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Northridge, Calif.
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California State University at Northridge
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Drops Season Finale to Hawai'i in Four Sets
11/26/2022 9:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The CSUN women's volleyball team closed the 2022 season by celebrating its seniors before Big West champions Hawai'i held off the Matadors in four sets to close the regular season Saturday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
Set scores were 25-18, 25-20, 18-25, 25-9 as Hawai'i caps a 19-1 Big West season while improving to 22-6 overall. The Matadors finish the season at 9-23 overall and 4-16 in conference play.
Carisa Barron capped an impressive sophomore season by putting down a team-high 14 kills (.276) to go with 22 assists and seven digs. The Big West leader in triple-doubles also added three blocks. Senior Nicole Nevarez added 12 kills (.273) to finish her CSUN career with 1,079 kills, 12th-best in program history.
KEY STATISTICS
• Taylor Orshoff chipped in nine kills on 25 attacks (.200) to go with a pair of blocks.
• Breanna Mitchell notched a match-high 13 digs to finish her freshman season with 513 digs, the most by a CSUN libero since Cindy Ortiz had 556 in 2012.
• Playing their final matches in a CSUN uniform, Magdalena Juric had four kills on 17 swings to go with two blocks. Lauryn Anderson was held without a kill for the first time this season but did have four blocks and two digs. Elizabeth Gannon was CSUN's final senior and she had six digs and one ace in her final appearance.
• The Rainbow Wahine hit .312 to CSUN's .179 and had 10 aces to the Matadors' four. Hawai'i also had a 13-10 edge in blocks while CSUN posted a slight 50-46 edge in team digs.
• Amber Igiede led all hitters in the match with 19 kills (.607) to lead the Rainbow Wahine, who also got 12 kills (.333) from Caylen Alexander.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"Tonight was pretty good reflection of our entire season. We played very well in stretches and had a ton of opportunities in the sets we lost but just made too many mistakes. In set three, we served and passed better than they did and in the other three sets their serving and passing was the difference."
SET 1
Hawai'i never trailed through the first two frames. In the opening set, a 4-0 scoring run by the visitors gave the 'Bows an early 8-3 lead. The Matadors responded by scoring the next five to knot the score at 8-8. A 6-2 run gave UH some breathing room at 14-10 lead and from there, UH would slowly pull away to take Set 1, 25-18.
SET 2
The Rainbow Wahine led by as many as six (16-10) in the second set when a Nevarez kill fueled a 7-2 Matador run that tied the score up at 19-19. Hawai'i would then outscore CSUN 6-2 down the stretch to seal the 25-20 win and a two-set match lead.
SET 3
The Matadors had 16 kills on .419 hitting as they stayed alive in the third set. CSUN claimed its first lead of the match at 2-1 and never looked back. Clinging to a 14-12 lead, the Matadors outscored the Rainbow Wahine 7-1 over the next eight points to open up a 21-14 cushion. The visitors closed to within five on a pair of occasions before a Hawai'i miscue sent CSUN to the 25-18 win.
SET 4
After hitting .419 in the third, the Matadors were limted to a -.100 clip in the fourth as Hawai'i led from start-to-finish. Igiede accounted for six of UH's first eight points with five kills and an ace. Hawai'i would lead by as many as 15 at 22-7 and cruised to their 19th conference win of the season, 25-9.
#UniteTheValley
Set scores were 25-18, 25-20, 18-25, 25-9 as Hawai'i caps a 19-1 Big West season while improving to 22-6 overall. The Matadors finish the season at 9-23 overall and 4-16 in conference play.
Carisa Barron capped an impressive sophomore season by putting down a team-high 14 kills (.276) to go with 22 assists and seven digs. The Big West leader in triple-doubles also added three blocks. Senior Nicole Nevarez added 12 kills (.273) to finish her CSUN career with 1,079 kills, 12th-best in program history.
KEY STATISTICS
• Taylor Orshoff chipped in nine kills on 25 attacks (.200) to go with a pair of blocks.
• Breanna Mitchell notched a match-high 13 digs to finish her freshman season with 513 digs, the most by a CSUN libero since Cindy Ortiz had 556 in 2012.
• Playing their final matches in a CSUN uniform, Magdalena Juric had four kills on 17 swings to go with two blocks. Lauryn Anderson was held without a kill for the first time this season but did have four blocks and two digs. Elizabeth Gannon was CSUN's final senior and she had six digs and one ace in her final appearance.
• The Rainbow Wahine hit .312 to CSUN's .179 and had 10 aces to the Matadors' four. Hawai'i also had a 13-10 edge in blocks while CSUN posted a slight 50-46 edge in team digs.
• Amber Igiede led all hitters in the match with 19 kills (.607) to lead the Rainbow Wahine, who also got 12 kills (.333) from Caylen Alexander.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"Tonight was pretty good reflection of our entire season. We played very well in stretches and had a ton of opportunities in the sets we lost but just made too many mistakes. In set three, we served and passed better than they did and in the other three sets their serving and passing was the difference."
SET 1
Hawai'i never trailed through the first two frames. In the opening set, a 4-0 scoring run by the visitors gave the 'Bows an early 8-3 lead. The Matadors responded by scoring the next five to knot the score at 8-8. A 6-2 run gave UH some breathing room at 14-10 lead and from there, UH would slowly pull away to take Set 1, 25-18.
SET 2
The Rainbow Wahine led by as many as six (16-10) in the second set when a Nevarez kill fueled a 7-2 Matador run that tied the score up at 19-19. Hawai'i would then outscore CSUN 6-2 down the stretch to seal the 25-20 win and a two-set match lead.
SET 3
The Matadors had 16 kills on .419 hitting as they stayed alive in the third set. CSUN claimed its first lead of the match at 2-1 and never looked back. Clinging to a 14-12 lead, the Matadors outscored the Rainbow Wahine 7-1 over the next eight points to open up a 21-14 cushion. The visitors closed to within five on a pair of occasions before a Hawai'i miscue sent CSUN to the 25-18 win.
SET 4
After hitting .419 in the third, the Matadors were limted to a -.100 clip in the fourth as Hawai'i led from start-to-finish. Igiede accounted for six of UH's first eight points with five kills and an ace. Hawai'i would lead by as many as 15 at 22-7 and cruised to their 19th conference win of the season, 25-9.
#UniteTheValley
Team Stats
Hawaii
CSUN
Kills
56
43
Errors
16
22
Attempts
128
117
Hitting %
.313
.179
Points
79
57
Assists
46
41
Aces
10
4
Blocks
13
10
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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