Wednesday, March 16
Malibu, Calif.
7:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
5-7
0
at
3
Pepperdine
10-6
1
2
3
F
CSUN
16
21
20
0
Pepperdine
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
CSUN
PEP
Kills
31
44
Errors
15
13
Attempts
74
77
Hitting %
.216
.403
Points
40.0
57.5
Assists
31
42
Aces
2
5
Blocks
7.0
8.5
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
OH
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Drops Road Match at No. 7 Pepperdine, 25-16, 25-21, 25-20
3/16/2022 8:44:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
MALIBU, Calif. - In the first meeting between the two teams since 2019, the seventh-ranked Pepperdine Waves swept the CSUN Matadors 25-16, 25-21, 25-20 in a non-conference match Wednesday night at Firestone Fieldhouse.
The Waves improve their season record to 10-6 while the Matadors drop their fourth straight to slip to 5-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Offensively, Kyle Hobus led CSUN for the third straight match, tying for match-high honors with 11 kills. Hobus hit .364 on 22 swings while also adding two digs, one dig and three assists.
• Inaki Bustamante made his first start of the season and added a season-high eight kills (.158), three digs and three blocks. Daniel Wetter chipped in five kills (.167), four blocks and a pair of digs.
• Setter Donovan Constable had 28 assists but CSUN was limited to a .216 hitting clip (31-15-74) in the loss.
• Pepperdine hit .403 (44-13-77) as a team as Jacob Steele and Alex Gettinger each matched Hobus with 11 kills.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I thought we played a good match and some of the mistakes we made are easily fixable. Our passing was better again tonight and if we can serve a little tougher on Friday we'll give ourselves a better chance to win."
SET 1
The hosts jumped out to a 5-1 lead to open the match and led by five at 8-3 when Wetter's attack was stuffed by the Pepperdine block. The Waves lead swelled to eight (16-8) following the media timeout and the Matadors would get no closer than seven points the rest of the way. With Pepperdine holding set point at 24-15, Hobus' fourth kill of the set saved one set point before the Waves cashed in their next swing to take the set 25-16.
SET 2
Kills from Bustamante and Hobus gave the Matadors an early 7-4 lead before the hosts scored four straight to take an 8-7 lead. Wetter connected for a kill ay 9-9 giving CSUN a 10-9 edge when Pepperdine outscored the Matadors 7-2 over the next nine points to open up a 16-12 lead. Three straight CSUN points trimmed the lead to one before the Waves answered with a 3-0 run to again lead by four at 20-16. The Matadors would get within two at 20-18 following a Hobus kill and a Waves hitting error before Pepperdine pulled away down the stretch for the 25-21 win.Â
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SET 3
Neither team would hold more than a two-point lead until Pepperdine put up a block on a Griffin Walters swing to lead 17-14. Trailing by four at 21-17, the Matadors took advantage of a pair of Pepperdine errors to pull within 21-19. Following a Waves timeout, the two teams traded points until 22-20 when the hosts claimed the final three points of the match to seal the 25-20 win.
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UP NEXT
The same two teams will meet on Friday in Northridge as the Matadors host the Waves in The Matadome at 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
The Waves improve their season record to 10-6 while the Matadors drop their fourth straight to slip to 5-7.
KEY STATISTICS
• Offensively, Kyle Hobus led CSUN for the third straight match, tying for match-high honors with 11 kills. Hobus hit .364 on 22 swings while also adding two digs, one dig and three assists.
• Inaki Bustamante made his first start of the season and added a season-high eight kills (.158), three digs and three blocks. Daniel Wetter chipped in five kills (.167), four blocks and a pair of digs.
• Setter Donovan Constable had 28 assists but CSUN was limited to a .216 hitting clip (31-15-74) in the loss.
• Pepperdine hit .403 (44-13-77) as a team as Jacob Steele and Alex Gettinger each matched Hobus with 11 kills.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I thought we played a good match and some of the mistakes we made are easily fixable. Our passing was better again tonight and if we can serve a little tougher on Friday we'll give ourselves a better chance to win."
SET 1
The hosts jumped out to a 5-1 lead to open the match and led by five at 8-3 when Wetter's attack was stuffed by the Pepperdine block. The Waves lead swelled to eight (16-8) following the media timeout and the Matadors would get no closer than seven points the rest of the way. With Pepperdine holding set point at 24-15, Hobus' fourth kill of the set saved one set point before the Waves cashed in their next swing to take the set 25-16.
SET 2
Kills from Bustamante and Hobus gave the Matadors an early 7-4 lead before the hosts scored four straight to take an 8-7 lead. Wetter connected for a kill ay 9-9 giving CSUN a 10-9 edge when Pepperdine outscored the Matadors 7-2 over the next nine points to open up a 16-12 lead. Three straight CSUN points trimmed the lead to one before the Waves answered with a 3-0 run to again lead by four at 20-16. The Matadors would get within two at 20-18 following a Hobus kill and a Waves hitting error before Pepperdine pulled away down the stretch for the 25-21 win.Â
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SET 3
Neither team would hold more than a two-point lead until Pepperdine put up a block on a Griffin Walters swing to lead 17-14. Trailing by four at 21-17, the Matadors took advantage of a pair of Pepperdine errors to pull within 21-19. Following a Waves timeout, the two teams traded points until 22-20 when the hosts claimed the final three points of the match to seal the 25-20 win.
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UP NEXT
The same two teams will meet on Friday in Northridge as the Matadors host the Waves in The Matadome at 7 p.m.
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