Friday, January 28
Northridge, Calif. / The Matadome
7:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
1-1,0-0Big West
3
vs
0
Cal Lutheran
3-4,0-0DIII Independent
1
2
3
F
Cal Lutheran
12
19
13
0
CSUN
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
CLU
CSUN
Kills
18
38
Errors
22
8
Attempts
65
66
Hitting %
-.062
.455
Points
24
47.5
Assists
16
34
Aces
3
4
Blocks
3
5.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's VolleyballOPP
/ Men's Volleyball
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/ Men's Volleyball
MB
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Sweep Cal Lutheran in Home Opener
1/28/2022 8:56:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Volleyball team picked up its first win of the season, sweeping Cal Lutheran in its 2022 home opener Friday night at The Matadome.
Set scores in the non-conference match were 25-12, 25-19, 25-13 as the Matadors even their season record at 1-1. The match was an exhibition match for the Kingsmen who remain at 3-3 on the season.
KEY STATISTICS
• Junior Daniel Wetter had an impressive night in the middle, putting down a match-high 10 kills on 14 swings to hit .643. Wetter also added three blocks and a pair of digs on the night.
• Griffin Walters, who led CSUN with 10 kills Friday at No. 2 UCLA, added seven kills (.176) and a team-high six digs while Luke Krzmarzick also had seven kills on 12 swings to hit .500. Walters and Krzmarzick each had one ace as the Matadors had four as a team.
• After each made his collegiate debut on Friday, setters Donovan Constable and Lance Krenik combined for 31 assists in leading the Matador hitters to a .455 hitting clip against CLU. Constable had 20 assists and two digs while Krenik came on in set three to record 11 assists, one kill and one block.
• The Matadors limited the Kingsmen to a -.062 hitting clip as Max Strehl led CLU with four kills on four swings.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I'm pleased with the way we bounced back after last night's match. We played at a high level throughout and even though we had a lead in every set we kept playing hard until the very end. This is as deep a team as we've had in quite a few years so it was nice to get a lot of guys some reps tonight."
SET 1
CSUN, which hit .650, got off the quick start to open the match as the Matadors claimed six of the first seven points to force an early CLU timeout. Kills by Walters and Kyle Hobus extended the lead to seven (10-3) before a 6-3 Matador run pushed the lead to 10 at 16-6. Wetter connected out of a Kingsmen timeout giving CSUN an 11-point cushion at 17-6 and the Matadors would pull away for the 25-12 win.
SET 2
The visitors kept things close in the second set as CSUN didn't lead by more than two points until a Walters kill opened up a 10-7 Matador lead. A 3-1 CSUN run following a CLU timeout extended the lead to 13-8 before the Kingsmen claimed three straight points to cut the deficit to two (13-11). A Hobus kill would spark a 4-0 Matador run that boosted the lead back to 17-11 and despite a late CLU run that trimmed the margin to two, CSUN closed out a 25-19 win on a Kingmen hitting error.
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SET 3
The Matadors scored eight consecutive points to open the final set and the CSUN lead never dropped below six points. Lorenzo Bertozzi made his collegiate debut in the third and put down three kills along with an ace while Jano Tello made his season debut and had two kills on two errorless swings as CSUN closed out the match with a 25-13 win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 4) as CSUN hosts UC Merced at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Set scores in the non-conference match were 25-12, 25-19, 25-13 as the Matadors even their season record at 1-1. The match was an exhibition match for the Kingsmen who remain at 3-3 on the season.
KEY STATISTICS
• Junior Daniel Wetter had an impressive night in the middle, putting down a match-high 10 kills on 14 swings to hit .643. Wetter also added three blocks and a pair of digs on the night.
• Griffin Walters, who led CSUN with 10 kills Friday at No. 2 UCLA, added seven kills (.176) and a team-high six digs while Luke Krzmarzick also had seven kills on 12 swings to hit .500. Walters and Krzmarzick each had one ace as the Matadors had four as a team.
• After each made his collegiate debut on Friday, setters Donovan Constable and Lance Krenik combined for 31 assists in leading the Matador hitters to a .455 hitting clip against CLU. Constable had 20 assists and two digs while Krenik came on in set three to record 11 assists, one kill and one block.
• The Matadors limited the Kingsmen to a -.062 hitting clip as Max Strehl led CLU with four kills on four swings.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I'm pleased with the way we bounced back after last night's match. We played at a high level throughout and even though we had a lead in every set we kept playing hard until the very end. This is as deep a team as we've had in quite a few years so it was nice to get a lot of guys some reps tonight."
SET 1
CSUN, which hit .650, got off the quick start to open the match as the Matadors claimed six of the first seven points to force an early CLU timeout. Kills by Walters and Kyle Hobus extended the lead to seven (10-3) before a 6-3 Matador run pushed the lead to 10 at 16-6. Wetter connected out of a Kingsmen timeout giving CSUN an 11-point cushion at 17-6 and the Matadors would pull away for the 25-12 win.
SET 2
The visitors kept things close in the second set as CSUN didn't lead by more than two points until a Walters kill opened up a 10-7 Matador lead. A 3-1 CSUN run following a CLU timeout extended the lead to 13-8 before the Kingsmen claimed three straight points to cut the deficit to two (13-11). A Hobus kill would spark a 4-0 Matador run that boosted the lead back to 17-11 and despite a late CLU run that trimmed the margin to two, CSUN closed out a 25-19 win on a Kingmen hitting error.
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SET 3
The Matadors scored eight consecutive points to open the final set and the CSUN lead never dropped below six points. Lorenzo Bertozzi made his collegiate debut in the third and put down three kills along with an ace while Jano Tello made his season debut and had two kills on two errorless swings as CSUN closed out the match with a 25-13 win.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 4) as CSUN hosts UC Merced at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
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