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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Falls in Big West Opener at UC Irvine
9/23/2022 8:54:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. – Taylor Orshoff had a team-high 11 kills but the CSUN women's volleyball team dropped its 2022 Big West opener at UC Irvine Friday night at the Bren Center.
Orshoff hit a season-high .364 on 22 swings to go with two digs and a pair of blocks but the Matadors (5-8, 0-1) were forced to play from behind in all three sets as the Anteaters (8-3, 1-0) claimed the 25-18, 26-24, 25-22, 25-21 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Orshoff was the only CSUN hitter in double figures as Nicole Nevarez added nine kills (.200) and seven digs while Lauryn Anderson chipped in eight kills (.467) and three blocks.
• Setter Carisa Barron added team-highs of 18 assists and 11 digs to go with seven kills for her third double-double of the season while fellow setter Emily Sparks posted 15 assists and had one of CSUN's two aces.
• The stats between the two teams were fairly even as UC Irvine had a slight advantage in hitting (.265-.257) while posting 47 kills to CSUN's 39. The Anteaters also had edges in digs (42-37), aces (6-2) and blocks (9.0-8.0).
• Joy Umeh led all hitters in the match with 14 kills (.231) to lead UCI which also got 12 kills from Onye Ofoeegbu (.391) and 11 kills from Marianna Bertolone (.611).
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We had our chances in all three sets. We do a lot of good things but then we turn around and do some bad things, so it comes down to a consistency issue. If we can become more consistent we're going to win some matches but until that happens we're going to struggle at times."
SET 1
A UCI ace opened up an early 9-3 lead and the Matadors played catch-up the entire set. Still down five at 11-6, CSUN rallied behind a 4-0 run – highlighted by a kill and block by Anderson – to trim the lead to 11-10. Consecutive kills by Nevarez and Hunter pulled the Matadors even at 14-14 but CSUN could not take a lead. UCI led 18-14 before Kills by Nevarez and After Orshoff's kill pulled CSUN back within two at 18-16, UCI used three straight kills to extend its lead back to five at 21-16. Another Orshoff kill kept the margin at four (21-17) before the hosts outscored the Matadors 4-1 down the stretch for the 25-18 win.
SET 2
Consecutive kills by Barron early in the second set gave CSUN its first lead of the night at 3-2. An Orshoff kill kept the Matadors in front 4-3 when UCI used a 9-2 run to open up a 12-6 cushion. The Anteater lead grew to 14-7 forcing a CSUN timeout. The hosts would lead by as many as eight at 15-8 and again at 17-9 when the Matadors would stage a late rally. A Mitchell ace capped a 5-1 run that trimmed the deficit to 18-14. UCI built its lead back to five (21-16) when CSUN again rallied behind an 8-3 run to save four set points. With the set even at 24-24, the hosts would get a kill and a block to close out a 26-24 win.
SET 3
Looking to stay alive in the match, the Matadors surrendered the opening point before scoring five of the next seven to lead 5-3. The hosts would tie the score at 6-6 and again at 7-7 when CSUN answered with a 6-1 run to open up a 13-8 lead which forced an Anteater timeout. UCI answered with 5-1 run to pull within 14-13 before a Nevarez kill ended the run. A Barron kill pushed the Matador lead back to three at 17-14 when UCI again countered with a 4-0 spurt to retake the lead 18-17. An Anteater setting error tied the score before UCI would claim four of the next five points to push the lead to 21-18. Still down by three at 22-19, CSUN used an Anderson kill and an Anteater hitting error to pull within one. Another Anderson kill kept the margin at one (23-22) but UCI would get consecutive kills to end the match.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their conference-opening road trip Saturday night at UC San Diego. First serve at Liontree Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Orshoff hit a season-high .364 on 22 swings to go with two digs and a pair of blocks but the Matadors (5-8, 0-1) were forced to play from behind in all three sets as the Anteaters (8-3, 1-0) claimed the 25-18, 26-24, 25-22, 25-21 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Orshoff was the only CSUN hitter in double figures as Nicole Nevarez added nine kills (.200) and seven digs while Lauryn Anderson chipped in eight kills (.467) and three blocks.
• Setter Carisa Barron added team-highs of 18 assists and 11 digs to go with seven kills for her third double-double of the season while fellow setter Emily Sparks posted 15 assists and had one of CSUN's two aces.
• The stats between the two teams were fairly even as UC Irvine had a slight advantage in hitting (.265-.257) while posting 47 kills to CSUN's 39. The Anteaters also had edges in digs (42-37), aces (6-2) and blocks (9.0-8.0).
• Joy Umeh led all hitters in the match with 14 kills (.231) to lead UCI which also got 12 kills from Onye Ofoeegbu (.391) and 11 kills from Marianna Bertolone (.611).
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We had our chances in all three sets. We do a lot of good things but then we turn around and do some bad things, so it comes down to a consistency issue. If we can become more consistent we're going to win some matches but until that happens we're going to struggle at times."
SET 1
A UCI ace opened up an early 9-3 lead and the Matadors played catch-up the entire set. Still down five at 11-6, CSUN rallied behind a 4-0 run – highlighted by a kill and block by Anderson – to trim the lead to 11-10. Consecutive kills by Nevarez and Hunter pulled the Matadors even at 14-14 but CSUN could not take a lead. UCI led 18-14 before Kills by Nevarez and After Orshoff's kill pulled CSUN back within two at 18-16, UCI used three straight kills to extend its lead back to five at 21-16. Another Orshoff kill kept the margin at four (21-17) before the hosts outscored the Matadors 4-1 down the stretch for the 25-18 win.
SET 2
Consecutive kills by Barron early in the second set gave CSUN its first lead of the night at 3-2. An Orshoff kill kept the Matadors in front 4-3 when UCI used a 9-2 run to open up a 12-6 cushion. The Anteater lead grew to 14-7 forcing a CSUN timeout. The hosts would lead by as many as eight at 15-8 and again at 17-9 when the Matadors would stage a late rally. A Mitchell ace capped a 5-1 run that trimmed the deficit to 18-14. UCI built its lead back to five (21-16) when CSUN again rallied behind an 8-3 run to save four set points. With the set even at 24-24, the hosts would get a kill and a block to close out a 26-24 win.
SET 3
Looking to stay alive in the match, the Matadors surrendered the opening point before scoring five of the next seven to lead 5-3. The hosts would tie the score at 6-6 and again at 7-7 when CSUN answered with a 6-1 run to open up a 13-8 lead which forced an Anteater timeout. UCI answered with 5-1 run to pull within 14-13 before a Nevarez kill ended the run. A Barron kill pushed the Matador lead back to three at 17-14 when UCI again countered with a 4-0 spurt to retake the lead 18-17. An Anteater setting error tied the score before UCI would claim four of the next five points to push the lead to 21-18. Still down by three at 22-19, CSUN used an Anderson kill and an Anteater hitting error to pull within one. Another Anderson kill kept the margin at one (23-22) but UCI would get consecutive kills to end the match.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their conference-opening road trip Saturday night at UC San Diego. First serve at Liontree Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Team Stats
CSUN
Irvine
Kills
39
47
Errors
13
17
Attempts
101
113
Hitting %
.257
.265
Points
49
62
Assists
38
47
Aces
2
6
Blocks
8
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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