Friday, October 19
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-14, 2-6BWC
0
vs
3
Cal Poly
18-1, 8-0BWC
1
2
3
F
Cal Poly
29
25
25
3
CSUN
27
14
17
0
Team Stats
CP
CSUN
Kills
43
42
Errors
8
14
Attempts
88
98
Hitting %
.398
.286
Points
57.0
51.0
Assists
43
40
Aces
10
4
Blocks
4.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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MB
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Photo by: Samuel Ware
12th-Ranked Cal Poly Downs Matadors, 3-0
10/19/2018 9:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The 12th-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs won a tightly contested opening set on their way to a 3-0 victory over the CSUN Matadors in a Big West Conference match Friday night in The Matadome.
The 29-27, 25-14, 25-17 loss drops CSUN to 6-14 overall and 2-6 in the Big West. The visiting Mustangs win their 17th straight to improve to 18-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led CSUN with 19 kills, hitting .293 on a team-high 41 attacks. The senior from Rancho Cucamonga added eight digs and one ace.
• Junior Brianna Johnson added seven kills (.427) and two blocks while freshman Lexi McLeod chipped in six kills on .364 hitting, her best hitting clip since hitting .471 against Cal State Fullerton (9/18).
• Cal Poly, the conference's top hitting team, hit .398 (43-8-88) while the Matadors hit a solid .286 (42-14-98)
• Torrey Van Winden led the Mustangs with a match-high 20 kills, hitting .576 on 33 swings.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"I think what's happening is we're putting ourselves in position to win sets and win matches but we just need to mentally tougher down the stretch. We need to learn how to stay within ourselves and stay in the moment. I think we're playing decent volleyball right now but we need to be able to finish sets and finish matches."Â
SET 1
The two teams stayed even until the visitors used a 3-0 run to snap a 7-7 tie. Cal Poly still led by three at 12-9 when the Matadors answered with four straight points to take a 13-12 lead following a Johnson-Nicole Nevarez block. A Nevarez kill boosted the lead to three (16-13) and CSUN would ultimately lead by five (19-14) after a Morgan Salone kill. A 4-0 Cal Poly run cut the lead to one before a Nada Dragovic kill kept the Matador lead at two.
A Mustang service error maintained a 22-20 CSUN lead when Cal Poly put together a 4-1 run to earn its first set point at 24-23. The Matadors saved a pair of set points (24-23, 25-24) when Kristey Markle served an ace giving CSUN set point at 26-25. But consecutive Matador hitting errors gave the visitors their third set point at 27-26. McLeod saved one final set point before a CSUN service error and a Van Winden kill gave Cal Poly the 29-27 win. Â
SET 2
The Matadors were out-hit .364 to .217 in the set two and after leading very early on, the Mustangs had control of the set by the midpoint. Leading 9-6, Cal Poly dominated the next 14 points to open up a 21-8 lead and would lead by double digits throughout.
SET 3
The Matadors turned their hitting around in set three, hitting .324 while the Mustangs connected at a match-high .467 clip to take a 3-0 win. Leading 14-12, Cal Poly outscored the Matadors 4-2 to open up an 18-14 cushion. CSUNÂ got a kill from Owens on the next point to get within 18-15 but would get closer the rest of the set.Â
UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude a quick two-match homestand Saturday as CSUN welcomes UC Santa Barbara to The Matadome at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
The 29-27, 25-14, 25-17 loss drops CSUN to 6-14 overall and 2-6 in the Big West. The visiting Mustangs win their 17th straight to improve to 18-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led CSUN with 19 kills, hitting .293 on a team-high 41 attacks. The senior from Rancho Cucamonga added eight digs and one ace.
• Junior Brianna Johnson added seven kills (.427) and two blocks while freshman Lexi McLeod chipped in six kills on .364 hitting, her best hitting clip since hitting .471 against Cal State Fullerton (9/18).
• Cal Poly, the conference's top hitting team, hit .398 (43-8-88) while the Matadors hit a solid .286 (42-14-98)
• Torrey Van Winden led the Mustangs with a match-high 20 kills, hitting .576 on 33 swings.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"I think what's happening is we're putting ourselves in position to win sets and win matches but we just need to mentally tougher down the stretch. We need to learn how to stay within ourselves and stay in the moment. I think we're playing decent volleyball right now but we need to be able to finish sets and finish matches."Â
SET 1
The two teams stayed even until the visitors used a 3-0 run to snap a 7-7 tie. Cal Poly still led by three at 12-9 when the Matadors answered with four straight points to take a 13-12 lead following a Johnson-Nicole Nevarez block. A Nevarez kill boosted the lead to three (16-13) and CSUN would ultimately lead by five (19-14) after a Morgan Salone kill. A 4-0 Cal Poly run cut the lead to one before a Nada Dragovic kill kept the Matador lead at two.
A Mustang service error maintained a 22-20 CSUN lead when Cal Poly put together a 4-1 run to earn its first set point at 24-23. The Matadors saved a pair of set points (24-23, 25-24) when Kristey Markle served an ace giving CSUN set point at 26-25. But consecutive Matador hitting errors gave the visitors their third set point at 27-26. McLeod saved one final set point before a CSUN service error and a Van Winden kill gave Cal Poly the 29-27 win. Â
SET 2
The Matadors were out-hit .364 to .217 in the set two and after leading very early on, the Mustangs had control of the set by the midpoint. Leading 9-6, Cal Poly dominated the next 14 points to open up a 21-8 lead and would lead by double digits throughout.
SET 3
The Matadors turned their hitting around in set three, hitting .324 while the Mustangs connected at a match-high .467 clip to take a 3-0 win. Leading 14-12, Cal Poly outscored the Matadors 4-2 to open up an 18-14 cushion. CSUNÂ got a kill from Owens on the next point to get within 18-15 but would get closer the rest of the set.Â
UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude a quick two-match homestand Saturday as CSUN welcomes UC Santa Barbara to The Matadome at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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