Saturday, September 22
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
5-9, 1-1BWC
2
vs
3
Long Beach State
10-5, 2-0BWC
1
2
3
4
5
F
Long Beach State
25
23
21
26
17
3
CSUN
16
25
25
24
15
2
Team Stats
LBSU
CSUN
Kills
59
67
Errors
12
26
Attempts
155
173
Hitting %
.303
.237
Points
81.0
81.0
Assists
54
61
Aces
9
9
Blocks
13.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
CSUN Falls to Long Beach State in Thrilling Five-Setter
9/22/2018 10:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Women's Volleyball team went five sets for the second time in four home matches, but visiting Long Beach State held off the Matadors' bid to open the conference season 2-0 by taking a thrilling 25-16, 23-25, 21-25, 26-24, 17-15 win Saturday night at The Matadome.
The loss drops CSUN to 5-9 overall and evens the Matadors' Big West record at 1-1. The 49ers improve to 10-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 22 kills, hitting .400 on 45 attacks. Owens also had nine digs, two blocks and two aces.
• Freshman Lexi McLeod connected for a season-high 16 kills (.146) and completed her ninth double-double of the season by adding 10 digs. Senior Nada Dragovic also posted double figures with a season-high 10 kills (.269).
• Senior setter Erin Indermill also posted a double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs, doubling up for the fourth time in her career. Fellow setter Hannah Merjil narrowly missed her team-leading fifth by recording 26 assists, nine digs and three aces.
• Senior libero Kristey Markle led all defensive players with 20 digs as CSUN had 70 team digs to 66 for the Beach.
• As a team, the Matadors hit .237 (67-26-173), while the visiting 49ers hit .303 (59-12-155).
• Tyler Spriggs led Long Beach State with 13 kills (.316), four 49er hitters reached double figures in kills.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"I thought it was very emotional match and I was proud of the way we fought and played hard the entire night. Aeryn continues to impress me with the amount of points she's able to produce and I thought Dani (Molinari) gave us a huge lift off the bench. Overall it was a tough match to lose; emotionally it's a gut shot but we've got to figure out how to rebound next week."Â
SET 1
The Matadors got off to a rough start in the match, hitting -.029 as a team while Long Beach hit .379 to post the decisive 25-16 win. A McLeod kill gave CSUN an early 6-4 lead before the 49ers scored four straight to open up an 8-6 advantage. An Owens kill kept the Matadors in front 9-8 before Long Beach went on a 13-5 run to open up a 21-14 cushion. CSUN pulled within five at 12-16 but could get no closer.
SET 2
The visitors claimed nine of the first 12 points and appeared to be on the way to a two-set lead. After the second of consecutive aces by Hailey Harward, the 49ers led 15-7 before the Matadors put together a 7-1 run to pull within 16-14. But Long Beach would build its lead back to five at 21-16 when a McLeod kill sparked a 7-1 CSUN run that put the Matadors in front 23-22. After a Long Beach kill, back-to-back kills by Dragovic completed the comeback 25-23. Â
SET 3
Neither team led by more than two points until the Matadors scored four straight points to open up a 14-10 lead. CSUN led by as many as five at 16-11, when the 49ers answered with a 4-0 run to trim the lead to 16-15. The set would produce four more ties, the last at 21-21, when a pair of aces from Owens and a pair of 49er miscues gave the Matadors the 25-21 win.
SET 4
Looking to improve to 2-0 in conference play for the second time in three seasons, the Matadors jumped out to a 4-1 lead. After the 49ers battled back to knot the score at 5-5, Merjil served three aces in a 5-0 CSUN run that opened up a 10-5 cushion. A Morgan Salone kill kept the Matadors on top 22-19 when Long Beach rallied for four straight points to erase the CSUN lead 23-22. A Molinari kill saved one set point at 24-23 before the 49ers took advantage of a CSUN service error and then an ace sent the match to a fifth set.
SET 5
The Matadors led 6-3 in the early going following a Molinari-Salone co-block. A McLeod kill maintained the three-point lead as CSUN led 8-5 at the changeover. Three straight 49er points forced a Matador timeout and the run stretched to 5-0 giving the visitors a 10-8 lead. CSUN rallied back to tie the score at 11-11 and the set would be tied four more times, the last at 15-15, when a 49er kill and a block gave the visitors the 17-15 win.
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UP NEXT
CSUN heads out on the road next week for a showdown at No. 15 Cal Poly (Sept. 28 - 7 p.m.). The Matadors cap the road trip Oct. 2 at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 2 - 7 p.m.) before returning home to host UC Davis on Oct. 5.
#GoMatadors
The loss drops CSUN to 5-9 overall and evens the Matadors' Big West record at 1-1. The 49ers improve to 10-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 22 kills, hitting .400 on 45 attacks. Owens also had nine digs, two blocks and two aces.
• Freshman Lexi McLeod connected for a season-high 16 kills (.146) and completed her ninth double-double of the season by adding 10 digs. Senior Nada Dragovic also posted double figures with a season-high 10 kills (.269).
• Senior setter Erin Indermill also posted a double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs, doubling up for the fourth time in her career. Fellow setter Hannah Merjil narrowly missed her team-leading fifth by recording 26 assists, nine digs and three aces.
• Senior libero Kristey Markle led all defensive players with 20 digs as CSUN had 70 team digs to 66 for the Beach.
• As a team, the Matadors hit .237 (67-26-173), while the visiting 49ers hit .303 (59-12-155).
• Tyler Spriggs led Long Beach State with 13 kills (.316), four 49er hitters reached double figures in kills.
COACH JEFF STORKÂ SAID
"I thought it was very emotional match and I was proud of the way we fought and played hard the entire night. Aeryn continues to impress me with the amount of points she's able to produce and I thought Dani (Molinari) gave us a huge lift off the bench. Overall it was a tough match to lose; emotionally it's a gut shot but we've got to figure out how to rebound next week."Â
SET 1
The Matadors got off to a rough start in the match, hitting -.029 as a team while Long Beach hit .379 to post the decisive 25-16 win. A McLeod kill gave CSUN an early 6-4 lead before the 49ers scored four straight to open up an 8-6 advantage. An Owens kill kept the Matadors in front 9-8 before Long Beach went on a 13-5 run to open up a 21-14 cushion. CSUN pulled within five at 12-16 but could get no closer.
SET 2
The visitors claimed nine of the first 12 points and appeared to be on the way to a two-set lead. After the second of consecutive aces by Hailey Harward, the 49ers led 15-7 before the Matadors put together a 7-1 run to pull within 16-14. But Long Beach would build its lead back to five at 21-16 when a McLeod kill sparked a 7-1 CSUN run that put the Matadors in front 23-22. After a Long Beach kill, back-to-back kills by Dragovic completed the comeback 25-23. Â
SET 3
Neither team led by more than two points until the Matadors scored four straight points to open up a 14-10 lead. CSUN led by as many as five at 16-11, when the 49ers answered with a 4-0 run to trim the lead to 16-15. The set would produce four more ties, the last at 21-21, when a pair of aces from Owens and a pair of 49er miscues gave the Matadors the 25-21 win.
SET 4
Looking to improve to 2-0 in conference play for the second time in three seasons, the Matadors jumped out to a 4-1 lead. After the 49ers battled back to knot the score at 5-5, Merjil served three aces in a 5-0 CSUN run that opened up a 10-5 cushion. A Morgan Salone kill kept the Matadors on top 22-19 when Long Beach rallied for four straight points to erase the CSUN lead 23-22. A Molinari kill saved one set point at 24-23 before the 49ers took advantage of a CSUN service error and then an ace sent the match to a fifth set.
SET 5
The Matadors led 6-3 in the early going following a Molinari-Salone co-block. A McLeod kill maintained the three-point lead as CSUN led 8-5 at the changeover. Three straight 49er points forced a Matador timeout and the run stretched to 5-0 giving the visitors a 10-8 lead. CSUN rallied back to tie the score at 11-11 and the set would be tied four more times, the last at 15-15, when a 49er kill and a block gave the visitors the 17-15 win.
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UP NEXT
CSUN heads out on the road next week for a showdown at No. 15 Cal Poly (Sept. 28 - 7 p.m.). The Matadors cap the road trip Oct. 2 at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 2 - 7 p.m.) before returning home to host UC Davis on Oct. 5.
#GoMatadors
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