Matadors Fall 4-1 to No. 17 Stanford in Malibu

Tuesday, March 26

Malibu, Calif.

11:30 a.m.

California State University at Northridge

Stanford

Photo by: Paul Trafecanty

Matadors Fall 4-1 to No. 17 Stanford in Malibu

3/26/2019 7:21:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

MALIBU, Calif. - Nicole Nevarez and Lexi McLeod picked up CSUN's lone win as the Matador Beach Volleyball team dropped a 4-1 decision to 17th-ranked Stanford Tuesday at Zuma Beach.

The Cardinal (8-9) took the first point of the dual when Maddie Dailey and Amelia Smith defeated Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray, 21-11, 21-10 in the No. 3 match. The loss snapped a five-match winning streak for Brydon and McMurray who hadn't lost since Mar. 13. Morgan Hentz and Sunny Vallapando made it 2-0 Stanford after holding off the Matador duo of Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan, 22-20. 21-11 at No. 2.

Stanford clinched the dual when the No. 1 match went final as Charlie Eckstrom and Tori Ashkinos defeated Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner, 21-19, 21-18. The No. 5 pair went to Kat Anderson and Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl over CSUN's Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein, 21-18, 22-20 before Nevarez and McLeod earned a hard-fought three-set win (11-21, 21-16, 15-10) over Shannon Richardson and Blake Sharp.

COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"We just kept grinding away today and never stopped competing, no matter what our opponents were throwing our way. We haven't been shut out by all of the ranked programs we've faced so I'm extremely proud of how our youth are showing their competitive side every time we step on the sand and continue to work on the process."

UP NEXT
The Matadors (6-7) next travel to Pismo Beach Friday for the third annual Big West Challenge where the Matadors will play six dual matches over three days (Mar. 29-31). CSUN opens with CSU Bakersfield Friday at 1 p.m. before taking on Cal Poly at 4 p.m. Saturday's draw has the Matadors playing Hawai'i at 10 a.m. and UC Davis at 1 p.m., before finishing up the weekend Sunday against Long Beach State (11 a.m.) and Sacramento State (2 p.m.).

#17 STANFORD 4, CSUN 1
MARCH 26 | ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU
1: Charlie Eckstrom/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN) – 21-19, 21-18
2: Morgan Hentz/Sunny Villapanda (STAN) def. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) – 22-20, 21-11
3: Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) def. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN) – 21-11, 21-10
4: Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN) def. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) – 21-11, 16-21, 10-15
5: Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl/Kat Anderson (STAN) def. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN) – 21-18, 22-20
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*, 4, 5

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