California State University Northridge Athletics
Friday, February 8
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
7-5
3
vs
0
Cal Lutheran
4-8
1
2
3
F
Cal Lutheran
14
15
18
0
CSUN
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
CLU
CSUN
Kills
19
42
Errors
12
10
Attempts
69
73
Hitting %
.101
.438
Points
25.0
58.0
Assists
18
38
Aces
2
11
Blocks
4.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
5
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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OPP
/ Men's Volleyball
S
/ Men's VolleyballOH
/ Men's Volleyball
S
/ Men's Volleyball
MB
/ Men's VolleyballOH
/ Men's VolleyballMB
/ Men's Volleyball
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
Kalchev Powers CSUN to 3-0 Sweep Over Cal Lutheran
2/8/2019 9:14:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Senior Dimitar Kalchev pounded a match-high 14 kills while junior Ksawery Tomsia added six kills and five aces as the 12th-ranked CSUN Matadors cruised past Cal Lutheran, 3-0 in a non-conference match Friday night at The Matadome.
With the straight-set win (25-14, 25-15, 25-18), CSUN improves to 7-5 on the season while the Kingsmen drop to 4-8.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kalchev led all hitters in the match with 14 kills, hitting .400 on 25 swings. He also added a pair of aces as he moved within four of tying the all-time CSUN record for service aces. Kalchev now has 179 aces in his career which trails Eric Vance by two and Eckhard Walter by four.
• Tomsia and Daniel Wetter each chipped in six kills as Wetter hit .750 on eight errorless attacks while Tomsia hit .455 on 11 attacks. Tomsia also matched his career high with five aces which he has accomplished on two other occasions.
• Taylor Ittner and Sam Porter shared setting duties as Ittner posted 22 assists over the first two sets while Porter recorded 13 assists and three digs in the third set.
• The Matadors hit .438 (42-10-73) as a team while the visiting Kingsmen connected at a .101 clip (19-12-69).
• Andrew Reina had a team-high seven kills for Cal Lutheran in the loss.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"We won in three which is exactly what we should have done. We haven't played a match in a week so just getting out there on the court and playing a match was important. It didn't really matter who we played but tonight I thought we played hard and with a lot of confidence. It was also nice to be able to get a few other guys some playing time in the third set."
SET 1
Kills from Kalchev and Tomsia gave CSUN an early 5-2 lead before the Matadors extended the lead to 8-4 on a Paul Rzepniewski solo block. CSUN maintained a four-point lead at 13-9 when another Tomsia kill fueled a 5-0 run that put the Matadors comfortably in front 18-9. A solo block by Kalchev pushed the CSUN lead to 10 at 21-11 before the Matadors settled for a 25-14 win.
SET 2
After the visitors scored the first four points of the set, the Matadors rallied behind a 7-2 run to take a 7-6 lead. An ensuing service error by Tomsia evened the score for the final time (7-7) before CSUN engineered a 12-2 run to take an insurmountable 19-9 lead. The Kingsmen would get within eight late in the set before the Matadors claimed three of the final four points in the 25-15 win.
SET 3
The final set was the tightest of the match as the teams battled through eight ties and a single lead change. A Reina kill gave Cal Lutheran an early 6-5 lead when a Kalchev kill propelled the Matadors on a 4-1 run which wrestled back the lead at 9-7. The visitors however scored two straight to tie the score at 9-9 and stayed even at 10-10 following a Mason Mercer kill. But with Wetter at the service line, CSUN all but sealed the match with a decisive 6-0 run which opened up a 16-10 cushion. The Kingsmen would get back within four at 22-18 before a pair of kills from Ryan DeWeese sandwiched a kill from Cole Chaffee and CSUN had the 25-18 win.
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes its three-match homestand next Wednesday, Feb. 13 as Matadors host rival Pepperdine in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
With the straight-set win (25-14, 25-15, 25-18), CSUN improves to 7-5 on the season while the Kingsmen drop to 4-8.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kalchev led all hitters in the match with 14 kills, hitting .400 on 25 swings. He also added a pair of aces as he moved within four of tying the all-time CSUN record for service aces. Kalchev now has 179 aces in his career which trails Eric Vance by two and Eckhard Walter by four.
• Tomsia and Daniel Wetter each chipped in six kills as Wetter hit .750 on eight errorless attacks while Tomsia hit .455 on 11 attacks. Tomsia also matched his career high with five aces which he has accomplished on two other occasions.
• Taylor Ittner and Sam Porter shared setting duties as Ittner posted 22 assists over the first two sets while Porter recorded 13 assists and three digs in the third set.
• The Matadors hit .438 (42-10-73) as a team while the visiting Kingsmen connected at a .101 clip (19-12-69).
• Andrew Reina had a team-high seven kills for Cal Lutheran in the loss.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"We won in three which is exactly what we should have done. We haven't played a match in a week so just getting out there on the court and playing a match was important. It didn't really matter who we played but tonight I thought we played hard and with a lot of confidence. It was also nice to be able to get a few other guys some playing time in the third set."
SET 1
Kills from Kalchev and Tomsia gave CSUN an early 5-2 lead before the Matadors extended the lead to 8-4 on a Paul Rzepniewski solo block. CSUN maintained a four-point lead at 13-9 when another Tomsia kill fueled a 5-0 run that put the Matadors comfortably in front 18-9. A solo block by Kalchev pushed the CSUN lead to 10 at 21-11 before the Matadors settled for a 25-14 win.
SET 2
After the visitors scored the first four points of the set, the Matadors rallied behind a 7-2 run to take a 7-6 lead. An ensuing service error by Tomsia evened the score for the final time (7-7) before CSUN engineered a 12-2 run to take an insurmountable 19-9 lead. The Kingsmen would get within eight late in the set before the Matadors claimed three of the final four points in the 25-15 win.
SET 3
The final set was the tightest of the match as the teams battled through eight ties and a single lead change. A Reina kill gave Cal Lutheran an early 6-5 lead when a Kalchev kill propelled the Matadors on a 4-1 run which wrestled back the lead at 9-7. The visitors however scored two straight to tie the score at 9-9 and stayed even at 10-10 following a Mason Mercer kill. But with Wetter at the service line, CSUN all but sealed the match with a decisive 6-0 run which opened up a 16-10 cushion. The Kingsmen would get back within four at 22-18 before a pair of kills from Ryan DeWeese sandwiched a kill from Cole Chaffee and CSUN had the 25-18 win.
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes its three-match homestand next Wednesday, Feb. 13 as Matadors host rival Pepperdine in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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