Matador Beach Volleyball Drops a Pair at CSU Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The CSUN Beach Volleyball team dropped a pair of dual matches Friday as CSU Bakersfield claimed 4-1 and 3-2 decisions at the Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex.

CSU BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
In the opening flight, the host Roadrunners grabbed the first two points as Hana Makonova and Sophia Hladyniuk held on for the three-set win over Lauren Eknoian and Emily Sparks at No. 2. Eknoian and Sparks took the opening set 21-18 before CSUB won the second 21-16. The 'Runners then took the point after pulling out the 15-11 win. The Matadors' True McCullough and Seyvion Waggoner also won the first set (23-21) before dropping the final two sets in the No. 4 pair. CSUB's Brooke Boiseau and Anna Unke rallied to win set two (21-18) and set three (15-9) to take a 2-0 lead.

The third and final match to go the distance clinched the win for the 'Runners as Megan Gilbert and Caroline Benke edged Kailey Klein and Jadin Williams in the No. 5 pair by the score of 21-15, 12-21, 15-8. The No. 1 pair also went to CSUB as Cameron Solberg and Milica Vukobrat topped Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan 21-12, 21-15. CSUN then got on the board when the No. 3 pair ended in an injury forfeit by the Roadrunner with Abbey Sweeting and Victoria Rogers holding a 21-19 lead after set one.

CSU BAKERSFIELD 3, CSUN 2
In an all-time series where CSUN holds a 12-8 lead, 12 of the previous meetings have been 3-2 decisions and Friday's finale would end in the same fashion. Makonova and Hladyniuk picked up another three-set win at No. 2, this time against Honeycutt and Maughan. After Makonova and Hladyniuk won the first set 21-12, the CSUN pair turned the tables in a 21-12 Matador win in set two. The third set went to the hosts 15-12 as CSUB went up 1-0. Gilbert and Benke then had to go the distance to top Sweeting and Rogers at No. 4 (19-21, 21-15, 15-8) before Seleisa Elisaia and Alaina Gendale then swept Klein and Williams 21-14, 21-14 at No. 5 for CSUB's third win which clinched the dual win.

CSUN would pick up wins in the final two matches of day at No. 1 and No. 3. Eknoian and Sparks went three sets to knock off Solberg and Vukobrat in the No. 1 pair by the score of 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 before McCullough and Waggoner also went the distance to defeat Boiseau and Unke 13-21, 21-17, 15-10 to make the final score 3-2.

COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"Bakersfield is a good team and I thought we competed very well. Both matches today felt a lot like last week's Oregon match in which the results could have gone either way. Six of the matches went three sets and we won two of those, but It's nice to be competing with good teams and hopefully we'll come out on top more often than not."

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The Matadors return to the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex Saturday, Mar. 12 when they host Vanguard and Cal State LA in a tri-dual which gets underway at 11 a.m..

CSU BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
#1. Cameron Solberg & Milica Vukobrat (CSUB) def. Darbi Honeycutt & Mikaela Maughan (CSUN), 21-12, 21-15
#2. Hana Makonova & Sophia Hladyniuk (CSUB) def. Lauren Eknoian & Emily Sparks (CSUN), 18-21, 21-16, 15-11
#3. Abbey Sweeting & Victoria Rogers (CSUN) def. Hayley McCluskey & Paige Calvin (CSUB), 21-19, injury forfeit
#4. Brooke Boiseau & Anna Unke (CSUB) def. True McCullough & Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN), 21-23, 21-18, 15-9
#5. Caroline Benke & Megan Gilbert (CSUB) def. Kailey Klein & Jadin Williams (CSUN), 21-15, 12-21, 15-8
Exh. Seleisa Elisaia & Alaina Gendale (CSUB) def. Darynne Bickers & Abbey Sweeting (CSUN), 21-8, 21-9
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 1, 3

CSU BAKERSFIELD 3, CSUN 2
#1. Lauren Eknoian & Emily Sparks (CSUN) def. Cameron Solberg & Milica Vukobrat (CSUB), 21-17, 19-21, 15-9
#2. Hana Makonova & Sophia Hladyniuk (CSUB) def. Darbi Honeycutt & Mikaela Maughan (CSUN), 21-12, 12-21, 15-10
#3. Seyvion Waggoner & True McCullough (CSUN) def. Brooke Boiseau & Anna Unke (CSUB), 13-21, 21-17, 15-11
#4. Caroline Benke & Megan Gilbert (CSUB) def. Abbey Sweeting & Victoria Rogers (CSUN), 19-21, 21-15, 15-8
#5. Seleisa Elisaia & Alaina Gendale (CSUB) def. Kailey Klein & Jadin Williams (CSUN), 21-14, 21-14
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3

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Matador Beach Volleyball Drops a Pair at CSU Bakersfield

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Players Mentioned

Darynne Bickers

Lauren Eknoian

Darbi Honeycutt

Kailey Klein

Mikaela Maughan

True McCullough

Victoria Rogers

Emily Sparks

Abbey Sweeting

Seyvion Waggoner

Jadin Williams