2
Consolation Quarterfinal
Cal Poly 5, CSU Bakersfield 0 (CSU Bakersfield eliminated)
Consolation Semifinal
Long Beach State 3, Cal Poly 2 (Cal Poly eliminated)
Championship Final
Hawai'i 4, Long Beach State 1

NORTHRIDGE, CA - The CSUN beach volleyball team suffered a pair of close losses Friday and were eliminated from the 2017 Big West Tournament at Pismo Beach.

The Matadors, seeded fourth, opened the tournament with a tight 3-2 loss to fifth-seed Sacramento State before falling 5-0 to third-seed Cal Poly in an elimination match.

In the morning match against the Hornets, CSUN picked up wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 matches but lost at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 which proved to be the final margin.

Julie Haake and Katie Sato pulled out a three set win in the No. 1 pair as the CSUN duo came back to win the final two sets to defeat Alexis Skalbeck and Brie Gathright 18-21, 21-19, 15-8. The other Matador win came from Aeryn Owens and Erin Indermill who swept Kennedy Kurtz and Sarah Davis by the score of 21-10, 21-16.

The three other matches went to Sacramento State with the Matadors' Kristey Markle and Autumn Russell battled in the No. 4 match before falling in three tough sets (22-20, 17-21, 15-11).

The Hornets swept the No. 2 match over Maddie Leiphardt and Nickeisha Williams (21-15, 21-15) and the No. 5 match over Nico Stork and Nicolette Pinkney (21-15, 22-20).

In an elimination match Friday afternoon, CSUN was blanked by Cal Poly as a trio of three-set decisions went to the Mustangs which proved to be the difference.

Both Haake and Sato at No. 1 and Stork and Pinkney at No. 5 fell by the score of 16-14 in the decisive third set. Owens and Indermill also came up just short in the No. 3 match, falling by the score of 15-13 in the third.

Cal Poly won 21-6, 21-12 at No. 2 and 21-14, 21-16 at No. 4.

CSUN finishes its fourth season of beach volleyball with an overall record of 6-12.

Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament
No. 4 seed CSUN vs. No. 5 seed Sacramento State
Apr. 28, 2017 at Pismo Beach, CA

Doubles competition

1. Katie Sato/Julie Haake (CSUN) def. Lexie Skalbeck/Brie Gathright (SAC) 18-21, 21-19, 15-8

2. Morgan Stanley/Madeline Cannon (SAC) def. Nickeisha Williams/Maddie Leiphardt (CSUN) 21-15, 21-15

3. Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN) def. Kennedy Kurtz/Sarah Davis (SAC) 21-10, 21-16

4. Lana Brown/Hannah Meadows (SAC) def. Kristey Markle/Autumn Russell (CSUN) 22-20, 17-21, 15-11

5. Courtney Dietrich/Brigitte Murdock (SAC) def. Nico Stark/Nic Pinkney (CSUN) 21-15, 22-20

Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament
No. 4 seed CSUN vs. No. 3 seed Cal Poly
Apr. 28, 2017 at Pismo Beach, CA

Doubles competition

1. Emily Sonny/Hannah Hubbard (CP) def. Katie Sato/Julie Haake (CSUN) 19-21, 21-12, 16-14

2. Adlee Van Winden/Taylor Nelson (CP) def. Nickeisha Williams/Maddie Leiphardt (CSUN) 21-6, 21-12

3. Raenn Greisen/Holland Boege (CP) def. Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN) 21-13, 17-21, 15-13

4. Savannah Niemen/Anna Gorman (CP) def. Kristey Markle/Autumn Russell (CSUN) 21-14, 21-16

5. Dora Beillin/Brayden Gruenewald (CP) def. Nico Stark/Nic Pinkney (CSUN) 21-15, 19-21, 16-14

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Matadors Ousted from Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament

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