Friday, February 14
Northridge, Calif.
4:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
3-9
3
vs
0
UC Merced
6-7
1
2
3
F
UC Merced
10
22
21
0
CSUN
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
UCM
CSUN
Kills
23
44
Errors
10
11
Attempts
62
77
Hitting %
.210
.429
Points
31.0
58.0
Assists
20
39
Aces
3
11
Blocks
5.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
6
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
CSUN Hits Season-High .429 in 3-0 Sweep Over UC Merced
2/14/2020 7:10:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Sophomore Daniel Wetter had 13 kills to lead all hitters as the CSUN men's volleyball team hit a season-high .429 in a non-conference victory over UC Merced Friday at The Matadome.
With the 25-10, 25-22, 25-21 sweep, the Matadors snap a four-match skid and improve to 3-9 on the season. The visiting Bobcats slip to 6-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Wetter, the nation's leading hitter coming into the match, connected at a .647 clip (13-2-17) while also posting a pair of blocks.
• Fellow sophomore Luke Krzmarzick had the best match of his young CSUN career, putting down nine kills on .350 hitting.
• Freshman Griffin Walters added eight kills while hitting a season-high .636. Walters also had six of CSUN's 11 aces while junior Maciej Ptaszynski had three, all coming in succession midway through the third set.
• Freshman James McMillan made his first collegiate start at setter and posted 37 assists along with four digs and two kills.
• The Matadors hit a season-high .429 (44-11-77) as a team while limiting the Bobcats to a .210 clip (23-10-62).
• Chris Morikawa led UC Merced with seven kills on .267 hitting.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"It was great to get back in the win column and get the guys some confidence. (Daniel) Wetter was great tonight and it was also exciting to see a lot of the new guys play as well as they did. James (McMillan) played well as did Griffin (Walters) and Luke (Krzmarzick)."
SET 1
Krzmarzick's ace gave the Matadors an early 6-2 lead and CSUN extended the lead to 9-3 following a Wetter kill. After the visitors battled back to within four (11-7), the Matadors scored seven straight points to open up an insurmountable 18-7 cushion. Still leading by 10 at 18-8, CSUN went on a 4-0 run to lead 22-8 before closing out the set 25-10.
SET 2
Set two was tight until the Matadors went on a 4-1 run to snap a 6-6 tie. Leading by one at 10-9, the Matadors used a Bobcat service error to fuel a 7-1 run as McMillan's kill gave CSUN a 17-10 lead. Still comfortably in front 18-11, the Matadors watched the visitors roll off six straight points to knot the score at 18-18. After a Bobcat service error, UC Merced scored twice to take its first lead at 20-19. A kill from Krzmarzick tied the score at 20 and the score remained tied at 21-21 when a Wetter kill propelled CSUN on a set-clinching 4-1 run as the Matadors claimed the set 25-22.
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SET 3
CSUN led by as many as eight points (18-10) in the final frame before the visitors again rallied late. A 4-1 run by the visitors trimmed the lead to 19-14 forcing a Matador timeout. A kill by Walters pushed the lead back to six at 20-14 before the Bobcats used four straight kills to pull within 20-18. UC Merced remained within two at 22-20 when a Krzmarzick kill and a pair of Wetter kills gave CSUN the margin it needed for the 25-21 win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 21) as CSUN hosts Vanguard at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
With the 25-10, 25-22, 25-21 sweep, the Matadors snap a four-match skid and improve to 3-9 on the season. The visiting Bobcats slip to 6-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Wetter, the nation's leading hitter coming into the match, connected at a .647 clip (13-2-17) while also posting a pair of blocks.
• Fellow sophomore Luke Krzmarzick had the best match of his young CSUN career, putting down nine kills on .350 hitting.
• Freshman Griffin Walters added eight kills while hitting a season-high .636. Walters also had six of CSUN's 11 aces while junior Maciej Ptaszynski had three, all coming in succession midway through the third set.
• Freshman James McMillan made his first collegiate start at setter and posted 37 assists along with four digs and two kills.
• The Matadors hit a season-high .429 (44-11-77) as a team while limiting the Bobcats to a .210 clip (23-10-62).
• Chris Morikawa led UC Merced with seven kills on .267 hitting.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"It was great to get back in the win column and get the guys some confidence. (Daniel) Wetter was great tonight and it was also exciting to see a lot of the new guys play as well as they did. James (McMillan) played well as did Griffin (Walters) and Luke (Krzmarzick)."
SET 1
Krzmarzick's ace gave the Matadors an early 6-2 lead and CSUN extended the lead to 9-3 following a Wetter kill. After the visitors battled back to within four (11-7), the Matadors scored seven straight points to open up an insurmountable 18-7 cushion. Still leading by 10 at 18-8, CSUN went on a 4-0 run to lead 22-8 before closing out the set 25-10.
SET 2
Set two was tight until the Matadors went on a 4-1 run to snap a 6-6 tie. Leading by one at 10-9, the Matadors used a Bobcat service error to fuel a 7-1 run as McMillan's kill gave CSUN a 17-10 lead. Still comfortably in front 18-11, the Matadors watched the visitors roll off six straight points to knot the score at 18-18. After a Bobcat service error, UC Merced scored twice to take its first lead at 20-19. A kill from Krzmarzick tied the score at 20 and the score remained tied at 21-21 when a Wetter kill propelled CSUN on a set-clinching 4-1 run as the Matadors claimed the set 25-22.
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SET 3
CSUN led by as many as eight points (18-10) in the final frame before the visitors again rallied late. A 4-1 run by the visitors trimmed the lead to 19-14 forcing a Matador timeout. A kill by Walters pushed the lead back to six at 20-14 before the Bobcats used four straight kills to pull within 20-18. UC Merced remained within two at 22-20 when a Krzmarzick kill and a pair of Wetter kills gave CSUN the margin it needed for the 25-21 win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 21) as CSUN hosts Vanguard at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
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