California State University at Northridge
CSU Bakersfield
CSUN Makes it Five Straight With Wins Over CSUB, Concordia
4/12/2019 5:08:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Beach Volleyball team extended its season-long winning streak to five straight with a pair of 4-1 wins over CSU Bakersfield and Concordia-Irvine Friday afternoon at the Matador Beach Volleyball Complex.
CSUNÂ 4, CSU BAKERSFIELDÂ 1
Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan earned CSUN's first point in the dual against the Roadrunners, defeating Cameron Solberg and Milica Vukobrat at No. 2 for the second time in three meetings this year. Honeycutt and Maughan, who improved to 13-9, won a tight first set 23-21 before pulling away for a 21-13 win in set two. Lexi McLeod and Nicole Nevarez, who also improved to 13-9, made it 2-0 Matadors with a straight set (21-19, 21-15) win over Emily Hansen and Brooke Boiseau in the No. 4 pair.
Needing just one win heading into the second flight of matches, CSUN's No. 3 pair of Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray quickly clinched the team with a 21-16, 21-16 win over Sidney Wicks and Hana Makanova. The win was the team-leading 14th of the season for Bryden and McMurray. CSU Bakersfield pulled to within 3-1 when Briannah Mariner and Mattison DeGarmo defeated CSUN's Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner, 21-16, 21-16 in the No. 1 match. Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein then picked up their 12th win of the season with a three-set (19-21, 21-19, 15-8 win over Rafa Bonifacio and Ally Barber at No. 5 to make it 4-1 on the team scoreboard.
CSUN's Kathryn Zaloom and Shawnee De Oliveira took on CSUB's Leisa Elsaia and Hayley McCluskey in the No. 6 exhibition match with each team winning one set before the match was called.
CSUNÂ 4, CONCORDIA-IRVINE 1
In the middle dual, CSU Bakersfield swept Concordia, 5-0 before CSUN improved to 13-10 on the season after completing the tri-dual with a 4-1 win over the Eagles. Â
McLeod and Nevarez opened the first flight with a decisive 21-11, 21-11 win over Kit McCarty and Veronica Wood in the No. 4 match. Honeycutt and Maughan then matched McLeod and Nevarez with their 14th win of the season, sweeping Bella Brown and Avery Keathley, 21-11, 21-16.
Rosso and Klein opened the second flight with a 21-19, 21-15 over Maddy Clark and Malory Hanenburg to clinch the dual. Rosso and Klein have now won a season-high five straight matches as they improved their season record to 13-10. Brydon and McMurray continued their impressive season, improving to 15-8 with a three-set (21-23, 21-8, 15-6) over Asia O'Neil and Hailee Ryan in the No. 3 pair before Concordia's No. 1 pair of Vanessa Bernzen and Kya Bock picked up a point with a 21-16, 21-23, 15-10 win over Molinari and Waggoner.
COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"I'm proud of the way the girls handled themselves in the wind again today and finished our week strong with another two-win day. Winning is the always the ultimate goal but I think our pairs are doing a respectable job of sticking to the process and fine tuning some things we have been working on. At the end of the day it's about getting better and as a program we are doing just that."
UP NEXT
The Matadors play their 2019 home finale next Friday, Apr. 19 as CSUN hosts Westcliff University in a single dual match at 11 a.m.
CSUNÂ 4, CSU BAKERSFIELDÂ 1
APRILÂ 12Â | MATADOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPLEXÂ | NORTHRIDGE, CALIF.
1. Briannah Mariner/Mattison DeGarmo (CSUB) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN) 21-16, 21-16
2. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) def. Cameron Solberg/Milica Vukobrat (CSUB) 23-21, 21-13
3. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN) def. Sidney Wicks/Hana Makanova (CSUB) 21-16, 21-16
4. Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN) def. Emily Hansen/Brooke Boiseau (CSUB) 21-19, 21-15
5. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN) def. Rafa Bonifacio/Ally Barber (CSUB) 19-21, 21-19, 15-8
Ext. Kathryn Zaloom/Shawnee De Oliveira (CSUN) vs. Leisa Elsaia/Hayley McCluskey (CSUB) 21-18, 17-21, unfinished
CSUNÂ 4, CONCORDIA-IRVINE 1
APRILÂ 12 | MATADOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPLEXÂ | NORTHRIDGE, CALIF.
1. Vanessa Bernzen/Kya Bock (CUI) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN) 21-16, 21-23, 15-10
2. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) def. Bella Brown/Avery Keathley (CUI) 21-11, 21-16
3. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN) def. Asia O'Neil/Hailee Ryan (CUI) 21-23, 21-8, 15-6
4. Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN) def. Kit McCarty/Veronica Wood (CUI) 21-11, 21-11
5. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN) def. Maddy Clark/Malory Hanenburg (CUI) 21-19, 21-15
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