Saturday, April 27
Malibu, Calif.
11:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
0
vs
5
Long Beach State
Photo by: Lloyd Sicard
CSUN Finishes 2-2 at Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament
4/27/2019 7:50:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
MALIBU, Calif. - CSUN's beach volleyball season came to an end Saturday as the Matadors fell to No. 3 seed Long Beach State, 5-0 in the third round of the 2019 Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament at Zuma Beach.
The Matadors, the No. 4 seed in the seven-team field, finish 2-2 in the championship tournament, their best showing since also finishing 2-2 in the inaugural conference tournament in 2016.Â
After winning two of three matches on Friday, CSUN came up empty against the Beach on Saturday and was the fourth squad eliminated from the tournament.
Cal Poly, the No. 2 seed, went undefeated in four tournament matches to capture its first conference championship along with the Big West's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Hawai'i, the top seed coming in, finished second.
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUNÂ 0
The Matadors and 49ers met in Saturday's second match which was an elimination match for both teams. Zoyia Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking earned Long Beach's first point of the day in the No. 2 pair with a straight-set (21-11, 21-14) over Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan. Honeycutt and Maughan finish their freshman season with a record of 17-11.
In the No. 1 contest, Megan Kruidhof and Mari Molina made it 2-0 Long Beach with a 21-14, 21-10 over Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner. The Beach then clinched the team victory with a win at No. 4 as Sydney Stevens and Claire Newlander topped Nicole Nevarez and Lexi McLeod, 21-18, 21-12.
The final two pairs also went to Long Beach State as Kendra Koelsch and Kenzie Holtz swept Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray, 21-18, 21-15. Brydon and McMurray still matched the CSUN pairs record with 18 wins in 2019. Looking for their first point, the Matadors' No. 5 pair of Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein fell in a tight three-set match to Tyler Spriggs and Alexis Patterson, 21-17, 14-21, 15-10.
With 16 team wins, the Matadors post the second-best victory total in program history. CSUN won 17 times in 2018.
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COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"This is a such a great team to work with and I'm incredibly proud of them and the culture they developed. This team worked hard all year and I think the team as a whole more than exceeded expectations this season. We were extremely young but I think every single player and every single pair improved as the season went on. We wanted to reach the final four of the tournament and I'm just so proud and grateful for the season we had."
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUNÂ 0
APRILÂ 27Â | ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU, CALIF.
#GoMatadors
The Matadors, the No. 4 seed in the seven-team field, finish 2-2 in the championship tournament, their best showing since also finishing 2-2 in the inaugural conference tournament in 2016.Â
After winning two of three matches on Friday, CSUN came up empty against the Beach on Saturday and was the fourth squad eliminated from the tournament.
Cal Poly, the No. 2 seed, went undefeated in four tournament matches to capture its first conference championship along with the Big West's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Hawai'i, the top seed coming in, finished second.
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUNÂ 0
The Matadors and 49ers met in Saturday's second match which was an elimination match for both teams. Zoyia Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking earned Long Beach's first point of the day in the No. 2 pair with a straight-set (21-11, 21-14) over Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan. Honeycutt and Maughan finish their freshman season with a record of 17-11.
In the No. 1 contest, Megan Kruidhof and Mari Molina made it 2-0 Long Beach with a 21-14, 21-10 over Daniella Molinari and Seyvion Waggoner. The Beach then clinched the team victory with a win at No. 4 as Sydney Stevens and Claire Newlander topped Nicole Nevarez and Lexi McLeod, 21-18, 21-12.
The final two pairs also went to Long Beach State as Kendra Koelsch and Kenzie Holtz swept Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray, 21-18, 21-15. Brydon and McMurray still matched the CSUN pairs record with 18 wins in 2019. Looking for their first point, the Matadors' No. 5 pair of Cassidy Rosso and Kailey Klein fell in a tight three-set match to Tyler Spriggs and Alexis Patterson, 21-17, 14-21, 15-10.
With 16 team wins, the Matadors post the second-best victory total in program history. CSUN won 17 times in 2018.
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COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"This is a such a great team to work with and I'm incredibly proud of them and the culture they developed. This team worked hard all year and I think the team as a whole more than exceeded expectations this season. We were extremely young but I think every single player and every single pair improved as the season went on. We wanted to reach the final four of the tournament and I'm just so proud and grateful for the season we had."
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUNÂ 0
APRILÂ 27Â | ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU, CALIF.
1. Megan Kruidhof/Mari Molina (LBSU) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN), 21-14, 21-10
2. Zoyia Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN), 21-11, 21-14
3. Kendra Koelsch/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) def. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN), 21-18, 21-15
4. Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN), 21-18, 21-12
5. Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) def. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN), 21-17, 14-21, 15-10
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