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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Mitchell Matches Program Record as CSUN Claims Five-Set Win at UC Riverside
11/17/2022 9:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The CSUN women's volleyball team put three hitters in double figures while libero Breanna Mitchell matched a program rally scoring era record with 34 digs in the Matadors' five-set win over UC Riverside in a Big West match Thursday night at SRC Arena.
Set scores were 15-25, 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 15-8 as CSUN wins its second straight to improve to 9-20 overall and 4-13 in the Big West.
Nicole Nevarez led the Matadors with 13 kills while Carisa Barron had 12 and Taylor Orshoff chipped in 11 to lead the CSUN offense. With 34 digs, Mitchell ties Katie Sato for the CSUN rally scoring era record while also moving into fourth-place all-time in CSUN history for a single match.
KEY STATISTICS
• Nevarez hit .216 on a team-high 37 attacks while also posting nine digs and two blocks. Barron hit .333 on 33 swings to go with 19 assists and 10 digs. With 12 kills, Barron notched her Big West-leading sixth triple-double of the season.
• Orshoff hit .172 on 29 attacks while Lauryn Anderson (.188) and Magdalena Juric (.333) each added six kills. Taylor Hunter led all players in the match with five blocks.
• Kaia Kanan matched Barron with 19 assists as CSUN hit .192 as a team in the win.
• The Matadors would limit the Highlanders to a .139 team hitting percentage while also out-digging UCR 73-65.
• Delaney Tate led Riverside with a match-high 18 kills (.196) as the Highlanders slipped to 4-22 overall and 2-15 in conference play.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We're really happy to get the win tonight. It's nice to put a couple wins in a row together and hopefully we can carry this momentum into Saturday's match at UC Davis."
SET 1
The Highlanders claimed the first six points of the match and never trailed in the opening set. Still down six at 9-3, the Matadors rallied to within four after an Anderson-Orshoff block and an Orshoff kill pulled CSUN within 15-11. But three straight UCR points extended the lead to 18-11 and the Matadors would only get within six the rest of the way.
SET 2
CSUN bounced back to hit .276 in set two while limiting the Highlanders to an .098 clip. The Matadors trailed by as many as five in the early going as a UCR kill opened up a 6-1 cushion. An ensuing 7-2 run by CSUN knotted the score at 8-8 following a Barron kill. The Matadors took their first lead on the next point as a kill by Nevarez put CSUN up by one. The hosts then put together a 6-3 run to take a 15-12 lead into the media timeout. The Matadors answered with a 4-0 run to re-take the lead 16-15 and CSUN would pull away late for the 25-21 win.
SET 3
The Matadors claimed nine of the first 13 points of the third frame, forcing an early UCR timeout in the process. The Highlanders would then outscore CSUN 5-1 over the next six points to pull to within 10-9. A kill and consecutive aces by Barron opened up a 15-11 Matador lead and CSUN would eventually lead by as many as six at 18-12. UCR would not go away as the Highlanders went on a 5-1 run to close to within 19-17. A Hunter kill ended the run and propelled the Matadors on a set-clinching 6-4 run that sealed the 25-21 win.
SET 4
The Matadors fell behind 11-7 only to knot the score following a 4-0 run highlighted by a Juric kill, a pair of Nevarez kills and a Layla Cederlind ace. The Highlanders snapped the 11-11 tie by answering with a 7-2 run to lead by as many as five at 18-13. Another Anderson-Barron block capped a 5-2 CSUN run that cut the UCR lead to 20-18. But the Matadors were outscored 5-1 down the stretch as the Highlanders forced a fifth set following the 25-19 win.
SET 5
The Matadors, who had just three kills in the deciding set, claimed the first three points on an Orshoff kill and a pair of Highlander hitting errors. After UCR trimmed the lead to one, CSUN used another pair of UCR hitting errors to open up a three-point lead at 7-4. Another Barron kill and four straight Highlander hitting errors - one on a CSUN block - pushed the Matador lead to 12-4 and CSUN closed out a 15-8 win on Barron's 12th kill of the night.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match road trip Saturday as CSUN travels to UC Davis for a 3 p.m. first serve at University Credit Union Center.
Set scores were 15-25, 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 15-8 as CSUN wins its second straight to improve to 9-20 overall and 4-13 in the Big West.
Nicole Nevarez led the Matadors with 13 kills while Carisa Barron had 12 and Taylor Orshoff chipped in 11 to lead the CSUN offense. With 34 digs, Mitchell ties Katie Sato for the CSUN rally scoring era record while also moving into fourth-place all-time in CSUN history for a single match.
KEY STATISTICS
• Nevarez hit .216 on a team-high 37 attacks while also posting nine digs and two blocks. Barron hit .333 on 33 swings to go with 19 assists and 10 digs. With 12 kills, Barron notched her Big West-leading sixth triple-double of the season.
• Orshoff hit .172 on 29 attacks while Lauryn Anderson (.188) and Magdalena Juric (.333) each added six kills. Taylor Hunter led all players in the match with five blocks.
• Kaia Kanan matched Barron with 19 assists as CSUN hit .192 as a team in the win.
• The Matadors would limit the Highlanders to a .139 team hitting percentage while also out-digging UCR 73-65.
• Delaney Tate led Riverside with a match-high 18 kills (.196) as the Highlanders slipped to 4-22 overall and 2-15 in conference play.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We're really happy to get the win tonight. It's nice to put a couple wins in a row together and hopefully we can carry this momentum into Saturday's match at UC Davis."
SET 1
The Highlanders claimed the first six points of the match and never trailed in the opening set. Still down six at 9-3, the Matadors rallied to within four after an Anderson-Orshoff block and an Orshoff kill pulled CSUN within 15-11. But three straight UCR points extended the lead to 18-11 and the Matadors would only get within six the rest of the way.
SET 2
CSUN bounced back to hit .276 in set two while limiting the Highlanders to an .098 clip. The Matadors trailed by as many as five in the early going as a UCR kill opened up a 6-1 cushion. An ensuing 7-2 run by CSUN knotted the score at 8-8 following a Barron kill. The Matadors took their first lead on the next point as a kill by Nevarez put CSUN up by one. The hosts then put together a 6-3 run to take a 15-12 lead into the media timeout. The Matadors answered with a 4-0 run to re-take the lead 16-15 and CSUN would pull away late for the 25-21 win.
SET 3
The Matadors claimed nine of the first 13 points of the third frame, forcing an early UCR timeout in the process. The Highlanders would then outscore CSUN 5-1 over the next six points to pull to within 10-9. A kill and consecutive aces by Barron opened up a 15-11 Matador lead and CSUN would eventually lead by as many as six at 18-12. UCR would not go away as the Highlanders went on a 5-1 run to close to within 19-17. A Hunter kill ended the run and propelled the Matadors on a set-clinching 6-4 run that sealed the 25-21 win.
SET 4
The Matadors fell behind 11-7 only to knot the score following a 4-0 run highlighted by a Juric kill, a pair of Nevarez kills and a Layla Cederlind ace. The Highlanders snapped the 11-11 tie by answering with a 7-2 run to lead by as many as five at 18-13. Another Anderson-Barron block capped a 5-2 CSUN run that cut the UCR lead to 20-18. But the Matadors were outscored 5-1 down the stretch as the Highlanders forced a fifth set following the 25-19 win.
SET 5
The Matadors, who had just three kills in the deciding set, claimed the first three points on an Orshoff kill and a pair of Highlander hitting errors. After UCR trimmed the lead to one, CSUN used another pair of UCR hitting errors to open up a three-point lead at 7-4. Another Barron kill and four straight Highlander hitting errors - one on a CSUN block - pushed the Matador lead to 12-4 and CSUN closed out a 15-8 win on Barron's 12th kill of the night.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their three-match road trip Saturday as CSUN travels to UC Davis for a 3 p.m. first serve at University Credit Union Center.
Team Stats
CSUN
UCR
Kills
50
54
Errors
22
31
Attempts
146
166
Hitting %
.192
.139
Points
65
71
Assists
45
53
Aces
6
9
Blocks
9
8
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
3
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