Friday, February 21
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
4-9,0-0Big West
3
vs
0
Vanguard University
1-4
1
2
3
F
Vanguard
17
21
35
0
CSUN
25
25
37
3
Team Stats
VU
CSUN
Kills
42
52
Errors
14
11
Attempts
89
100
Hitting %
.315
.410
Points
51.0
63.5
Assists
39
46
Aces
3
8
Blocks
6.0
3.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Sweep Vanguard Behind 16 Kills from Walters
2/21/2020 10:04:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Griffin Walters and Maciej Ptaszynski combined for 29 kills as the CSUN men's volleyball team swept the visiting Vanguard Lions in a non-conference match Friday night at The Matadome.
With the 25-17, 25-21, 37-35 sweep, the Matadors claim their second straight win and improve to 4-9 on the season. The loss drops the visiting Lions drop to 8-4.
KEY STATISTICS
• Walters tied for match-high honors with a season-high 16 kills, as the freshman hit .387 on 31 swings. Ptaszynski added 13 kills on .524 hitting while also serving three aces to go with four digs.
• Sophomore Luke Krzmarzick and sophomore Daniel Wetter each added nine kills and one ace. Wetter, the national leader in hitting percentage, hit .467 on 15 attacks while Krzmarzick hit .318 on 22 swings.
• In just his second career start, freshman setter James McMillan recorded a season-high 39 assists to go with five digs.
• After hitting a season-high .429 in their last match against UC Merced, the Matadors hit .410 (52-11-100) Friday against the Lions. CSUN also had eight aces to three for Vanguard while the Lions out-blocked the Matadors by the margin of 6.0 to 3.5.
• Kyle Anema matched Walters with 16 kills (.394) to lead Vanguard.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"We had some breakdowns in set three but overall it was a really good win tonight. I thought we played some good volleyball in the first two sets but give Vanguard credit, they played us tough tonight. We're continuing to improve but it's going to get really serious from here on out so we've got to keep getting better."
SET 1
Krzmarzick's service error was the only point the visitors scored early on as the Matadors jumped out to a 4-1 lead. After another CSUN service error kept the Lions within two at 6-4, the Matadors rolled off four straight points to open up a 10-4 cushion. A Vanguard kill kept the Lions within striking distance at 11-7 when three straight Vanguard miscues opened up a 14-7 CSUN lead. Another Lion hitting error gave the Matadors their largest lead of the set at 19-10 and Walters' kill on set point gave CSUN a 25-17 win.
SET 2
The visitors held a pair of two-point leads in the early stages of the second set, the last at 8-7 when a Krzmarzick kill cut the lead to one. But an ensuing 3-1 run by Vanguard opened up an 11-8 lead for the visitors. A Kill from Ptaszynski followed by a Greg Pond ace again cut the lead to one but CSUN could not take the lead until a 3-0 Matador run, capped by a triple block by Krzmarzick, Walters and Paul Rzepnieski, put CSUN in front 17-15. But Vanguard answered with a 4-1 run to retake the lead 19-18 before kills by Krzmarzick and Wetter along with a timely Rzepnieski ace gave the Matadors the lead for good at 21-19.Â
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SET 3
After the two teams traded the lead 11 times in the second set, the final set featured a total of 17 lead changes. A 4-0 Matador run erased a 6-5 Vanguard lead early on. CSUN led 12-9 following a Krzmarzick kill when the Lions outscored the Matadors 4-2 over the next six points to pull within 14-13. Another Walters kill gave CSUN a 19-15 lead and the Matadors still led by three at 23-20 when Vanguard mounted a rally. Wetter's kill ended a two-point run by the Lions and the Matadors had a swing at the match at 24-22. Vanguard saved two match points before Walters answered with a kill giving CSUN another match point at 25-24. Two straight Vanguard points gave the Lions set point (26-25) when Rzepniewski's kill knotted the score at 26.Â
The Matadors saved another set point at 27-26 when Krzmarzick's kill evened the score. A second ace by Rzepnieski gave CSUN yet another match point at 28-27 before the the Lions saved five more match points, the last at 34-33. But a Vanguard kill followed by a Ptaszynski hitting error set the Lions up with set point at 35-34 when a Vanguard service error followed by a Krzmarzick kill and a Lion hitting error sealed the 37-35 CSUN win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 28) as CSUN hosts UCLA at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
With the 25-17, 25-21, 37-35 sweep, the Matadors claim their second straight win and improve to 4-9 on the season. The loss drops the visiting Lions drop to 8-4.
KEY STATISTICS
• Walters tied for match-high honors with a season-high 16 kills, as the freshman hit .387 on 31 swings. Ptaszynski added 13 kills on .524 hitting while also serving three aces to go with four digs.
• Sophomore Luke Krzmarzick and sophomore Daniel Wetter each added nine kills and one ace. Wetter, the national leader in hitting percentage, hit .467 on 15 attacks while Krzmarzick hit .318 on 22 swings.
• In just his second career start, freshman setter James McMillan recorded a season-high 39 assists to go with five digs.
• After hitting a season-high .429 in their last match against UC Merced, the Matadors hit .410 (52-11-100) Friday against the Lions. CSUN also had eight aces to three for Vanguard while the Lions out-blocked the Matadors by the margin of 6.0 to 3.5.
• Kyle Anema matched Walters with 16 kills (.394) to lead Vanguard.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"We had some breakdowns in set three but overall it was a really good win tonight. I thought we played some good volleyball in the first two sets but give Vanguard credit, they played us tough tonight. We're continuing to improve but it's going to get really serious from here on out so we've got to keep getting better."
SET 1
Krzmarzick's service error was the only point the visitors scored early on as the Matadors jumped out to a 4-1 lead. After another CSUN service error kept the Lions within two at 6-4, the Matadors rolled off four straight points to open up a 10-4 cushion. A Vanguard kill kept the Lions within striking distance at 11-7 when three straight Vanguard miscues opened up a 14-7 CSUN lead. Another Lion hitting error gave the Matadors their largest lead of the set at 19-10 and Walters' kill on set point gave CSUN a 25-17 win.
SET 2
The visitors held a pair of two-point leads in the early stages of the second set, the last at 8-7 when a Krzmarzick kill cut the lead to one. But an ensuing 3-1 run by Vanguard opened up an 11-8 lead for the visitors. A Kill from Ptaszynski followed by a Greg Pond ace again cut the lead to one but CSUN could not take the lead until a 3-0 Matador run, capped by a triple block by Krzmarzick, Walters and Paul Rzepnieski, put CSUN in front 17-15. But Vanguard answered with a 4-1 run to retake the lead 19-18 before kills by Krzmarzick and Wetter along with a timely Rzepnieski ace gave the Matadors the lead for good at 21-19.Â
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SET 3
After the two teams traded the lead 11 times in the second set, the final set featured a total of 17 lead changes. A 4-0 Matador run erased a 6-5 Vanguard lead early on. CSUN led 12-9 following a Krzmarzick kill when the Lions outscored the Matadors 4-2 over the next six points to pull within 14-13. Another Walters kill gave CSUN a 19-15 lead and the Matadors still led by three at 23-20 when Vanguard mounted a rally. Wetter's kill ended a two-point run by the Lions and the Matadors had a swing at the match at 24-22. Vanguard saved two match points before Walters answered with a kill giving CSUN another match point at 25-24. Two straight Vanguard points gave the Lions set point (26-25) when Rzepniewski's kill knotted the score at 26.Â
The Matadors saved another set point at 27-26 when Krzmarzick's kill evened the score. A second ace by Rzepnieski gave CSUN yet another match point at 28-27 before the the Lions saved five more match points, the last at 34-33. But a Vanguard kill followed by a Ptaszynski hitting error set the Lions up with set point at 35-34 when a Vanguard service error followed by a Krzmarzick kill and a Lion hitting error sealed the 37-35 CSUN win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors conclude their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 28) as CSUN hosts UCLA at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
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