CSUN Claims Saturday Duals vs. Vanguard, Hope International

Saturday, March 13

Northridge, Calif. / CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex

11:00 a.m.

California State University at Northridge

Vanguard University

Photo by: Matt Monroe

CSUN Claims Saturday Duals vs. Vanguard, Hope International

3/13/2021 4:10:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

CSUN-Vanguard Final Results (PDF) // CSUN-HIU Final Results (PDF)

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - After opening the 2021 season with tri-dual split on Friday, the CSUN Beach Volleyball team won a pair of dual matches against Vanguard and Hope International Saturday at the Matador Beach Volleyball Complex.

CSUN 4, VANGUARD 1
The Matadors and Lions opened the day with CSUN claiming the opening four matches before Vanguard notched a 2-0 win in the No. 1 match, the final pair of the dual. Lauren McMurray and Kailey Klein got the Matadors on the board first in the No. 4 match, defeating Allyson Scharrer and Emilee Hall, 21-16, 21-18. Lexi McLeod and Seyvion Waggoner made it 2-0 CSUN with a 21-16, 21-14 in the No. 2 pair over Kayla Tinker and Carly McKinney.

Victoria Rogers and Abbey Sweeting gave the Matadors the dual victory, opening the second flight with a 21-9, 21-10 victory over Hally Herder and Kenzie Bouse in the No. 5 match. Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan gave CSUN a 4-0 lead after defeating Vashti Elias Romero and Sydney Irwin, 21-10, 21-12 in the No. 3 match. Looking for its first sweep of the young season, CSUN came up short in the No. 1 pair, as Harris Conley and Natalie Escher topped the Matador pair of Meagan Carter and Lauren Eknoian, 21-15, 21-13.

CSUN 5, HOPE INTERNATIONAL 0
The visiting Royals forfeited the No. 3 and No. 4 matches before the dual got underway with contests at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5. Freshman Emily Sparks made her CSUN debut with fellow freshman True McCullough in the No. 5 pair and the Matadors posted a 21-3, 21-12 victory over Anna Stevenson and Everlyn Alferez. Carter and Eknoian bounced back to sweep Candice Palmer and Mara Sanchez, 21-15, 21-13 in the No. 1 pair before Honeycutt teamed up with freshman Annika Stevens to claim the No. 2 pair, 21-16, 21-12 over HIU's Corey Davis and Stephanie Perez.

COACH NOELLE ROOKE SAID
"I'm really proud of the team victories today, and the reason why I say team is because everyone played and everyone contributed; they were all-around team wins. I'm happy we had a 2-0 day and proud of the girls for executing the game plan. We've been stressing for some weeks now, process over outcome and I think if they continue to focus on the process, the outcomes will be what they want."

UP NEXT
The Matadors (3-1) continue their season-opening homestand next week with dual matches against No. 7 Loyola Marymount (Mar. 20) and Boise State (Mar. 22) at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex.

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