Friday, October 5
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-11, 2-3BWC
3
vs
2
UC Davis
9-8, 1-4BWC
1
2
3
4
5
F
UC Davis
27
25
16
18
13
2
CSUN
25
13
25
25
15
3
Team Stats
UCD
CSUN
Kills
50
58
Errors
30
25
Attempts
164
165
Hitting %
.122
.200
Points
67.0
74.0
Assists
47
53
Aces
6
5
Blocks
11.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
DS/L
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S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballPhoto by: Shae Hammond
Matadors Storm Back to Top UC Davis in Five Sets
10/5/2018 10:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Women's Volleyball team picked up an important Big West Conference home win Friday night as Matadors stormed back from a two-set deficit to knock off UC Davis 3-2 at The Matadome.
With the 25-27, 13-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-13 come-from-behind win, CSUN improves to 6-11 overall and 2-3 in the Big West. The visiting Aggies slip to 9-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 22 kills, hitting .264 on a team-high 53 attacks. The senior from Rancho Cucamonga also added 13 digs for her fourth double-double this season and 22nd of her CSUN career.
• Senior libero Kristey Markle scooped up a season-high and match-high 26 digs which was a single dig off her career-high.
• Freshman Nicole Nevarez added 13 kills on .312 hitting, her best kill total since putting down 15 kills against Utah State on Aug. 25.
• Junior middle blocker Brianna Johnson chipped in eight kills on 17 errorless swings to hit .471 while fellow middle Morgan Salone added seven kills and seven blocks.
• Setters Erin Indermill (25 assists, 9 digs) and Kamalu Makekau-Whittaker (24 assists, 4 digs) combined for 49 assists and three aces.
• As a team, the Matadors hit .200 (58-25-165) in the win while UC Davis connected at a .122 clip (50-30-164).Â
• The Aggies' Emily Allen was the lone UC Davis hitter in double figures with 15 kills.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"You can win a match in a lot of different ways and this was a different way that you don't sign up for. I like the fact that we were gritty down the stretch and fought all the way. We still have some things to work on but overall I thought it was a great night. Nicole did a very nice job on the left side, Aeryn kind of does what she does, Nada (Dragovic) passed extremely well and our middles got involved a ton. Lots of good stuff tonight including some timely aces, good win."Â
SET 1
The visiting Aggies led by two several times in the early going before extending the lead to 12-9 when Nevarez's attack was stuffed by the UCD block. After an Aggie hitting error, UC Davis pushed the lead to 14-10 following a solo block. CSUN then engineered a 6-1 run to wrestle back the lead 16-15. Indermill was whistled for a setting error capping a 4-1 Aggie run which put the visitors back in front 19-17. The teams traded sideouts until Salone's kill set the Matadors up with set point at 24-23. After UCD saved one set point, Owens' kill gave CSUN another chance at 25-24 but the visitors claimed the ensuing three points to take the set 27-25.Â
SET 2
The Aggies out-hit the Matadors .219 to .000 in the frame and took a commanding lead in the match by running away with the 25-13 win. After leading 14-7, UCD extended the lead to 23-11 and were never threatened.
SET 3
Needing to win out, CSUN bolted to a 5-1 lead and led by as many as seven (11-4) following a Johnson kill. A 4-1 Matador run boosted the lead to double digits (15-5) when Owens posted her first ace. Still leading by 10 at 18-8, the Matadors watched as the visitors scored six unanswered points to get within four (18-14). But kills from Owens and Indermill, along with a Johnson/Owens block, pushed the lead back to 23-15 and a UC Davis hitting error on set point cut the Aggie lead to 2-1.Â
SET 4
After the two teams played to a 10-10 tie, an Aggie hitting error propelled CSUNÂ on a 6-1 run that gave the Matadors a 16-11 cushion. A Nevarez kill gave the Matadors their largest lead at 20-12 and after UC Davis rallied late to pull within 24-18, Owens' kill sent the match to a fifth set.Â
SETÂ 5
The Matadors, 2-3 in five-set matches, surrendered the first two points before claiming five of the next six points to take a 5-3 lead. Following an Aggie timeout, UC Davis rallied behind a 5-1 run to open up an 8-6 lead. But a pair of Nevarez kills and a Salone solo stuff put CSUN back in front 9-8. An Aggie kill evened things at 9-9 and the set would be tied four more times, the last at 13-13 before kills from Owens and Johnson helped CSUN snap a three-match skid.
UP NEXT
CSUN completes its current two-match homestand Saturday as the Matadors host UC Irvine at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed live by the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health via Big West TV with Darren Preston handling the play-by-play.
#GoMatadors
With the 25-27, 13-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-13 come-from-behind win, CSUN improves to 6-11 overall and 2-3 in the Big West. The visiting Aggies slip to 9-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 22 kills, hitting .264 on a team-high 53 attacks. The senior from Rancho Cucamonga also added 13 digs for her fourth double-double this season and 22nd of her CSUN career.
• Senior libero Kristey Markle scooped up a season-high and match-high 26 digs which was a single dig off her career-high.
• Freshman Nicole Nevarez added 13 kills on .312 hitting, her best kill total since putting down 15 kills against Utah State on Aug. 25.
• Junior middle blocker Brianna Johnson chipped in eight kills on 17 errorless swings to hit .471 while fellow middle Morgan Salone added seven kills and seven blocks.
• Setters Erin Indermill (25 assists, 9 digs) and Kamalu Makekau-Whittaker (24 assists, 4 digs) combined for 49 assists and three aces.
• As a team, the Matadors hit .200 (58-25-165) in the win while UC Davis connected at a .122 clip (50-30-164).Â
• The Aggies' Emily Allen was the lone UC Davis hitter in double figures with 15 kills.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"You can win a match in a lot of different ways and this was a different way that you don't sign up for. I like the fact that we were gritty down the stretch and fought all the way. We still have some things to work on but overall I thought it was a great night. Nicole did a very nice job on the left side, Aeryn kind of does what she does, Nada (Dragovic) passed extremely well and our middles got involved a ton. Lots of good stuff tonight including some timely aces, good win."Â
SET 1
The visiting Aggies led by two several times in the early going before extending the lead to 12-9 when Nevarez's attack was stuffed by the UCD block. After an Aggie hitting error, UC Davis pushed the lead to 14-10 following a solo block. CSUN then engineered a 6-1 run to wrestle back the lead 16-15. Indermill was whistled for a setting error capping a 4-1 Aggie run which put the visitors back in front 19-17. The teams traded sideouts until Salone's kill set the Matadors up with set point at 24-23. After UCD saved one set point, Owens' kill gave CSUN another chance at 25-24 but the visitors claimed the ensuing three points to take the set 27-25.Â
SET 2
The Aggies out-hit the Matadors .219 to .000 in the frame and took a commanding lead in the match by running away with the 25-13 win. After leading 14-7, UCD extended the lead to 23-11 and were never threatened.
SET 3
Needing to win out, CSUN bolted to a 5-1 lead and led by as many as seven (11-4) following a Johnson kill. A 4-1 Matador run boosted the lead to double digits (15-5) when Owens posted her first ace. Still leading by 10 at 18-8, the Matadors watched as the visitors scored six unanswered points to get within four (18-14). But kills from Owens and Indermill, along with a Johnson/Owens block, pushed the lead back to 23-15 and a UC Davis hitting error on set point cut the Aggie lead to 2-1.Â
SET 4
After the two teams played to a 10-10 tie, an Aggie hitting error propelled CSUNÂ on a 6-1 run that gave the Matadors a 16-11 cushion. A Nevarez kill gave the Matadors their largest lead at 20-12 and after UC Davis rallied late to pull within 24-18, Owens' kill sent the match to a fifth set.Â
SETÂ 5
The Matadors, 2-3 in five-set matches, surrendered the first two points before claiming five of the next six points to take a 5-3 lead. Following an Aggie timeout, UC Davis rallied behind a 5-1 run to open up an 8-6 lead. But a pair of Nevarez kills and a Salone solo stuff put CSUN back in front 9-8. An Aggie kill evened things at 9-9 and the set would be tied four more times, the last at 13-13 before kills from Owens and Johnson helped CSUN snap a three-match skid.
UP NEXT
CSUN completes its current two-match homestand Saturday as the Matadors host UC Irvine at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed live by the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health via Big West TV with Darren Preston handling the play-by-play.
#GoMatadors
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