Saturday, April 16
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
6-15,1-9Big West
0
vs
3
Long Beach State
19-4,8-2Big West
1
2
3
F
Long Beach St.
32
25
25
3
CSUN
30
23
20
0
Team Stats
LBSU
CSUN
Kills
52
49
Errors
7
16
Attempts
98
106
Hitting %
.459
.311
Points
62
54
Assists
48
44
Aces
4
2
Blocks
6
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
23
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Drop Regular Season Finale to Long Beach State on Senior Night
4/16/2022 9:32:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Volleyball team battled No. 3 Long Beach State for the second straight night as the visiting Beach won in three close sets to wrap up the the Big West Conference regular season Saturday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
The Beach, who improved to 19-4 overall and 8-2 in the Big West, won the first two sets by deuce scores (32-30, 25-23) before pulling away late to win the final set 25-20. The Matadors drop their final match on senior night slip to 6-15 overall and 1-9 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kyle Hobus led all hitters for the second straight night as he pounded 23 kills on a match-high 41 swings to hit .366 for the Matadors. Hobus, who notched his second double-double of the season on Friday with 21 kills and a season-high 12 digs, added four digs, one block and one ace on Saturday.
• Daniel Wetter continued his torrid hitting pace over the past week, connecting for 11 kills on 19 swings to hit .474. Wetter also added four digs and three blocks as he was one of six Matadors to celebrate their final home appearance. Over his past three matches, Wetter now has 55 kills and just three hitting errors on 83 swings, a .627 hitting clip.
• Griffin Walters chipped in eight kills (.154) and a team-high seven digs while Lorenzo Bertozzi added five kills on .308 hitting.
• Setter Donovan Constable had 39 assists and four digs as the Matadors hit .311 (49-16-106) as a team.
• In addition to Wetter, CSUN also celebrated the careers of Cole Chea, Ryan DeWeese, Taylor Ittner, Joe Picone and Greg Pond in a pre-match ceremony.
• Alex Nikolov was one of three Long Beach hitters in double figures as he put down a team-high 21 kills on .487 as the Beach hit .459 (52-7-98) as a team.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I think we played high-level volleyball the last two nights and this loss tonight isn't indicative of the type of volleyball we're playing right now. We did some really nice things tonight and I thought Kyle (Hobus) played really well on back-to-back nights which is encouraging moving forward. Dan (Wetter) was also good again tonight but we just needed make a few more plays at key times. I'm excited about next week's conference tournament because we're a completely different team than we were at the beginning of the conference season and I think we're capable of causing problems for some teams."
SET 1
In front of the largest crowd of the season at Premier America Credit Union Arena, the opening set was a back-and-forth battle that saw a total of 20 ties, 12 lead changes, and eight set points. The visitors would open up a four-point lead at 20-16 following a Nikolov kill which forced a Matador timeout. Still down by four at 21-17, CSUN used a Beach service error, kills from Bertozzi and Hobus and a Walters ace to tie the set at 21-21. The Matadors spoiled a Long Beach set point at 24-23 when Hobus connected for consecutive kills giving CSUN set point at 25-24. The Matadors also had set point at 27-26 and again at 29-28 but were denied each time before LBSU scored the final two points to come away with the 32-30 win.
SET 2
After out-hitting CSUN .472 to .267, Long Beach State hit .457 to the Matadors' .438 in taking the second set by another two-point margin. Neither team led by more than two points until the Beach snapped a 10-10 tie with a 4-1 run to open up a 14-11 cushion. CSUN would get back within two points on multiple occasions down the stretch, the last at 23-21 before trimming the deficit to one (24-23) on a Nikolov hitting error. Â The Beach, however answered on the ensuing point to seal the 25-23 win on a kill from Spencer Olivier.
SET 3
The Beach overcame an early 3-2 CSUN lead as they led by as many as four at 12-8 following a Nikolov ace. broke an early tie to lead the rest of the way. The Matadors whittled the lead down to one several times, but could never regain the lead. Leading 18-17, Long Beach rattled off three-straight points to go up 21-17 before closing it out on three kills from Holdaway to win, 25-20.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors will be the No. 6 seed at next week's Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship and will play the No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara in a first round match Thursday at 10:00 p.m. (PDT) at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of Hawai'i.
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The Beach, who improved to 19-4 overall and 8-2 in the Big West, won the first two sets by deuce scores (32-30, 25-23) before pulling away late to win the final set 25-20. The Matadors drop their final match on senior night slip to 6-15 overall and 1-9 in conference play.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kyle Hobus led all hitters for the second straight night as he pounded 23 kills on a match-high 41 swings to hit .366 for the Matadors. Hobus, who notched his second double-double of the season on Friday with 21 kills and a season-high 12 digs, added four digs, one block and one ace on Saturday.
• Daniel Wetter continued his torrid hitting pace over the past week, connecting for 11 kills on 19 swings to hit .474. Wetter also added four digs and three blocks as he was one of six Matadors to celebrate their final home appearance. Over his past three matches, Wetter now has 55 kills and just three hitting errors on 83 swings, a .627 hitting clip.
• Griffin Walters chipped in eight kills (.154) and a team-high seven digs while Lorenzo Bertozzi added five kills on .308 hitting.
• Setter Donovan Constable had 39 assists and four digs as the Matadors hit .311 (49-16-106) as a team.
• In addition to Wetter, CSUN also celebrated the careers of Cole Chea, Ryan DeWeese, Taylor Ittner, Joe Picone and Greg Pond in a pre-match ceremony.
• Alex Nikolov was one of three Long Beach hitters in double figures as he put down a team-high 21 kills on .487 as the Beach hit .459 (52-7-98) as a team.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"I think we played high-level volleyball the last two nights and this loss tonight isn't indicative of the type of volleyball we're playing right now. We did some really nice things tonight and I thought Kyle (Hobus) played really well on back-to-back nights which is encouraging moving forward. Dan (Wetter) was also good again tonight but we just needed make a few more plays at key times. I'm excited about next week's conference tournament because we're a completely different team than we were at the beginning of the conference season and I think we're capable of causing problems for some teams."
SET 1
In front of the largest crowd of the season at Premier America Credit Union Arena, the opening set was a back-and-forth battle that saw a total of 20 ties, 12 lead changes, and eight set points. The visitors would open up a four-point lead at 20-16 following a Nikolov kill which forced a Matador timeout. Still down by four at 21-17, CSUN used a Beach service error, kills from Bertozzi and Hobus and a Walters ace to tie the set at 21-21. The Matadors spoiled a Long Beach set point at 24-23 when Hobus connected for consecutive kills giving CSUN set point at 25-24. The Matadors also had set point at 27-26 and again at 29-28 but were denied each time before LBSU scored the final two points to come away with the 32-30 win.
SET 2
After out-hitting CSUN .472 to .267, Long Beach State hit .457 to the Matadors' .438 in taking the second set by another two-point margin. Neither team led by more than two points until the Beach snapped a 10-10 tie with a 4-1 run to open up a 14-11 cushion. CSUN would get back within two points on multiple occasions down the stretch, the last at 23-21 before trimming the deficit to one (24-23) on a Nikolov hitting error. Â The Beach, however answered on the ensuing point to seal the 25-23 win on a kill from Spencer Olivier.
SET 3
The Beach overcame an early 3-2 CSUN lead as they led by as many as four at 12-8 following a Nikolov ace. broke an early tie to lead the rest of the way. The Matadors whittled the lead down to one several times, but could never regain the lead. Leading 18-17, Long Beach rattled off three-straight points to go up 21-17 before closing it out on three kills from Holdaway to win, 25-20.
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UP NEXT
The Matadors will be the No. 6 seed at next week's Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship and will play the No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara in a first round match Thursday at 10:00 p.m. (PDT) at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of Hawai'i.
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