Thursday, April 21
Manoa, HI
10:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-16,1-9Big West
0
vs
3
UC Santa Barbara
19-8,6-4Big West
1
2
3
F
CSUN
19
24
24
0
UC Santa Barbara
25
26
26
3
Team Stats
CSUN
UCSB
Kills
41
44
Errors
18
12
Attempts
97
98
Hitting %
.237
.327
Points
46
55.5
Assists
40
41
Aces
1
4
Blocks
4
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Matadors Fall to UCSB in First Round of Outrigger Big West Championship
4/21/2022 11:54:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
HONOLULU, O'ahu - The sixth-seeded CSUN Men's Volleyball pushed No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara to extra points in two of the three sets but ultimately fell to the Gauchos 3-0 in the first round of the 2022 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship Thursday night at at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Gauchos advance to the tournament semifinals on Friday while improving their season record to 19-8. The Matadors see their season come to an end with an overall record of 6-16.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kyle Hobus led the Matadors with 12 kills but would hit .025 on a match-high 40 swings. Hobus also had four digs and a pair of blocks to lead CSUN with 13.0 points. Griffin Walters had one of his best matches of the season, putting down nine kills on 16 errorless swings to hit a season-high .562 along with seven digs.
• In his final match for the Matadors, Daniel Wetter added eight kills on 13 swings with just one error to hit .538. With a career hitting percentage of .457 (611-115-1086), Wetter matches Jacek Ratajczak for the all-time program record.Â
• Lorenzo Bertozzi chipped in seven kills (.200) to cap his first season while libero Taylan Cook matched his season-high with nine digs.
• Setter Donovan Constable posted 36 assists and six digs for the Matadors to also conclude his freshman season.
• Haotian Xia was one of three Gaucho hitters in double figures as he put down a team-high 14 kills on .344 hitting as UCSB hit .327 (52-7-98) as a team.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"Both teams played high-level volleyball tonight. Sets two and three were both deuce games and we had some opportunities but didn't capitalize on them. Give Santa Barbara credit, they played well and did what it took to win. I'm proud of my guys, they played hard and gave it their all tonight."
SET 1
The Matadors dropped the first three points of the opening set and would never lead in the frame. After an Olumide Allen kill trimmed the lead to 4-2, the Gauchos used a 5-2 run to open up a 9-4 lead. The UCSB lead swelled to five at 11-6 before two more Gaucho points forced a CSUN timeout at 13-6. Down 14-6, the Matadors got back-to-back kills from Hobus and another from Bertozzi to pull within five at 14-9. But the Gauchos would quickly build the lead to eight (18-10) forcing a final Matador timeout. CSUN would trail by as many as 10 points (24-14) before the Matadors engineered a late 5-0 run to save five set points. The Gauchos converted their next swing following a timeout to take the set 25-19.
SET 2
After surrendering the first two points of the set, a Walters kill capped a 6-2 CSUN run that gave the Matadors a two-point lead. The Gauchos would tie the score at 6-6 and 7-7 before a Hobus kill pushed the CSUN lead back to two at 9-7. A Wetter kill kept the Matador lead at two (11-9) when two straight UCSB points tied the score. A Bertozzi kill would fuel a 3-0 CSUN run and the Matadors would also take a three-point lead (15-12) into the media timeout. CSUN would ultimately lead by as many as five (18-13) when Allen and Hobus teamed up to stuff a Gaucho attack. The Matadors were still in good shape at 20-15 when the Gauchos put together a 6-1 run to pull even at 21. Trailing by two points late, CSUN saved a pair of set points before a UCSB kill and an ace gave the Gauchos the 26-24 win.
SET 3
Needing a win to stay in the match, the Matadors led for a majority of the final set. A Wetter solo block gave CSUN an early 5-3 lead before the Matadors would lead by three (9-6) when Constable slammed down a UCSB overpass. CSUN maintained its three-point lead at 13-10 following a Gaucho hitting error but UCSB would rally to tie the score at 13-13 following a Dayne Chalmers kill. The Matadors would hold a one-point edge at the media timeout and would still lead by one at 20-19 when a UCSB serve went long. Three straight points by the Gauchos gave UCSB a 22-20 lead and the Matadors still trailed by two when the Gauchos had match point at 24-22. A pair of UCSB miscues saved a pair of match points before the Gauchos used a kill and an ace to pull out another 26-24 win.
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The Gauchos advance to the tournament semifinals on Friday while improving their season record to 19-8. The Matadors see their season come to an end with an overall record of 6-16.
KEY STATISTICS
• Kyle Hobus led the Matadors with 12 kills but would hit .025 on a match-high 40 swings. Hobus also had four digs and a pair of blocks to lead CSUN with 13.0 points. Griffin Walters had one of his best matches of the season, putting down nine kills on 16 errorless swings to hit a season-high .562 along with seven digs.
• In his final match for the Matadors, Daniel Wetter added eight kills on 13 swings with just one error to hit .538. With a career hitting percentage of .457 (611-115-1086), Wetter matches Jacek Ratajczak for the all-time program record.Â
• Lorenzo Bertozzi chipped in seven kills (.200) to cap his first season while libero Taylan Cook matched his season-high with nine digs.
• Setter Donovan Constable posted 36 assists and six digs for the Matadors to also conclude his freshman season.
• Haotian Xia was one of three Gaucho hitters in double figures as he put down a team-high 14 kills on .344 hitting as UCSB hit .327 (52-7-98) as a team.
COACH JEFF CAMPBELL SAID
"Both teams played high-level volleyball tonight. Sets two and three were both deuce games and we had some opportunities but didn't capitalize on them. Give Santa Barbara credit, they played well and did what it took to win. I'm proud of my guys, they played hard and gave it their all tonight."
SET 1
The Matadors dropped the first three points of the opening set and would never lead in the frame. After an Olumide Allen kill trimmed the lead to 4-2, the Gauchos used a 5-2 run to open up a 9-4 lead. The UCSB lead swelled to five at 11-6 before two more Gaucho points forced a CSUN timeout at 13-6. Down 14-6, the Matadors got back-to-back kills from Hobus and another from Bertozzi to pull within five at 14-9. But the Gauchos would quickly build the lead to eight (18-10) forcing a final Matador timeout. CSUN would trail by as many as 10 points (24-14) before the Matadors engineered a late 5-0 run to save five set points. The Gauchos converted their next swing following a timeout to take the set 25-19.
SET 2
After surrendering the first two points of the set, a Walters kill capped a 6-2 CSUN run that gave the Matadors a two-point lead. The Gauchos would tie the score at 6-6 and 7-7 before a Hobus kill pushed the CSUN lead back to two at 9-7. A Wetter kill kept the Matador lead at two (11-9) when two straight UCSB points tied the score. A Bertozzi kill would fuel a 3-0 CSUN run and the Matadors would also take a three-point lead (15-12) into the media timeout. CSUN would ultimately lead by as many as five (18-13) when Allen and Hobus teamed up to stuff a Gaucho attack. The Matadors were still in good shape at 20-15 when the Gauchos put together a 6-1 run to pull even at 21. Trailing by two points late, CSUN saved a pair of set points before a UCSB kill and an ace gave the Gauchos the 26-24 win.
SET 3
Needing a win to stay in the match, the Matadors led for a majority of the final set. A Wetter solo block gave CSUN an early 5-3 lead before the Matadors would lead by three (9-6) when Constable slammed down a UCSB overpass. CSUN maintained its three-point lead at 13-10 following a Gaucho hitting error but UCSB would rally to tie the score at 13-13 following a Dayne Chalmers kill. The Matadors would hold a one-point edge at the media timeout and would still lead by one at 20-19 when a UCSB serve went long. Three straight points by the Gauchos gave UCSB a 22-20 lead and the Matadors still trailed by two when the Gauchos had match point at 24-22. A pair of UCSB miscues saved a pair of match points before the Gauchos used a kill and an ace to pull out another 26-24 win.
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