California State University Northridge Athletics
5/3/2022 5:15:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - For the third time in six seasons, the CSUN Beach Volleyball team had multiple pairs honored on the All-Big West Team as the Matadors' No. 4 pair of Kailey Klein and Victoria Rogers and the No. 1 pair of Lauren Eknoian and Emily Sparks were named honorable mention as the 2022 Big West Beach Volleyball All-Conference team was announced by the conference office.
Klein and Rogers finished the 2022 season with a team-high 18 wins, all coming in the No. 4 slot. The pair went 1-2 at the Big West Championship last weekend to complete an 18-win season which ties with Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray (2019) and Aeryn Owens and Katie Sato (2018) for most season wins in program history. With a win over Sacramento State on Saturday, Klein concluded her CSUN career with a program record 52 individual wins while Rogers won a season-record 21 times in 2022.
Eknoian and Sparks were also one of three CSUN pairs to earn double figure wins this season. Playing primarily in the No. 1 pair for the first time this season, Eknoian and Sparks won 13 times. The pair went 11-16 in the No. 1 spot and 2-3 playing in the No. 2 position.
CSUN has now had nine pairs named all-conference in six seasons of Big West beach volleyball. Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan earned honorable mention honors in 2021 while Brydon and McMurray (honorable mention) joined Honeycutt and Maughan on the 2020 All-Big West Team. Sato and Owens earned second team honors in 2018 while Sato also earned honorable mention honors with Lauren Conati in 2016. Maddie Leiphardt and Nicki Williams also picked up second team accolades in 2017 while Leiphardt and Julie Haake were the Matadors' first-ever second team recipients in 2016.Â
CSUN finished the 2022 season with a 17-17 overall record which tied the record for most season wins in program history.
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Klein and Rogers finished the 2022 season with a team-high 18 wins, all coming in the No. 4 slot. The pair went 1-2 at the Big West Championship last weekend to complete an 18-win season which ties with Taylor Brydon and Lauren McMurray (2019) and Aeryn Owens and Katie Sato (2018) for most season wins in program history. With a win over Sacramento State on Saturday, Klein concluded her CSUN career with a program record 52 individual wins while Rogers won a season-record 21 times in 2022.
Eknoian and Sparks were also one of three CSUN pairs to earn double figure wins this season. Playing primarily in the No. 1 pair for the first time this season, Eknoian and Sparks won 13 times. The pair went 11-16 in the No. 1 spot and 2-3 playing in the No. 2 position.
CSUN has now had nine pairs named all-conference in six seasons of Big West beach volleyball. Darbi Honeycutt and Mikaela Maughan earned honorable mention honors in 2021 while Brydon and McMurray (honorable mention) joined Honeycutt and Maughan on the 2020 All-Big West Team. Sato and Owens earned second team honors in 2018 while Sato also earned honorable mention honors with Lauren Conati in 2016. Maddie Leiphardt and Nicki Williams also picked up second team accolades in 2017 while Leiphardt and Julie Haake were the Matadors' first-ever second team recipients in 2016.Â
CSUN finished the 2022 season with a 17-17 overall record which tied the record for most season wins in program history.
#UniteTheValley
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