
CSUN Tops UC Davis, Finishes 1-1 on Day Two in Pismo Beach
3/30/2019 2:54:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
PISMO BEACH, Calif. - After splitting two matches Friday, the CSUN Beach Volleyball team went 1-1 again Saturday with a win over UC Davis and a loss to No. 6 Hawai'i at the Big West Challenge at Pismo Beach.
#6 HAWAI'I 5, CSUN 0
In Saturday's opener, the Matadors were blanked for just the third time in 15 matches this season as sixth-ranked Hawai'i won all five matches in straight sets.
Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein came the closest to earning a point for CSUN as the Matador pair fell to Sofia Russo and Paige Dreeuws, 21-13, 21-11 at No. 5. In the No. 1 pair, Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner pushed Emily Maglio and Amy Ozee to 15 points in set one before falling 21-4 in set two. Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray also scored 15 points in set one in the No. 3 match before falling 21-7 in the second set to Morgan Martin and Pani Napoleon.
The Sand 'Bows won easily in the No. 2 and No. 4 pairs as CSUN's Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan fell to Julia Scoles and Ari Homayun, 21-12, 21-5 and Nicole Nevarez and Lexi McLeod lost to Kylin Loker and Hi'Ilawe Huddleston 21-12, 21-8.
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CSUN 3, UC DAVIS 2
In the first ever meeting between the Matadors and Aggies in beach volleyball, CSUN (8-9) pulled out a 3-2 win over the first-year program.
The Matadors got on the board first in the No. 4 pair as Brydon and McMurray got back in the win column with a 21-16, 21-17 victory over Rose Holscher and Demari Webb. CSUN made it 2-0 when Nevarez and McLeod swept Paloma Bowman and Josephine Ough, 21-19, 21-15.Â
Seeking to clinch the dual at No. 1, Molinari and Waggoner fell to Lauren Matias and Jane Seslar by the score of 21-17, 22-20 pulling UC Davis within 2-1. The Aggies then pulled out a three-set (21-19, 11-21, 15-9) win in the No. 5 pair as Nicole Andrade and Alexa Rockas held off Rosso and Klein to even the match. Â
The dual match came down to CSUN's freshmen pair of Honeycutt and Maughan at No. 2. The pair came through with a hard-fought 22-20, 18-21, 15-7 victory over Heather Reed and Savanah Schroeder to give the Matadors their eighth win of the season.
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COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"The elements were a little more manageable today and I thought our team as a whole handled things with poise to end the day with a victory."
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UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude the Big West Challenge with two matches on Sunday. CSUN takes on No. 9 Long Beach State at 11 a.m. before a 2 p.m. match against Sacramento State closes the competition.
#6 HAWAI'I 5, CSUN 0
MARCH 30 | PISMO BEACH
1. Maglio/Ozee (UH) def. Molinari/Wagoner(CSUN) 21-15, 21-4
2. Scopes/Homayun (UH) def. Honeycutt/Maughan (CSUN) 21-12, 21-5
3. Martin/Napoleon (UH) def. Brydon/McMurray (CSUN) 21-15, 21-7
4. Locker/Huddleston (UH) def. Nevarez/McLeod (CSUN) 21-12, 21-8
5. Russo/Dreeuws (UH) def. Rosso/Klein (CSUN) 21-13, 21-11
CSUN 3, UC DAVIS 2
MARCH 30 | PISMO BEACH
1. Matias/Seslar (UCD) def. Molinari/Wagoner l 21-17, 22-20
2. Honeycutt/Maughan (CSUN) def. Reed/Schroeder (UCD) 22-20, 18-21, 15-7
3. Nevarez/Mcleod (CSUN) def. Bowman/Ough (UCD) 21-19, 21-15
4. Brydon/McMurray (CSUN) def. Holscher/Webb (UCD) 21-16, 21-17
5. Andrade/Rockas (UCD) def. Rosso/Klein (CSUN) 21-19, 11-21, 15-9
#GoMatadors
#6 HAWAI'I 5, CSUN 0
In Saturday's opener, the Matadors were blanked for just the third time in 15 matches this season as sixth-ranked Hawai'i won all five matches in straight sets.
Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein came the closest to earning a point for CSUN as the Matador pair fell to Sofia Russo and Paige Dreeuws, 21-13, 21-11 at No. 5. In the No. 1 pair, Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner pushed Emily Maglio and Amy Ozee to 15 points in set one before falling 21-4 in set two. Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray also scored 15 points in set one in the No. 3 match before falling 21-7 in the second set to Morgan Martin and Pani Napoleon.
The Sand 'Bows won easily in the No. 2 and No. 4 pairs as CSUN's Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan fell to Julia Scoles and Ari Homayun, 21-12, 21-5 and Nicole Nevarez and Lexi McLeod lost to Kylin Loker and Hi'Ilawe Huddleston 21-12, 21-8.
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CSUN 3, UC DAVIS 2
In the first ever meeting between the Matadors and Aggies in beach volleyball, CSUN (8-9) pulled out a 3-2 win over the first-year program.
The Matadors got on the board first in the No. 4 pair as Brydon and McMurray got back in the win column with a 21-16, 21-17 victory over Rose Holscher and Demari Webb. CSUN made it 2-0 when Nevarez and McLeod swept Paloma Bowman and Josephine Ough, 21-19, 21-15.Â
Seeking to clinch the dual at No. 1, Molinari and Waggoner fell to Lauren Matias and Jane Seslar by the score of 21-17, 22-20 pulling UC Davis within 2-1. The Aggies then pulled out a three-set (21-19, 11-21, 15-9) win in the No. 5 pair as Nicole Andrade and Alexa Rockas held off Rosso and Klein to even the match. Â
The dual match came down to CSUN's freshmen pair of Honeycutt and Maughan at No. 2. The pair came through with a hard-fought 22-20, 18-21, 15-7 victory over Heather Reed and Savanah Schroeder to give the Matadors their eighth win of the season.
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COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"The elements were a little more manageable today and I thought our team as a whole handled things with poise to end the day with a victory."
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UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude the Big West Challenge with two matches on Sunday. CSUN takes on No. 9 Long Beach State at 11 a.m. before a 2 p.m. match against Sacramento State closes the competition.
#6 HAWAI'I 5, CSUN 0
MARCH 30 | PISMO BEACH
1. Maglio/Ozee (UH) def. Molinari/Wagoner(CSUN) 21-15, 21-4
2. Scopes/Homayun (UH) def. Honeycutt/Maughan (CSUN) 21-12, 21-5
3. Martin/Napoleon (UH) def. Brydon/McMurray (CSUN) 21-15, 21-7
4. Locker/Huddleston (UH) def. Nevarez/McLeod (CSUN) 21-12, 21-8
5. Russo/Dreeuws (UH) def. Rosso/Klein (CSUN) 21-13, 21-11
CSUN 3, UC DAVIS 2
MARCH 30 | PISMO BEACH
1. Matias/Seslar (UCD) def. Molinari/Wagoner l 21-17, 22-20
2. Honeycutt/Maughan (CSUN) def. Reed/Schroeder (UCD) 22-20, 18-21, 15-7
3. Nevarez/Mcleod (CSUN) def. Bowman/Ough (UCD) 21-19, 21-15
4. Brydon/McMurray (CSUN) def. Holscher/Webb (UCD) 21-16, 21-17
5. Andrade/Rockas (UCD) def. Rosso/Klein (CSUN) 21-19, 11-21, 15-9
#GoMatadors
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