California State University Northridge Athletics
Thursday, January 2
Northridge, Calif.
5:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
0-0,0-0Big West
3
vs
1
University of Guelph
0-0
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
FinalF
Guelph (CAN)
23
30
20
20
1
CSUN
25
28
25
25
3
Team Stats
M-506437
M-101
Kills
43
47
Errors
27
21
Attempts
127
122
Hitting %
.126
.213
Points
61
66
Assists
40
43
Aces
6
7
Blocks
12
12
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
3
Blocks
6
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
Matadors Top University of Guelph in Exhibition Opener
1/2/2020 8:00:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Volleyball team opened the 2020 season with the first of two exhibition matches against the University of Guelph Thursday as the Matadors topped the Gryphons in four sets at The Matadome.
CSUN claimed the first-ever match between the two schools, 25-23, 28-30, 25-20, 25-20.
KEY STATISTICS
• Junior Steven Rotter led all hitters in the match with 16 kills, hitting .324 on a match-high 37 swings. Rotter also added five digs and three blocks in his CSUN debut.
• Junior Maciej Ptaszynski also reached double figures with 13 kills (.290) to go with five digs, three blocks and one ace. Sophomore Daniel Wetter added eight kills (.333), three aces and a match-high six blocks.
• Following a solid first season, setter Taylor Ittner began his second season by posting 38 assists and seven digs.
• The Matadors hit .213 in the match (47-21-122) while the visitors from Canada hit .126 (43-27-127). Each team had 12 blocks while the Matadors had a slight 7-6 edge in team aces behind three from Wetter and two from Luke Krzmarzick who also made his Matador debut.
• Oliver Hissink posted a team-high 12 kills (.276) to lead the Gryphons.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"One of the reasons we're playing these international matches so early is that we're playing a good team that's really going to challenge us. We'll learn a lot from this match and it will give us something other than practice on what we need to work on. I'm happy that we won against a good team, but I'm most pleased with the opportunity to get better in some areas and this match showed that."
SET 1
The Matadors jumped out to a 9-4 lead, forcing an early Guelph timeout. An ensuing 6-1 run by the visitors knotted the score at 10-10 and neither team would lead by more than two points until a Rotter kill opened up a 19-16 Matador lead. Another Rotter kill maintained a three-point CSUN lead (21-18) forcing a second and final timeout for the Gryphons. The Matadors would not trail again as they cashed in their second set point following a Guelph service error.Â
SET 2
Wetter gave CSUN an early 6-3 lead with an ace before the Gryphons claimed eight of the next 10 points to force a Matador timeout at 11-8. CSUN trailed by as many as five (17-12) when Rotter's attack went wide and the Matadors called their final timeout. Three straight CSUN points, capped by a Krzmarzick kill, cut the lead to 17-15. The Matadors eventually tied the score at 21-21 following a Guelph hitting error and the score would be tied seven more times before the Gryphons cashed in their fifth set point to take the set 30-28.
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SET 3
A Paul Rzepniewski solo block gave CSUN an 8-4 lead early in the third set. But a 6-2 run by the visitors gave the Gryphons the lead back at 11-10. The two teams then traded sideouts until a Hissink kill gave Guelph a 16-14 lead forcing a Matador timeout. CSUN still trailed by two at 18-16 when the Matadors scored six straight points while forcing Guelph to spend both timeouts.The Gryphons scored twice before a Ptaszynski kill sent CSUN on a set-clinching 3-0 run.
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SET 4
With the score tied at 11-11, the Matadors scored five straight points to open up an insurmountable 16-11 cushion. The visitors trimmed the deficit to 19-16 before CSUNÂ built its lead back to six points (23-17) when Rotter and Wetter teamed up to stuff a Guelph attack. The Matadors then closed out the match, 25-20 on a Wetter put-away,
UP NEXT
The same two teams will return to The Matadome court Friday night with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. Admission is free for all fans.
#UniteTheValley
CSUN claimed the first-ever match between the two schools, 25-23, 28-30, 25-20, 25-20.
KEY STATISTICS
• Junior Steven Rotter led all hitters in the match with 16 kills, hitting .324 on a match-high 37 swings. Rotter also added five digs and three blocks in his CSUN debut.
• Junior Maciej Ptaszynski also reached double figures with 13 kills (.290) to go with five digs, three blocks and one ace. Sophomore Daniel Wetter added eight kills (.333), three aces and a match-high six blocks.
• Following a solid first season, setter Taylor Ittner began his second season by posting 38 assists and seven digs.
• The Matadors hit .213 in the match (47-21-122) while the visitors from Canada hit .126 (43-27-127). Each team had 12 blocks while the Matadors had a slight 7-6 edge in team aces behind three from Wetter and two from Luke Krzmarzick who also made his Matador debut.
• Oliver Hissink posted a team-high 12 kills (.276) to lead the Gryphons.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"One of the reasons we're playing these international matches so early is that we're playing a good team that's really going to challenge us. We'll learn a lot from this match and it will give us something other than practice on what we need to work on. I'm happy that we won against a good team, but I'm most pleased with the opportunity to get better in some areas and this match showed that."
SET 1
The Matadors jumped out to a 9-4 lead, forcing an early Guelph timeout. An ensuing 6-1 run by the visitors knotted the score at 10-10 and neither team would lead by more than two points until a Rotter kill opened up a 19-16 Matador lead. Another Rotter kill maintained a three-point CSUN lead (21-18) forcing a second and final timeout for the Gryphons. The Matadors would not trail again as they cashed in their second set point following a Guelph service error.Â
SET 2
Wetter gave CSUN an early 6-3 lead with an ace before the Gryphons claimed eight of the next 10 points to force a Matador timeout at 11-8. CSUN trailed by as many as five (17-12) when Rotter's attack went wide and the Matadors called their final timeout. Three straight CSUN points, capped by a Krzmarzick kill, cut the lead to 17-15. The Matadors eventually tied the score at 21-21 following a Guelph hitting error and the score would be tied seven more times before the Gryphons cashed in their fifth set point to take the set 30-28.
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SET 3
A Paul Rzepniewski solo block gave CSUN an 8-4 lead early in the third set. But a 6-2 run by the visitors gave the Gryphons the lead back at 11-10. The two teams then traded sideouts until a Hissink kill gave Guelph a 16-14 lead forcing a Matador timeout. CSUN still trailed by two at 18-16 when the Matadors scored six straight points while forcing Guelph to spend both timeouts.The Gryphons scored twice before a Ptaszynski kill sent CSUN on a set-clinching 3-0 run.
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SET 4
With the score tied at 11-11, the Matadors scored five straight points to open up an insurmountable 16-11 cushion. The visitors trimmed the deficit to 19-16 before CSUNÂ built its lead back to six points (23-17) when Rotter and Wetter teamed up to stuff a Guelph attack. The Matadors then closed out the match, 25-20 on a Wetter put-away,
UP NEXT
The same two teams will return to The Matadome court Friday night with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. Admission is free for all fans.
#UniteTheValley
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