CSUN Defeats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for Second Straight Five-Set Win

Friday, September 16

Tucson, Ariz.

4:00 pm

California State University at Northridge

5-6,0-0Big West

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

0-13,0-0Southland

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
A&M-Corpus Christi	25	25	27	20	14	2
CSUN	27	17	25	25	16	3

Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald

CSUN Defeats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for Second Straight Five-Set Win

9/16/2022 6:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – Playing back-to-back five-set matches, the CSUN Matadors came away 2-0 on Friday after defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the nightcap of the Wildcat Classic at McKale Center.

After topping UTEP in five sets earlier in the day, the Matadors had an hour break before facing the Islanders late Friday afternoon. In another match that went the distance, CSUN came back to win the final two sets in a 27-25, 17-25, 25-27, 25-20, 16-14 win, the Matadors' fourth victory in their last five matches.

KEY STATISTICS
• Sophomore setter Carisa Barron notched a triple-double in the win with 27 assists, 18 digs and 10 kills (.296). Her kills and digs totals are both career-highs as she becomes the first CSUN player to post a triple-double since Angela Hupp had five in 2006.
• Four CSUN hitters reached double figures, led by Taylor Orshoff's 14 kills on a season-high 50 swings. Senior Nicole Nevarez posted her second straight double-double with 13 kills (.205) and 16 digs with five blocks while Magdalena Juric connected for a career-high 11 kills with a single hitting error on 23 swings to hit .435.
• Middles Lauryn Anderson and Taylor Hunter combined for 17 kills on 40 swings to hit .375. Freshman libero Breanna Mitchell posted 23 digs, three assists and two aces while Layle Cederlind tallied 10 digs and three assists.
• CSUN wound up out-hitting the Islanders .267 to .214 while also winning the battled at the net (13 blocks-8) but TAMUCCled in kills (73-66), aces (7-5) and digs (93-88).
• Leah Stolfus led all hitters in the match with 21kills (.341) to lead the Islanders (0-13).

COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"It's a tough transition to play five sets, have a quick break and play five sets again. We knew earlier in the week that we might face a situation like this and we were mentally prepared for it. As athletes, you're supposed to be able to fight through adversity and it was nice to see us fight through it today and get a couple of wins.

"Carisa (Barron) is getting better and is choosing better attack lines as a hitter, Seeing her play solid defense this year has been a really pleasant surprise. All three setters are really doing a good job setting up our hitters for success. Maggie (Juric) had some key blocks and some kills on the left side and it was really nice to see her contribute."

SET 1
CSUN had one of its best hitting sets of the season in the opening frame, connecting at a .326 clip after committing just one hitting error on 46 swings with 16 kills. In a set that featured 10 ties and four lead changes, neither team held more than a two-point lead until an Orshoff kill gave CSUN a 14-11 cushion. Despite the Islanders trimming the lead to one on a trio of occasions, the Matadors would build the lead back to four at 20-16 when Anderson served one of her two aces in the match. An ensuing 5-1 run by TAMUCC tied the score at 21-21 and the teams would trade sideouts until 25-25 when consecutive kills by Orshoff sent CSUN to the 27-25 win.

SET 2
The Matadors could not maintain their offensive momentum into the second set as they were out-hit ..306 to .189 as the Islanders evened the match. Leading by two at 5-3, TAMUCC would outscore CSUN 10-3 over the next 13 points to open up a 13-6 lead. The Islanders would extend the lead to eight (18-10) before pulling away for the 25-17 win.

SET 3
The Matadors led a majority of the third set before the Islanders rallied late for the win. CSUN led by four early on before extending the margin to six (14-8) following a Juric kill. The Matadors maintained a six-point cushion at 17-11 and again at 18-12 when TAMUCC began to chip away at the lead. A 5-0 run cut the lead to one before an Anderson kill ended the run. CSUN would eventually build its lead back to three at 23-20 when another 3-0 run by the Islanders knotted the score. Hunter's kill set the Matadors up with set point at 24-23 but TAMUCC would outscore CSUN 4-1 down the stretch to pull out the 27-25 win.

SET 4
Needing a win to stay in the match, the Matadors overcame an early 5-2 TAMUCC lead to lead 9-6 following a Kaia Kanan kill. The lead would change hands when the Islanders put together a 7-2 run to reclaim the lead 13-11. CSUN still trailed by two at 18-16 when a Nevarez block, an Islander hitting error and a Kanan ace put the Matadors back in front 19-18. After the two teams played to a 20-20 tie, a Hunter kill sent CSUN on a set-clinching 5-0 run.

SET 5
In a tightly contested fifth set, CSUN claimed the first two points and would eventually hold a 6-3 lead. A 5-1 run by TAMUCC quickly erased the lead and put the Islanders in front 8-7. A Barron kill would fuel a 5-1 run by the Matadors that put CSUN in the driver's seat at 12-9. The Islanders would claim three of the next four points to cut the Matador lead to one at 13-12. A Nevarez kill out of a CSUN timeout gave the Matadors match point at 14-12. A pair of Islanders kills would save two set points before Hunterand Orshoff connected for kills giving CSUN the 16-14 win.

UP NEXT
The Matadors close out the Wildcat Classic Saturday afternoon, taking on the host Arizona Wildcats at 1:30 p.m.

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