Friday, August 26
USAFA, Colo.
1:30 pm
California State University at Northridge
0-1,0-0Big West
0
vs
3
Drake
1-0,0-0MVC
1
2
3
F
CSUN
16
23
19
0
Drake
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Drop Season Opener to Drake at Amy Svoboda Memorial
8/26/2022 3:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
USAF, Colo. – Senior Nicole Nevarez led the Matadors with eight kills but the CSUN women's volleyball team dropped its season opener to Drake in straight sets Friday at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic at Cadet East Gym.
The Matadors (0-1) were limited to an .037 hitting clip by the Bulldogs (1-0) who hit .158 in the 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Nevarez hit .250 with eight kills to lead CSUN while also adding 12 digs and one ace.
• Junior Taylor Orshoff added seven kills but struggled hitting -.032 on a team-high 31 swings. Orshoff did tie for team-high honors with four blocks including one solo stuff.
• Taylor Hunter and Lauryn Anderson combined for eight kills in the middle with each adding four blocks. Anderson came within one ace of tying her career-high as she served a match-high three in the loss.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Emily Sparks combined for 23 assists and seven digs while libero Breanna Mitchell scooped up a match-high 15 digs in her collegiate debut.
• Each team had nine blocks and four aces but the Bulldogs out-dug CSUN 49-44.
• Taylor Oberpriller led all hitters in the match with 15 kills (.407) to lead Drake while Mariana Rodriguez added 11 kills (.250).
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"The good news is we had chances to win sets two and three, the bad news is we didn't win either one. I thought we looked a little nervous early on but we got better as the match went on which is important. But we can't use set one as a warm-up tomorrow. Even if we had won today, I wouldn't put a lot of stock in our first match of the year. You'd rather win than lose when you're learning early in the season but we have a long season ahead of us and we'll look forward to the two matches tomorrow."
FIRST SET
The Matadors never led in the opening set after the Bulldogs picked up a kill on the initial point. CSUN used a Hunter/Orshoff block and a Drake hitting error to trim an early 6-2 deficit down to 6-4, before two straight Matador miscues boosted the Bulldog lead back to four. CSUN again trimmed the deficit to two at 9-7 following a XX kill. The Matadors then used a 3-0 run, highlighted by kills from Nevarez and Orshoff, to pull even at 11-11. Drake answered with a 5-1 run to open up a 16-12 lead and CSUN could only get within three the rest of the set.
SECOND SET
Looking to pull even, CSUN got out to a quick start in the second set, leading 7-1 after the opening eight points. After an early Drake timeout, the Matadors kept the pressure on when kills by Hunter and Macias followed by a Bulldog hitting error opened up CSUN's largest lead at 13-4. A Matador service error on the ensuing point propelled Drake on a 9-3 run that forced a CSUN timeout at 16-13. A co-block from Anderson and Orshoff out of the timeout boosted the Matador lead back to four and a Bulldog hitting error extended the CSUN lead to five at 20-15. The Bulldogs then put together a 7-2 run to knot the score at 22-22 which forced a Matador timeout. Drake then closed out the comeback by winning three of the final four points to take the 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
After dropping the first three points of the final set, CSUN rallied to take the lead behind a 7-0 run which was capped by a Nevarez ace. An Orshoff kill opened up a 10-5 Matador lead and CSUN still led by five at 12-7 when Nevarez put down a kill. After the Bulldogs trimmed the lead to two (13-11), Anderson's ace capped a 4-1 CSUN run which again pushed the lead to five at 17-12. Drake's Oberpriller's kill on the next point sent the Bulldogs on a 6-1 run that tied the score at 18-18. A Drake ace forced a Matador timeout at 19-18 but the Bulldogs would go on to claim six of the final seven points in a 25-19 win.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue tournament play at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic with two matches on Saturday. CSUN meets host Air Force at 11:30 a.m. before closing the day against Texas A&M University-Commerce at 3:30 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
The Matadors (0-1) were limited to an .037 hitting clip by the Bulldogs (1-0) who hit .158 in the 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Nevarez hit .250 with eight kills to lead CSUN while also adding 12 digs and one ace.
• Junior Taylor Orshoff added seven kills but struggled hitting -.032 on a team-high 31 swings. Orshoff did tie for team-high honors with four blocks including one solo stuff.
• Taylor Hunter and Lauryn Anderson combined for eight kills in the middle with each adding four blocks. Anderson came within one ace of tying her career-high as she served a match-high three in the loss.
• Setters Carisa Barron and Emily Sparks combined for 23 assists and seven digs while libero Breanna Mitchell scooped up a match-high 15 digs in her collegiate debut.
• Each team had nine blocks and four aces but the Bulldogs out-dug CSUN 49-44.
• Taylor Oberpriller led all hitters in the match with 15 kills (.407) to lead Drake while Mariana Rodriguez added 11 kills (.250).
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"The good news is we had chances to win sets two and three, the bad news is we didn't win either one. I thought we looked a little nervous early on but we got better as the match went on which is important. But we can't use set one as a warm-up tomorrow. Even if we had won today, I wouldn't put a lot of stock in our first match of the year. You'd rather win than lose when you're learning early in the season but we have a long season ahead of us and we'll look forward to the two matches tomorrow."
FIRST SET
The Matadors never led in the opening set after the Bulldogs picked up a kill on the initial point. CSUN used a Hunter/Orshoff block and a Drake hitting error to trim an early 6-2 deficit down to 6-4, before two straight Matador miscues boosted the Bulldog lead back to four. CSUN again trimmed the deficit to two at 9-7 following a XX kill. The Matadors then used a 3-0 run, highlighted by kills from Nevarez and Orshoff, to pull even at 11-11. Drake answered with a 5-1 run to open up a 16-12 lead and CSUN could only get within three the rest of the set.
SECOND SET
Looking to pull even, CSUN got out to a quick start in the second set, leading 7-1 after the opening eight points. After an early Drake timeout, the Matadors kept the pressure on when kills by Hunter and Macias followed by a Bulldog hitting error opened up CSUN's largest lead at 13-4. A Matador service error on the ensuing point propelled Drake on a 9-3 run that forced a CSUN timeout at 16-13. A co-block from Anderson and Orshoff out of the timeout boosted the Matador lead back to four and a Bulldog hitting error extended the CSUN lead to five at 20-15. The Bulldogs then put together a 7-2 run to knot the score at 22-22 which forced a Matador timeout. Drake then closed out the comeback by winning three of the final four points to take the 25-23 win.
THIRD SET
After dropping the first three points of the final set, CSUN rallied to take the lead behind a 7-0 run which was capped by a Nevarez ace. An Orshoff kill opened up a 10-5 Matador lead and CSUN still led by five at 12-7 when Nevarez put down a kill. After the Bulldogs trimmed the lead to two (13-11), Anderson's ace capped a 4-1 CSUN run which again pushed the lead to five at 17-12. Drake's Oberpriller's kill on the next point sent the Bulldogs on a 6-1 run that tied the score at 18-18. A Drake ace forced a Matador timeout at 19-18 but the Bulldogs would go on to claim six of the final seven points in a 25-19 win.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue tournament play at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic with two matches on Saturday. CSUN meets host Air Force at 11:30 a.m. before closing the day against Texas A&M University-Commerce at 3:30 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Team Stats
CSUN
DRA
Kills
26
38
Errors
22
20
Attempts
108
114
Hitting %
.037
.158
Points
39
51
Assists
26
37
Aces
4
4
Blocks
9
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
3
Aces
3
Blocks
4
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