California State University Northridge Athletics
Friday, April 2
Northridge, Calif. / The Matadome
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
1-4,1-4Big West
0
vs
3
UC San Diego
2-7,2-3Big West
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
FinalF
UC San Diego
25
25
25
3
CSUN
18
14
23
0
Team Stats
UCSD
CSUN
Kills
30
29
Errors
10
23
Attempts
66
83
Hitting %
.303
.072
Points
40
35
Assists
27
28
Aces
4
4
Blocks
6
2
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
No. 13 UC San Diego Hands CSUN 3-0 Sweep
4/2/2021 9:36:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Matadors dropped the opener of a two-match set with No. 13 UC San Diego Friday as the Tritons swept the host Matadors, 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 in a Big West Conference match at The Matadome.
The visiting Tritons, who improved to 2-7 (2-3 Big West), hit .308 as a team while limiting CSUN to an .072 clip. The loss is the Matadors' third straight as they slipped to 1-4 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Daniel Wetter put down a team-high nine kills, hitting .316 on 19 swings. Ryan DeWeese made his first start of the season, posting seven kills (.080) and two digs.
• Cole Chea chipped in five kills (.250) and one solo block while senior Maciej Ptaszynski added four kills (-.071) and a match-high three aces.
• CSUN setter Kyle Merchen recorded 27 assists along with a team-high seven digs and one block assist.
• Each team had four aces, while the Tritons had 23 digs to CSUN's 21 and UCSD out-clocked the Matadors 6.0-2.0.
• Kyle McCauley matched Wetter with nine kills, hitting .412 on 17 attacks, to lead UCSD.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I felt like we came out a little flat and could have been a little sharper mentally tonight. We played hard in the third set and if we can replicate that effort tomorrow night we'll give ourselves a chance. Every night is a learning process and tonight we started slow and got a little better each set. We're going to regroup and get ready to go on Saturday."
SET 1
Holding a slim 5-4 lead, the visitors scored four straight points to open up a 9-4 lead forcing a Matador timeout. CSUN however answered by claiming six of the next 10 points to trim the deficit to 12-10 following a Ptaszynski ace. A DeWeese kill cut the lead to one (14-13) when a 5-0 UCSD run boosted the lead back to six at 19-13. A Triton hitting error pulled CSUN within four at 19-15 but the Matadors would get no closer, falling 25-18. Â
SET 2
The Matadors trailed by three early on before a Wetter kill cut the UCSD lead to 6-4. An ensuing Wetter service error propelled the Tritons on a 6-1 run which opened up a 12-5 cushion. Still down by seven (14-7) a pair of UCSD errors trimmed the deficit to 14-9. The Tritons scored the next two points to build the lead back to seven and the lead swelled to double digits at 22-12 before UCSD won the set going away, 25-14.
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SET 3
The final set was the tightest of the match as the lead changed hands six times while the score was tied seven times. A pair of Ptaszynski aces along with a setter dump from Merchen gave CSUN an early 8-6 lead before the Matadors led by as many as five (13-8) forcing a Triton timeout. Still leading 14-10, the Matadors surrendered a 6-2 run which knotted the score at 16-16. The score remained tied at 17-all, when a Chea kill and a UCSD hitting error put CSUN in front 19-17. A Griffin Walters kill and a Merchen ace extended the Matador lead to 21-18 when a 5-0 Triton run erased the lead while giving the visitors a 23-21 lead. Trailing 24-22, CSUN saved one match point on a DeWeese kill before a Chea service error ended the match.
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UP NEXT
The two teams complete the season series Saturday at RIMAC Arena in La Jolla at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
The visiting Tritons, who improved to 2-7 (2-3 Big West), hit .308 as a team while limiting CSUN to an .072 clip. The loss is the Matadors' third straight as they slipped to 1-4 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Daniel Wetter put down a team-high nine kills, hitting .316 on 19 swings. Ryan DeWeese made his first start of the season, posting seven kills (.080) and two digs.
• Cole Chea chipped in five kills (.250) and one solo block while senior Maciej Ptaszynski added four kills (-.071) and a match-high three aces.
• CSUN setter Kyle Merchen recorded 27 assists along with a team-high seven digs and one block assist.
• Each team had four aces, while the Tritons had 23 digs to CSUN's 21 and UCSD out-clocked the Matadors 6.0-2.0.
• Kyle McCauley matched Wetter with nine kills, hitting .412 on 17 attacks, to lead UCSD.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I felt like we came out a little flat and could have been a little sharper mentally tonight. We played hard in the third set and if we can replicate that effort tomorrow night we'll give ourselves a chance. Every night is a learning process and tonight we started slow and got a little better each set. We're going to regroup and get ready to go on Saturday."
SET 1
Holding a slim 5-4 lead, the visitors scored four straight points to open up a 9-4 lead forcing a Matador timeout. CSUN however answered by claiming six of the next 10 points to trim the deficit to 12-10 following a Ptaszynski ace. A DeWeese kill cut the lead to one (14-13) when a 5-0 UCSD run boosted the lead back to six at 19-13. A Triton hitting error pulled CSUN within four at 19-15 but the Matadors would get no closer, falling 25-18. Â
SET 2
The Matadors trailed by three early on before a Wetter kill cut the UCSD lead to 6-4. An ensuing Wetter service error propelled the Tritons on a 6-1 run which opened up a 12-5 cushion. Still down by seven (14-7) a pair of UCSD errors trimmed the deficit to 14-9. The Tritons scored the next two points to build the lead back to seven and the lead swelled to double digits at 22-12 before UCSD won the set going away, 25-14.
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SET 3
The final set was the tightest of the match as the lead changed hands six times while the score was tied seven times. A pair of Ptaszynski aces along with a setter dump from Merchen gave CSUN an early 8-6 lead before the Matadors led by as many as five (13-8) forcing a Triton timeout. Still leading 14-10, the Matadors surrendered a 6-2 run which knotted the score at 16-16. The score remained tied at 17-all, when a Chea kill and a UCSD hitting error put CSUN in front 19-17. A Griffin Walters kill and a Merchen ace extended the Matador lead to 21-18 when a 5-0 Triton run erased the lead while giving the visitors a 23-21 lead. Trailing 24-22, CSUN saved one match point on a DeWeese kill before a Chea service error ended the match.
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UP NEXT
The two teams complete the season series Saturday at RIMAC Arena in La Jolla at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
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