Saturday, March 31
Santa Barbara, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
13-8, 3-3Big West
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UC Santa Barbara
10-9, 3-3Big West
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CSUN
21
23
25
17
1
UC Santa Barbara
25
25
19
25
3
Team Stats
CSUN
UCSB
Kills
46
45
Errors
19
24
Attempts
117
121
Hitting %
.231
.174
Points
57.5
66.0
Assists
42
41
Aces
1
9
Blocks
10.5
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Samuel Ware
Matadors Drop Four-Setter at No. 11 UC Santa Barbara
3/31/2018 9:24:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - One night after defeating UC Santa Barbara in four sets, No. 8 CSUN had the tables turned by the 11th-ranked Gauchos on Saturday as they held off the Matadors in four sets (25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17) at Rob Gym.
The UCSB win snapped CSUN's five-match winning streak and tightened up the Big West standings as the Matadors and Gauchos are now tied with UC Irvine and Hawai'i (which plays later on Saturday) at 3-3.
After CSUNÂ out-hit the Gauchos .218-.212 in Friday's 3-1 win at The Matadome, the Matadors out-hit UCSB by the margin of .231-.174 on Saturday but came out on the short end of the four-set decision. CSUNÂ didn't help themselves from the service line, committing 19 service errors while serving a single ace by Schylar Lillethorup.
A trio of Matador hitters reached double figures in kills, led by Dimitar Kalchev and Maciej Ptaszynski with 11 each. Senior Arvis Greene added 10 kills but hit .125 on 40 swings. Kalchev also added eight digs while libero Emmett Enriques scooped up a match-high 12. CSUNÂ setter Sam Porter posted 32 assists, five digs and four kills in the loss.
For the second straight night, the Matadors got off to a slow start trailing UCSB 13-7 in set one following a Kalchev hitting error. Still trailing by five at 18-13, CSUN got kills from Greene and Eric Chance followed by a Gaucho hitting error to trim the lead to 18-16. A UCSB service error kept the Matadors within two at 19-17 but the hosts would claim six of the final 10 points to take the set 25-21.
CSUN opened set two by claiming six of the first nine points before a 7-0 UCSB run erased the advantage. The Matadors then countered with a 5-1 run to take an 11-10 lead following a Gaucho hitting error. Neither team led by more than two points as the squads battled to a 23-23 tie. But a kill by the Gauchos' Corey Chavers followed by a Greene attack error put UCSB up two sets.
After committing 11 hitting errors over the first two sets, the Matadors were errorless on 29 swings in hitting .552 in taking the third set 25-19. After the two teams forged an 18-18 tie, Greene's kill propelled CSUN on a 4-0 run. A Lillethorup service error gave the Gauchos their lone point as the Matadors closed the set on a 7-1 run.
CSUN however wasn't able to sustain the momentum into set four as UCSBÂ forced a Matador timeout at 9-4 and again at 14-8. CSUNÂ still trailed by six at 18-12 when a kill by Greene and a Gaucho hitting error cut the deficit to four but the Matadors could get no closer.
Chavers led UCSB (10-9, 3-3) with 13 kills while Keenan Sanders added 11.
CSUNÂ stays on the road for another key Big West road match Friday at No. 4 UC Irvine at the Bren Center at 7 p.m.
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The UCSB win snapped CSUN's five-match winning streak and tightened up the Big West standings as the Matadors and Gauchos are now tied with UC Irvine and Hawai'i (which plays later on Saturday) at 3-3.
After CSUNÂ out-hit the Gauchos .218-.212 in Friday's 3-1 win at The Matadome, the Matadors out-hit UCSB by the margin of .231-.174 on Saturday but came out on the short end of the four-set decision. CSUNÂ didn't help themselves from the service line, committing 19 service errors while serving a single ace by Schylar Lillethorup.
A trio of Matador hitters reached double figures in kills, led by Dimitar Kalchev and Maciej Ptaszynski with 11 each. Senior Arvis Greene added 10 kills but hit .125 on 40 swings. Kalchev also added eight digs while libero Emmett Enriques scooped up a match-high 12. CSUNÂ setter Sam Porter posted 32 assists, five digs and four kills in the loss.
For the second straight night, the Matadors got off to a slow start trailing UCSB 13-7 in set one following a Kalchev hitting error. Still trailing by five at 18-13, CSUN got kills from Greene and Eric Chance followed by a Gaucho hitting error to trim the lead to 18-16. A UCSB service error kept the Matadors within two at 19-17 but the hosts would claim six of the final 10 points to take the set 25-21.
CSUN opened set two by claiming six of the first nine points before a 7-0 UCSB run erased the advantage. The Matadors then countered with a 5-1 run to take an 11-10 lead following a Gaucho hitting error. Neither team led by more than two points as the squads battled to a 23-23 tie. But a kill by the Gauchos' Corey Chavers followed by a Greene attack error put UCSB up two sets.
After committing 11 hitting errors over the first two sets, the Matadors were errorless on 29 swings in hitting .552 in taking the third set 25-19. After the two teams forged an 18-18 tie, Greene's kill propelled CSUN on a 4-0 run. A Lillethorup service error gave the Gauchos their lone point as the Matadors closed the set on a 7-1 run.
CSUN however wasn't able to sustain the momentum into set four as UCSBÂ forced a Matador timeout at 9-4 and again at 14-8. CSUNÂ still trailed by six at 18-12 when a kill by Greene and a Gaucho hitting error cut the deficit to four but the Matadors could get no closer.
Chavers led UCSB (10-9, 3-3) with 13 kills while Keenan Sanders added 11.
CSUNÂ stays on the road for another key Big West road match Friday at No. 4 UC Irvine at the Bren Center at 7 p.m.
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