Tuesday, November 23
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
7-22,6-13Big West
0
vs
3
UC Santa Barbara
20-11,16-3Big West
1
2
3
F
UC Santa Barbara
25
25
25
3
CSUN
17
23
15
0
Team Stats
UCSB
CSUN
Kills
44
36
Errors
13
17
Attempts
95
101
Hitting %
.326
.188
Points
52
43
Assists
41
32
Aces
2
2
Blocks
6
5
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Fall in Straight Sets to UCSB on Senior Night
11/23/2021 9:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Seniors Lexi McLeod, Nicole Nevarez and Seyvion Waggoner combined for 19 kills as each played her final home match but the Matadors fell in straight sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-15) to UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Conference match Tuesday at The Matadome.
The Matadors see their two-match win streak snapped as they slip to 7-22 overall and 6-13 in the Big West Conference. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 20-11 overall and 16-3 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Sophomore Taylor Orshoff led the Matadors with 10 kills, hitting .304 on 23 swings.
• Nevarez added nine kills to lead the seniors, hitting .222 to go with five digs. McLeod chipped in six kills (.250), eight digs and one ace while Waggoner had four kills (.000), one dig and one block.
• CSUN's final senior Makayla Bradford posted eight digs, two assists and one ace in her final home match.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Madison Klungel each had 14 assists while Barron added five digs.
• After hitting a season-high .299 in their last match against UC Davis, the Matadors were limited to a .188 (36-17-101) clip against the Gauchos.
• Briana McKnight led all hitters in the match with 11 kills (.348) to lead UCSB which hit .326 (44-13-95) as a team.
COACH SUSIE TERRUSA SAID
"Tonight's match was all about our seniors. I thought we played hard but came up short against a very good Santa Barbara team. I want to thank our seniors for their dedication to CSUN and the women's volleyball program."
FIRST SET
The Matadors were within one at 7-6 in the early stages of the match when the visitors outscored CSUN 6-1 over the next seven points to force a Matador timeout at 13-7. After CSUN used a UCSB service error to get within four (17-13), the Gauchos claimed two of the next three points to regain a six-point edge at 19-14. CSUN could not get within five points the rest of the way as UCSB claimed the opening set, 25-17.
SECOND SET
After being out-hit in set one (.438-.182), the Matadors connected at a .273 clip before falling by two. Neither team led by more than two points until the Gauchos scored three straight to open up a 15-11 cushion. CSUN then engineered a 6-2 run, capped by a Bradford ace, to knot the score at 17-17. But three straight UCSB points forced a Matador timeout at 20-17. CSUN rallied to within one point five times down the stretch - the last at 24-23 - before a Deni Wilson kill sent the Gauchos to the 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
Holding a slim 9-8 lead in the final set, UCSB scored eight consecutive points to open up an insurmountable 17-8 lead. Consecutive kills from Orshoff pulled the Matadors within six at 17-11 but CSUN would get no closer in dropping the third set by the score of 25-15.
UP NEXT
The Matadors wrap up the 2021 season Friday as the Matadors head to conference-leading Hawai'i for a 9 p.m. first serve.
#UniteTheValley
The Matadors see their two-match win streak snapped as they slip to 7-22 overall and 6-13 in the Big West Conference. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 20-11 overall and 16-3 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Sophomore Taylor Orshoff led the Matadors with 10 kills, hitting .304 on 23 swings.
• Nevarez added nine kills to lead the seniors, hitting .222 to go with five digs. McLeod chipped in six kills (.250), eight digs and one ace while Waggoner had four kills (.000), one dig and one block.
• CSUN's final senior Makayla Bradford posted eight digs, two assists and one ace in her final home match.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Madison Klungel each had 14 assists while Barron added five digs.
• After hitting a season-high .299 in their last match against UC Davis, the Matadors were limited to a .188 (36-17-101) clip against the Gauchos.
• Briana McKnight led all hitters in the match with 11 kills (.348) to lead UCSB which hit .326 (44-13-95) as a team.
COACH SUSIE TERRUSA SAID
"Tonight's match was all about our seniors. I thought we played hard but came up short against a very good Santa Barbara team. I want to thank our seniors for their dedication to CSUN and the women's volleyball program."
FIRST SET
The Matadors were within one at 7-6 in the early stages of the match when the visitors outscored CSUN 6-1 over the next seven points to force a Matador timeout at 13-7. After CSUN used a UCSB service error to get within four (17-13), the Gauchos claimed two of the next three points to regain a six-point edge at 19-14. CSUN could not get within five points the rest of the way as UCSB claimed the opening set, 25-17.
SECOND SET
After being out-hit in set one (.438-.182), the Matadors connected at a .273 clip before falling by two. Neither team led by more than two points until the Gauchos scored three straight to open up a 15-11 cushion. CSUN then engineered a 6-2 run, capped by a Bradford ace, to knot the score at 17-17. But three straight UCSB points forced a Matador timeout at 20-17. CSUN rallied to within one point five times down the stretch - the last at 24-23 - before a Deni Wilson kill sent the Gauchos to the 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
Holding a slim 9-8 lead in the final set, UCSB scored eight consecutive points to open up an insurmountable 17-8 lead. Consecutive kills from Orshoff pulled the Matadors within six at 17-11 but CSUN would get no closer in dropping the third set by the score of 25-15.
UP NEXT
The Matadors wrap up the 2021 season Friday as the Matadors head to conference-leading Hawai'i for a 9 p.m. first serve.
#UniteTheValley
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