Saturday, October 2
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
2:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
2-12,1-3Big West
0
at
3
Cal Poly
5-10,3-1Big West
1
2
3
F
CSUN
12
23
14
0
Cal Poly
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
CSUN
CPO
Kills
31
45
Errors
19
9
Attempts
116
106
Hitting %
.103
.340
Points
36
56
Assists
30
39
Aces
1
3
Blocks
4
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Hot-Hitting Cal Poly Tops CSUN in Straight Sets
10/2/2021 3:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – One day after dominating CSU Bakersfield for its first Big West win, the CSUN Women's Volleyball team ran into a hot-hitting Cal Poly team Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs posted a straight-set win over the Matadors at Mott Athletics Center.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-23, 25-14 as Cal Poly improves to 5-10 overall and 3-1 in the Big West. The loss drops the Matadors to 2-12 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Nicole Nevarez had a team-high seven kills to lead the Matadors, hitting .273 on 22 swings along with eight digs.
• Sophomore Taylor Orshoff added six kills (.034) and senior Lexi McLeod chipped in five kills (.083) and a team-high 11 digs.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Madison Klungel combined for 25 assists and eight digs while Barron served CSUN's lone ace in the match.
• After hitting a season-high .297 in Friday's win at CSUB, the Matadors hit .103 (31-19-116) against Cal Poly. The Mustangs hit at least .459 in two of the three sets, finishing with a .340 (45-9-106) clip.
• For Cal Poly, Tommi Stockham led all hitters with 11 kills (.290) while Jamie Stivers and Amy Hiatt added 10 kills apiece.
COACH SUSIE TERRUSA SAID
"I thought we came out flat and not ready to play today. We played well in the second set and had our chances to win but didn't take advantage of the opportunities. Cal Poly is a good team but we didn't play up to our potential."
FIRST SET
The hosts jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set and would not look back. Kills by Lauryn Anderson and Nevarez pulled CSUN within one at 4-3 and the Matadors remained within one at 5-4 following a Nieko Thomas put-away. A Cal Poly service error kept the margin at one (6-5) before the Mustangs outscored the Matadors 7-3 over the next 10 points to force a CSUN timeout at 13-8. A McLeod kill kept the Matadors within striking distance at 16-12 before the hosts closed the set on a 9-0 run to take a 25-12 decision.
SECOND SET
After an Anderson kill gave CSUN a 14-13 lead, Cal Poly answered with a 3-0 run to force a Matador timeout at 16-14. CSUN then countered with a 4-1 run, capped by a McLeod solo block, to force a Mustang timeout with the Matadors on top 18-17. The two teams would battle to a 20-20 tie when Cal Poly used a CSUN hitting error and a pair of Stockham kills to open up a 23-20 lead. A kill by Nevarez followed by Barron's ace cut the deficit to 23-22 but following a Mustang timeout, the hosts won two of the final three points to seal a 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
After trailing by three at 5-2, a McLeod kill capped a 5-3 CSUN run which trimmed the lead to 8-7. The hosts then engineered a 10-3 run that all but sealed the set as Cal Poly opened up an 18-10 advantage. The Mustangs were whistled for a setting error pulling the Matadors within six (20-14) but CSUN would get no closer to drop the final set, 25-14.
UP NEXT
The Matadors return to The Matadome next weekend to open a two-match homestand Friday against Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Set scores were 25-12, 25-23, 25-14 as Cal Poly improves to 5-10 overall and 3-1 in the Big West. The loss drops the Matadors to 2-12 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Senior Nicole Nevarez had a team-high seven kills to lead the Matadors, hitting .273 on 22 swings along with eight digs.
• Sophomore Taylor Orshoff added six kills (.034) and senior Lexi McLeod chipped in five kills (.083) and a team-high 11 digs.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Madison Klungel combined for 25 assists and eight digs while Barron served CSUN's lone ace in the match.
• After hitting a season-high .297 in Friday's win at CSUB, the Matadors hit .103 (31-19-116) against Cal Poly. The Mustangs hit at least .459 in two of the three sets, finishing with a .340 (45-9-106) clip.
• For Cal Poly, Tommi Stockham led all hitters with 11 kills (.290) while Jamie Stivers and Amy Hiatt added 10 kills apiece.
COACH SUSIE TERRUSA SAID
"I thought we came out flat and not ready to play today. We played well in the second set and had our chances to win but didn't take advantage of the opportunities. Cal Poly is a good team but we didn't play up to our potential."
FIRST SET
The hosts jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set and would not look back. Kills by Lauryn Anderson and Nevarez pulled CSUN within one at 4-3 and the Matadors remained within one at 5-4 following a Nieko Thomas put-away. A Cal Poly service error kept the margin at one (6-5) before the Mustangs outscored the Matadors 7-3 over the next 10 points to force a CSUN timeout at 13-8. A McLeod kill kept the Matadors within striking distance at 16-12 before the hosts closed the set on a 9-0 run to take a 25-12 decision.
SECOND SET
After an Anderson kill gave CSUN a 14-13 lead, Cal Poly answered with a 3-0 run to force a Matador timeout at 16-14. CSUN then countered with a 4-1 run, capped by a McLeod solo block, to force a Mustang timeout with the Matadors on top 18-17. The two teams would battle to a 20-20 tie when Cal Poly used a CSUN hitting error and a pair of Stockham kills to open up a 23-20 lead. A kill by Nevarez followed by Barron's ace cut the deficit to 23-22 but following a Mustang timeout, the hosts won two of the final three points to seal a 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
After trailing by three at 5-2, a McLeod kill capped a 5-3 CSUN run which trimmed the lead to 8-7. The hosts then engineered a 10-3 run that all but sealed the set as Cal Poly opened up an 18-10 advantage. The Mustangs were whistled for a setting error pulling the Matadors within six (20-14) but CSUN would get no closer to drop the final set, 25-14.
UP NEXT
The Matadors return to The Matadome next weekend to open a two-match homestand Friday against Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
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