California State University Northridge Athletics
Friday, February 1
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-5
3
vs
2
Princeton
2-7
1
2
3
4
5
F
Princeton
25
20
19
25
13
2
CSUN
21
25
25
20
15
3
Team Stats
PRIN
CSUN
Kills
51
48
Errors
22
27
Attempts
102
95
Hitting %
.284
.221
Points
71.0
68.0
Assists
49
44
Aces
4
8
Blocks
16.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
No. 12 CSUN Holds Off Princeton in Five Sets
2/1/2019 10:51:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Junior Ksawery Tomsia had a team-high 15 kills and a match-high three aces to lead the 12th-ranked CSUN Matadors past the Princeton Tigers in five sets in a non-conference match Friday night at The Matadome.
With the 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 15-13 win, CSUN snaps a four-match skid and improves to 6-5. The loss drops the Tigers to 2-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Tomsia paced the Matadors with 15 kills, despite hitting .094 on a team-high 32 swings. The junior opposite from Gdansk, Poland also had three aces, three digs and three blocks (two solo).
• Sophomore Maciej Ptaszynski added 11 kills (.217) three digs, three blocks and a pair of aces while senior Dimitar Kalchev also reached double figures with 10 kills (.190), four digs and four blocks. Kalchev also served one ace, the 177th of his career as he moved within six aces of Eckhard Walter's school record of 183.
• Taylor Ittner and Sam Porter shared setting duties as Ittner posted 24 over five sets while Porter played in two sets, recording a season-high 13 assists in the win.
• The Matadors wound up winning despite hitting .221 (48-27-95) while the visiting Tigers connected at a .284 clip (51-22-102).
• Parker Dixon had a match-high 24 kills for Princeton, hitting .487 on 39 attacks. George Huhmann added 14 kills (.385) and five blocks in the loss.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"Princeton is a good team and served as well as any team has served against us all season. They served lights out and they really affected our passing which in turn affected our setters who weren't doing a great job of bettering the ball. This game always comes down to serving and passing and the fact that they affected us so much to me is the story of the match. We were much better in set five, we didn't hit that great but we were much better in terms of making those errors and getting some blocks."
SET 1
The Matadors got off to a good start, leading 8-3 following a Ptaszynski ace. After a Princeton timeout, the Tigers rallied to get within 11-9 when Tomsia's swing went long. After a Ptaszynski kill put the Matadors up three, the visitors put together a 6-1 run to take a 15-13 lead. A Daniel Wetter hitting error gave Princeton a 17-14 lead before Campbell called timeout. CSUN then rallied behind a 5-2 run to tie the set at 19 when the Tigers grabbed five of the next six points. A Ptaszynski kill saved one set point before Dixon connected giving Princeton the 25-20 win.
SET 2
Trailing 10-8, a Princeton service error propelled CSUN on a 7-1 run which put the Matadors in front 15-11. Following a Princeton timeout, the Tigers claimed four of the next five points forcing a CSUN timeout at 16-15. The Matadors maintained a one-point lead until a Dixon kill pulled the Tigers even at 19-19. But a Princeton service error was followed immediately by a Ryan DeWeese ace and CSUN led by two at 21-19. Princeton would get one point on a Ptaszynski hitting error before the Matadors closed the set with four consecutive points.
SET 3
A Ptaszynski kill capped a 4-1 CSUN run to open the third set before a 6-2 Princeton run cut the lead to 7-6. The Matadors quickly built the lead back to five at 14-9 before extending it to 16-10 following an ace and kill by Tomsia. A Wetter kill maintained a six-point cushion (17-11) before the Tigers scored three straight forcing a CSUN timeout. Tomsia's kill out of the timeout ended the run and the Matadors maintained at least a three point lead the remainder of the set.
SET 4
The visitors jumped out to a 6-1 lead and CSUN played from behind virtually the entire set. A Kalchev-Wetter block fueled a 5-1 CSUN run that temporarily pulled the Matadors within 9-8. Following a timeout, the Tigers put together an 8-3 run to open up a 17-11 cushion. The Princeton lead was still seven at 22-15 when the Matadors engineered a late charge to pull within 23-19 but a CSUN service error and a Dixon kill gave the Tigers the 25-20 win.
SET 5
The Matadors took an early 3-1 lead before the visitors rolled off three straight to take a 4-3 lead. The Tigers held on to at least a one-point lead until 10-9 when Tomsia's attack was stuffed by the Princeton block forcing a CSUN timeout. After a Tiger service error, Dixon connected for a kill and Princeton again led by two at 12-10. But a kill by Kalchev and a timely ace from Ittner knotted the score at 12, forcing a Tiger timeout. Dixon then hit out on the next point before Ittner's ensuing serve went long keeping the score knotted at 13. A kill by Tomsia set the Matadors up with match point at 14-13 and Huhmann's next swing following a Princeton timeout went long and CSUN pulled out the 15-13 win.
UP NEXT
CSUN continues its three-match homestand next Friday, Feb. 8 as Matadors host Cal Lutheran in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
With the 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 15-13 win, CSUN snaps a four-match skid and improves to 6-5. The loss drops the Tigers to 2-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Tomsia paced the Matadors with 15 kills, despite hitting .094 on a team-high 32 swings. The junior opposite from Gdansk, Poland also had three aces, three digs and three blocks (two solo).
• Sophomore Maciej Ptaszynski added 11 kills (.217) three digs, three blocks and a pair of aces while senior Dimitar Kalchev also reached double figures with 10 kills (.190), four digs and four blocks. Kalchev also served one ace, the 177th of his career as he moved within six aces of Eckhard Walter's school record of 183.
• Taylor Ittner and Sam Porter shared setting duties as Ittner posted 24 over five sets while Porter played in two sets, recording a season-high 13 assists in the win.
• The Matadors wound up winning despite hitting .221 (48-27-95) while the visiting Tigers connected at a .284 clip (51-22-102).
• Parker Dixon had a match-high 24 kills for Princeton, hitting .487 on 39 attacks. George Huhmann added 14 kills (.385) and five blocks in the loss.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"Princeton is a good team and served as well as any team has served against us all season. They served lights out and they really affected our passing which in turn affected our setters who weren't doing a great job of bettering the ball. This game always comes down to serving and passing and the fact that they affected us so much to me is the story of the match. We were much better in set five, we didn't hit that great but we were much better in terms of making those errors and getting some blocks."
SET 1
The Matadors got off to a good start, leading 8-3 following a Ptaszynski ace. After a Princeton timeout, the Tigers rallied to get within 11-9 when Tomsia's swing went long. After a Ptaszynski kill put the Matadors up three, the visitors put together a 6-1 run to take a 15-13 lead. A Daniel Wetter hitting error gave Princeton a 17-14 lead before Campbell called timeout. CSUN then rallied behind a 5-2 run to tie the set at 19 when the Tigers grabbed five of the next six points. A Ptaszynski kill saved one set point before Dixon connected giving Princeton the 25-20 win.
SET 2
Trailing 10-8, a Princeton service error propelled CSUN on a 7-1 run which put the Matadors in front 15-11. Following a Princeton timeout, the Tigers claimed four of the next five points forcing a CSUN timeout at 16-15. The Matadors maintained a one-point lead until a Dixon kill pulled the Tigers even at 19-19. But a Princeton service error was followed immediately by a Ryan DeWeese ace and CSUN led by two at 21-19. Princeton would get one point on a Ptaszynski hitting error before the Matadors closed the set with four consecutive points.
SET 3
A Ptaszynski kill capped a 4-1 CSUN run to open the third set before a 6-2 Princeton run cut the lead to 7-6. The Matadors quickly built the lead back to five at 14-9 before extending it to 16-10 following an ace and kill by Tomsia. A Wetter kill maintained a six-point cushion (17-11) before the Tigers scored three straight forcing a CSUN timeout. Tomsia's kill out of the timeout ended the run and the Matadors maintained at least a three point lead the remainder of the set.
SET 4
The visitors jumped out to a 6-1 lead and CSUN played from behind virtually the entire set. A Kalchev-Wetter block fueled a 5-1 CSUN run that temporarily pulled the Matadors within 9-8. Following a timeout, the Tigers put together an 8-3 run to open up a 17-11 cushion. The Princeton lead was still seven at 22-15 when the Matadors engineered a late charge to pull within 23-19 but a CSUN service error and a Dixon kill gave the Tigers the 25-20 win.
SET 5
The Matadors took an early 3-1 lead before the visitors rolled off three straight to take a 4-3 lead. The Tigers held on to at least a one-point lead until 10-9 when Tomsia's attack was stuffed by the Princeton block forcing a CSUN timeout. After a Tiger service error, Dixon connected for a kill and Princeton again led by two at 12-10. But a kill by Kalchev and a timely ace from Ittner knotted the score at 12, forcing a Tiger timeout. Dixon then hit out on the next point before Ittner's ensuing serve went long keeping the score knotted at 13. A kill by Tomsia set the Matadors up with match point at 14-13 and Huhmann's next swing following a Princeton timeout went long and CSUN pulled out the 15-13 win.
UP NEXT
CSUN continues its three-match homestand next Friday, Feb. 8 as Matadors host Cal Lutheran in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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