Friday, September 7
Flagstaff, Ariz.
9:30 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
2-5
0
vs
3
Florida
4-2
1
2
3
F
CSUN
12
18
12
0
#8 Florida
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
CSUN
UF
Kills
26
36
Errors
24
9
Attempts
79
66
Hitting %
.025
.409
Points
31.0
54.0
Assists
25
33
Aces
1
7
Blocks
4.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
Matadors Drop Lumberjack Classic Opener to No. 8 Florida
9/7/2018 11:29:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The CSUN Women's Volleyball team dropped the opener of the Lumberjack Classic Friday morning as the eighth-ranked Florida Gators swept the Matadors 25-12, 25-18, 25-12 at the Rolle Activity Center.
Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 12 kills on .273 hitting but the Matadors (2-5) struggled as a team against the Gators, hitting a season-low .025 (26-24-79). Redshirt junior Brianna Johnson added a pair of kills on .333 hitting to go with three blocks but no other CSUN hitter hit better than .000.
Setters Kamalu Makekau-Whittaker and Hannah Merjil combined for 22 assists while Merjil added five digs and Makekau-Whittaker served the Matadors' only ace.
CSUN surrendered eight of the first nine points in the opening set before temporarily cutting the lead down to 10-5 following Makekau-Whittaker's ace. A Thayer Hall kill equaled Florida's largest lead at 14-7 before the Gators extended the lead to 19-8 forcing the Matadors to spend their final timeout. A Johnson-Nicole Nevarez co-block gave CSUN its final point of the set (23-12) before Florida closed out a 25-12 win.
A Morgan Salone kill gave the Matadors their first lead of the match, 3-2 early in the second set. A Gator hitting error followed by an Owens kill put CSUN up 8-6 before Florida claimed seven of the next 10 points to open up a 13-11 lead. The Matadors were still within striking distance at 14-13 when the Gators used a 7-2 run to pull away 21-15. CSUN picked up its final three points on Florida miscues but wound up dropping the set 25-18.
The Gators jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the final frame and never looked back. A Nevarez kill and a Florida hitting error again cut the lead to five (10-5) but the Gators used a sizable 8-2 run to extend the lead to 18-7 before an Owens kill ended the run. Florida, which hit .409 as a team, closed the match with a pair of blocks.
Hall and Holly Carlton and each had a team-high seven kills to lead the Gators who improved to 4-2.
CSUNÂ plays its second match of the Lumberjack Classic this evening, taking on Southern Illinois at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Senior Aeryn Owens led all hitters in the match with 12 kills on .273 hitting but the Matadors (2-5) struggled as a team against the Gators, hitting a season-low .025 (26-24-79). Redshirt junior Brianna Johnson added a pair of kills on .333 hitting to go with three blocks but no other CSUN hitter hit better than .000.
Setters Kamalu Makekau-Whittaker and Hannah Merjil combined for 22 assists while Merjil added five digs and Makekau-Whittaker served the Matadors' only ace.
CSUN surrendered eight of the first nine points in the opening set before temporarily cutting the lead down to 10-5 following Makekau-Whittaker's ace. A Thayer Hall kill equaled Florida's largest lead at 14-7 before the Gators extended the lead to 19-8 forcing the Matadors to spend their final timeout. A Johnson-Nicole Nevarez co-block gave CSUN its final point of the set (23-12) before Florida closed out a 25-12 win.
A Morgan Salone kill gave the Matadors their first lead of the match, 3-2 early in the second set. A Gator hitting error followed by an Owens kill put CSUN up 8-6 before Florida claimed seven of the next 10 points to open up a 13-11 lead. The Matadors were still within striking distance at 14-13 when the Gators used a 7-2 run to pull away 21-15. CSUN picked up its final three points on Florida miscues but wound up dropping the set 25-18.
The Gators jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the final frame and never looked back. A Nevarez kill and a Florida hitting error again cut the lead to five (10-5) but the Gators used a sizable 8-2 run to extend the lead to 18-7 before an Owens kill ended the run. Florida, which hit .409 as a team, closed the match with a pair of blocks.
Hall and Holly Carlton and each had a team-high seven kills to lead the Gators who improved to 4-2.
CSUNÂ plays its second match of the Lumberjack Classic this evening, taking on Southern Illinois at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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